
Margaret Fox
@mf6060
Archivist at Traquair House, Peeblesshire, Scotland's most southerly Jacobite stronghold; writer; speaker. Formerly archivist @NatRecordsScot & #Berwick RO
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20-01-2012 10:02:40
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āThe elites have changedā: the Earl of Leicester on āGod, King, and countryā, the āvenalā Labour Party getting rid of hereditary peers from the Lords, outrageous inheritance tax reforms, and hosting the first ever attic sale at Holkham. By me today thetimes.com/article/d8189eā¦


Bet Countess of #Traquair enjoyed writing this: "Mr Gordon's window went wrong in the pulley would not shut - Lady Traquair sett it to rights & Shut the window " Some fascinating stuff in this diary catherine m-s !

Any spare cash Catherine??!! One for the archives catherine m-s ?

Delighted to have two talks to family history societies already booked for 2026! Both telling the fascinating stories behind Scottish High Court of Justiciary trials based largely on #archives NatRecordsScot



All 205 pages of diary of Mary Ravenscroft, 7th Countess of Traquair, transcribed. Now to turn it into an attractive publication... watch this space! Exciting project for Catherine catherine m-s and me! #archives


A nice find in the #archives catherine m-s today - buying silk down in London in 1708 - shopping therapy after recent imprisonment in Edinburgh Castle as #Jacobites #Prudom #Ludgatehill


Really looking forward to another #Archives Afternoon catherine m-s tomorrow. Catherine and I will be shedding light on the lives of the servants over the centuries - showcasing the archives of course! Sold out a few weeks ago...



Sunny start to new season catherine m-s Do come and enjoy its history and the exhibition in the High Gallery about the 8th and last Earl, with some original documents on display




Fantastic opportunity at historicirishhouses conference at #Maynooth University to promote the amazing diary of 7th Countess of Traquair in #archives catherine m-s So glad it went down well! #HistoricHouseConference


There was a lot of mountain malaga and malvoisie being drunk catherine m-s in 1735! - not to mention other wines and spirits... #archives

