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We create resources and articles to help everyone engage with Scotland's people, places and heritage.

We also hold events and exhibitions, using our records and archives to inform and inspire

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  1. Jessie Chrystal Macmillan (1872-1937)

    Jessie Chrystal Macmillan was a woman of firsts: the first woman to graduate from the University of Edinburgh with a degree in science; the first woman to appeal in-person to the House of Lords; and one of the first generation of women barristers. A suffragist, barrister, political activist and committed pacifist, this article explores the life of Macmillan through th

  2. "A ruddy gem of changeful light" - The Bell Rock Lighthouse

    The Bell Rock is the world’s oldest working sea-washed lighthouse.

  3. Mary MacPherson and Robert Garioch: in the archives

    Tracing poets Mary MacPherson and Robert Garioch through the archives of the National Records of Scotland.