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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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The first panorama: Edinburgh, 1788
Robert Barker's 1788 Panorama shows Edinburgh from Calton Hill.
Victory in Europe Day, 80 years on
On May 2025 we commemorate the 80th anniversary of Victory in Europe Day
Quintinshill Disaster 22 May 1915
On 22 May 1915, a troop train carrying soldiers of the 1/7th Battalion Royal Scots crashed into a stationary local passenger train