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A glimpse into Victorian Dundee

The book Victorian Dundee tells of a city at the height of its prosperity, ten years after it was first published a revised and expanded edition has been published. History professor Christopher Whatley explains what the old Dundee tells us about the new. (...)


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Memorial to the Braco man who became father of the English Football League

A Perthshire man branded as one of the greatest men in the history of football — but largely unknown in Scotland — will be remembered this month, on the centenary of his death. (...)


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'A digital Aladdin's Cave' — Brightsolid's British Newspaper Archive project brings history to life

A multi-million-pound joint venture between Dundee-based digital publishers brightsolid and the British Library sees a massive archive of newsapers released online for the first time today. (...)


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What a Discovery — blueprints for Robert Falcon Scott's famous ship found in East Yorkshire attic

A rare set of blueprints used over a century ago to build the RRS Discovery has turned up in East Yorkshire. (...)


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Historic photograph project preserves Dundee memories for generations to come

Almost 40,000 photographs of Dundee, cataloguing the city's changing image from the 1950s through to the 1990s, have been preserved for future generations. (...)


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Volunteers on a mission to build historical record of Scotland's churches

A small group of volunteers have embarked on the mammoth task of ensuring Scotland's churches, which are closing faster than ever, are preserved in history. (...)


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Researchers put Tay Bridge Disaster toll at 59

A painstaking probe to find out how many people actually perished in the Tay Rail Bridge disaster has reached a figure. (...)


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