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Three archivists trapped in Callendar House exploring the social history of the Falkirk area 👻📚 // For enquiries: [email protected]

 Callendar House, Falkirk
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Joined August 2019
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We're happy to announce Falkirk Archives are open to the public again! Access will be done by appointments only, please email us at [email protected] for more information!
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Falkirk Archives staff have been furloughed for the foreseeable, which is the reason for the upcoming radio silence. Take care of yourselves, and we'll see you on the other side of this 💕
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You can keep checking our website for updates at falkirkcommunitytrust.org and we look forward to re-opening our doors as soon as we receive the appropriate advice.
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Today is #InternationalWorkersDay! This photograph is of a group of people from Blackbraes/Muiravonside who are holding concerts to raise funds for the General Strike in 1926. #1stMay #MayDay
They are all in a variety of costumes; have a fiddler and an accordionist. The donations are collected in toffee tins.

ALT They are all in a variety of costumes; have a fiddler and an accordionist. The donations are collected in toffee tins.

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We have now posted two short posts about our archives assistants to our new blog! Maayan and Lucy write about the path they took to Falkirk Archives, as well as their work here: falkirkarchives.blogspot.com…
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The #Archive30 tag of today is #ArchiveGoals, which we are interpreting a little different this time: this photograph from 1919 is of the Stirlingshire Constabulary Football Club which scored the winning goal in that year's Scottish Police Challenge Cup!
Group in team uniform and police uniform. The players are wearing white shorts and button-up jerseys. The officers in the front row are in police uniform apart from Chief Constable Middleton who is in a suit. There are constables, sergeants, an inspector and a superintendent.

ALT Group in team uniform and police uniform. The players are wearing white shorts and button-up jerseys. The officers in the front row are in police uniform apart from Chief Constable Middleton who is in a suit. There are constables, sergeants, an inspector and a superintendent.

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Drawing inspiration from @DundeeArchives, we would like to take you on a "choose your own adventure" type tour of Falkirk! We will start at the Falkirk Steeple, and keep going until... who knows! So let's go: (Photograph taken circa 1900)
Falkirk Steeple looking east, with shop fronts and pedestrians

ALT Falkirk Steeple looking east, with shop fronts and pedestrians

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The Cow Wynd is also home to the Tattie Kirk - Established in 1747 as a split from the Falkirk Associate Church by members of the Anti-Burgher movement. Behind the manse is a small burial ground, the earliest grave from 1806.
Exterior view of house. Three storey building (including attic), the manse of the Tattie Kirk, Falkirk. Front of house, with Tattie Kirk in background left. Small bushes in foreground left and centre. Rows of shells lined along the ground at the front of the house. Buildings in background right.

ALT Exterior view of house. Three storey building (including attic), the manse of the Tattie Kirk, Falkirk. Front of house, with Tattie Kirk in background left. Small bushes in foreground left and centre. Rows of shells lined along the ground at the front of the house. Buildings in background right.

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From Cow Wynd we can go to:
60%Booth Place
40%Callendar Road
10 votes • Final results
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Friends of Kinneil@kinneil24 Apr 2020
Weekend #lockdownuk challenge: inspired by #MuseumJigsaws, try out our new online jigsaws of Kinneil in this week's achingly beautiful spring weather:➡️ jigsawplanet.com/kinneil/spr…
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For the #YourWorkspace day of #Archive30: our #WorkFromHome set up! I wonder, can we start an #ArchiveCrossing hashtag? 🤔
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Mucy Laciver@LuceCann0n23 Apr 2020
You don't need to go outside ever again – at Glasgow, Scotland
Falkirk Archives@FalkirkArchives23 Apr 2020
Have you joined us on our #Falkirk #VirtualTour yet? You have less than an hour to vote on where we go next!
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Have you joined us on our #Falkirk #VirtualTour yet? You have less than an hour to vote on where we go next!
Falkirk Archives@FalkirkArchives6 Apr 2020
Drawing inspiration from @DundeeArchives, we would like to take you on a "choose your own adventure" type tour of Falkirk! We will start at the Falkirk Steeple, and keep going until... who knows! So let's go: (Photograph taken circa 1900)
Falkirk Steeple looking east, with shop fronts and pedestrians

ALT Falkirk Steeple looking east, with shop fronts and pedestrians

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A reminder that on Monday we launched our new blog! You can read the first post here: falkirkarchives.blogspot.com…
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