A City Bakeries shop in Glasgow with the Light Bite cafe. The City Bakeries name began to vanish from the city in the early 1990s when it was bought out by Greggs and its archives were lost in the process.

Just processed 3 #FamilyHistory renewals, 2 societies & 1 webinar company, that had sat lost in my email for up to a few months. I realise I'm perhaps old-fashioned but am far more likely to renew promptly if a paper reminder in my hand rather than an email (where possible).

Woo Hoo!! Booked and deposit paid. Excited and nervous already. #Genealogy #FamilyHistory

Got out of the habit in the past couple of months of emailing exactly at 9am 4 weeks ahead if I want to get into the Scotland's People centre in the Mitchell Library in Glasgow on Saturdays - must get organised! No way of getting in otherwise. #FamilyHistory #Genealogy #Glasgow

Well, MyHeritage #DNA , I loved the video. But I disagree with all these minorities as usual. My roots are simply and only Scotland and Ireland.

Had to get new laptop this week as previous died on me. The irony that my Roots Magic and very backed up family history database very easily installed but my employer's system is refusing to fully install. #FamilyHistory #Genealogy

Is very interesting, the things that are appearing whilst I consider next moves for my #OnePlaceStudy . First a postcard sent from Chapelburn, Shandon, now a letter written on #Shandon Hydropathic Hotel headed writing paper.

Goodness, I'm very tempted by a new subscription set of maps from Alan Godfrey: Edinburgh! #FamilyHistory #LocalHistory

Has taken some time to get easy access in the UK to the latest edition of the best guide on citations but so pleased it's here now. #Genealogy #FamilyHistory

Not going to go near #RelativesAtRootsTech this year mostly due to my continuing computer fatigue. However I recognise the names from previous years and mostly 5th cousin and more distant. #Genealogy #FamilyHistory

My Mum attended the nearby St Peter's girls school. #FamilyHistory

How nice to see a mention in WDYTYA? Magazine of my latest, most favourite #LocalHistory exhibition. The mainly photographic coal exhibition at Kirkcaldy gallery was truly fascinating.

On my to visit list. #Glasgow #LocalHistory #Museum

I avoided #RootsTech2025 live due to my ongoing computer fatigue caused by extreme stress at my full-time employment but I've enjoyed adding the new online classes to my playlist today. #Genealogy

Starting to watch my #RootsTech2025 playlist. Realising there are 2 people in the genealogy community who re-energise me: Christa Cowan and Diahan Southard. Who in the genealogy community re-energises you? #Genealogy #FamilyHistory

Very interesting new cousin finder feature from MyHeritage . At first glance, out of 16, 15 are correct. #FamilyHistory #Genealogy

Lovely to see so many new Orkney and Shetland newspaper pages from The British Newspaper Archive #LocalHistory

Going to an exhibition on Dunfermline Abbey church tomorrow. I believe Church of Scotland wants locals to fund Dunfermline Abbey church even if they don't affiliate with CoS rather than sell as has been done with another local Abbey. Will see what's being said. #LocalHistory

Definition of #FamilyHistory happiness: when your Roots Tech playlists reappear after having disappeared for 8 days.

I guess all new features on #Genealogy websites and programmes have to start somewhere but this is all I'm getting on Ancestry's new DNA clustering feature lol (My Dad's known 1st cousins).