Poor relief was awarded by Scottish parishes, through ‘kirk sessions’, to people who were unable to support themselves. Recipients included ...

December is traditionally a time when families get together, exchange gifts and cards and catch up on the events of ...

Image courtesy of National Records of Scotland, Crown Copyright NRS HH/21/48/2/44 I was interested to attend this year’s special exhibition ...

In the First World War over one million British and Empire soldiers, sailors and airmen died.  Men would fight and ...

The Scottish National Dictionary was published in ten volumes between 1931 and 1976. The compilers sought out many individuals from ...