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In the era before civil registration, church records sometimes included unexpected additional information. An unknown person added some detail to the burial record of Torryburn woman Margaret Ruthven in 1840…

Three brothers from #Alness (L-R) Nial Stewart (then 17), Gary Stewart (then 10) and Alistair Stewart (then 12) who had just successfully taken part in #piping competitions at the #Inverness Music Festival on this day in 1994. With them are their parents, Doreen and Andrew [photo: Jimmy Thomson; source: @InvMAG]

Its the time of the week when we give you a little guessing game. Where in the city was this photograph taken? #Dundee #WhereisitWednesday

Today's pic shows a Robin Forrest playing with a Push-A-Long Horse outside his Prefab Home At 40 Redhall Drive, #Edinburgh c.1951

Birth entry of Thomas Donohoe, 1863, who may have made one of the most fateful errors in Scottish sport: helping to popularise football in Brazil! Donohoe introduced factory workers in Rio De Janiero to the sport. Scotland’s long #WorldCup rivalry with Brazil resumes in June.

This week's #WeeDaunderDoonMemoryLane takes us all the way back to 1930, and local lad Ken Grehan winning the cycling gold medal at the Abernethy Games. Some cracking bunnet action going on there too!

Holidaying in Scotland this year? Visit us in Edinburgh to search and download from millions of birth, death, marriage and census records covering hundreds of years. Book your seat here 👇 scotlandspeople.gov.uk/visit-us

#FlashbackFriday Murraygate, #Dundee captured by Denis Bethell in 1969. #Archives #DundeeUniCulture

Nethergate, looking towards the City Churches. Date: 1964 Ref: DCC-BW007-09

Case papers from the Douglas Cause court case: an acrimonious legal battle over contested inheritance which concluded on 27 February 1769. The case was so controversial that it sparked riots in Edinburgh! Find out more about our court and legal records 👉bit.ly/CourtLegalNRS

Here's today's #mysteryphoto (no. 388). As ever, if you recognise the location, please get in touch! *This is a scheduled post. I'll provide the update on this and no. 387 early next week

On this day in 1959, the laying of a new Transatlantic cable was announced, linking #Gairloch with Corner Brook, Newfoundland, primarily to improve air trafic control over the North Atlantic. The cable, which passed through Iceland and Greenland, was jointly financed by 14 countries [photo from the collections at Gairloch Museum]

Today's picture shows the 19th #Edinburgh Boys Brigade Football Team c.1932

The #Clachnacuddin FC team and officials with the 1905-06 Highland League trophy and Championship Flag, as well as the North of Scotland Cup and #Inverness Charity Cup. @clachfc dominated the early years of the league winning 9 of the first 15 titles. #InvernessFootballMemories @ICTFC_Community

Street of the Week: Castle Street This street is so named because it lies to the west of Castle Hill. The exact date of when the Dundee Castle was built is unknown it appears in records from 1290 when a custodian was appointed by Edward I of England.

A 1990s shot of South Ward Road, #Dundee with Fat Sams and the Mardi Gras Nightclubs #Archives #DundeeUniCulture

Buses belonging to Lochs Motor Transport waiting to collect children from Leurbost Primary School, Isle of #Lewis in February 1968 [photo: John Sinclair]

Three of the 715 entrants in the John O’Groats to Land’s End "marathon walk" organised by holiday camp owner, Billy Butlin. They are pictured near Conon Bridge. The walk commenced on this day in 1960 in poor weather; 150 walkers dropped out on the first day [source: HLH Libraries]