#BuiltHeritage for the Bard! This is of course the brilliant Robert Burns Birthplace Museum, in the cottage where poet, Robert Burns was born & spent his early years ❤️ National Trust for Scotland Burns Scotland Robert Burns Ellisland Museum & Farm Wishing all a happy #BurnsNight 🥃 📸 1946 ow.ly/xxbf50UAZqX

The census doesn’t only list people in their homes - it records people staying with friends. in hotels and B&Bs, at barracks and work lodgings, as well as people in ships docked at Scottish ports. You never know who you might find!

#WomansHistoryMonth 🏀 1910 Edwardian ladies attending a party at Belhaven House, Dunbar are playing their own version of 'basketball.' The game may have been more like netball. 📷 by Mr RC Lloyd and contributed by East Lothian Council - news and information museums ow.ly/vzTC50V6Y77

Empire Podcast anita anand Empire Live Tour: The podcast is going on a UK tour! William and Anita will be live on stage in Glasgow, Birmingham, York and Bristol, discussing how the British Empire continues to shape our everyday lives. Tickets are on sale NOW, to buy yours head to empirepoduk.com.

New from Empire Podcast: Our series on Empire & Ireland continues- THE GREAT HUNGER- Part one- The Arrival of the Potato Blight. With the great Colm Toibin

Edmonia Lewis was the first professional black sculptor and one of the most celebrated neoclassical sculptors of her time. ‘The Death of Cleopatra’ is one her most recognised works. It depicts the famous Cleopatra in the moment of her death. #WomensHistoryMonth

The records of the Scottish Women’s Land Army have more personality than other record sets, and can contain unexpected details. These records include women who volunteered for the Land Army and Women’s Timber Corps, born 1874-1924. Find out more 👇 bit.ly/SPLandArmy

I’m very happy to announce that Sarah Churchwell and I are hosting a new podcast produced by @Goalhangerpods: Journey Through Time Join us as we explore the human experience behind the events that changed our world and shaped our present. First episode coming 20th March…

The Speak Their Name Quilt is on display in St Mary’s Kirk, Haddington over the next few weeks…Lothian Loop - East Lothian - Scotland

New exhibition showcasing art from 1700s to present opens in East Lothian ift.tt/LD4M0Bz

Find out more about the records of the Scottish Women’s Land Army, available to search and view at @‌ScotlandsPeople Dr Michelle Moffat shared her research on the role of women workers in rural Scotland in wartime. Watch now 👇 youtu.be/SzZg6GClRo4?si…

#WomensHistoryMonth - Munition Work Record The Falkirk Iron Co. 1915-18. Women working at a bench, polishing the inside of #WW1 bomb shells. On average their pay was less than half that of men. They became known as munitionettes. 💛 ow.ly/QcvA50V6P57

🚨NEW EPISODE🚨 The First Woman to Run for President: Rags to Riches Tune in to hear David Olusoga and Sarah Churchwell tell the incredible tale of Victoria Woodhull, the first woman to run for President. Watch/listen now👇 📺youtu.be/59DZySzJnSM 🎙️linktr.ee/journeythrough…

A new online article on the British Library's beautiful Qur'an manuscript from Aceh, Or 16295 smarthistory.org/aceh-quran/

The Menin Gate - now revealed in all its glory again 🙌 The scaffolding is down, and the memorial is lit up every evening. Come see it for yourself and discover the stories behind the names on For Evermore. 📷Eric Compernolle

Recently we commemorated the 81th anniversary of ‘The Great Escape’ in our Poznan Old Garrison Cemetery, Poland. Discover the stories of those who died during the Great Escape, one of the most famous chapters of the world wars: cwgc.org/stories/themes…

What was it like to be an interracial couple in the 19th century..? 💍

How does inequality today compare with Victorian inequality..? 🤔 David Olusoga has the answer...

Just some of the various crosses, carved in stone, in #Aberlady Church graveyard #stonemasonry #Easter in #EastLothian National Churches Trust Church of Scotland East Lothian Courier EL Area Partnerships #church #heritage

A special Visit East Lothian evening and a trip from Haddington to North Berwick for @veday80 to hear town choir and Pipes and Drums before beacon lit.