Category: Auld Dundee Life
George Wishart: Scottish Reformer & Martyr
Aug 20, 20151
For some Scots the Reformation is something of an embarrassment, a part of our shared history that is best left unmentioned, or, where it...
Mary Slessor: Mill Girl, Missionary and Mother
Jun 01, 2015Like
Most Dundonians of a certain age will know the name, Mary Slessor, perhaps from Sunday school lessons, possibly from school books, or...
‘Jacobite Rising on Dundee Law’ by Andrew Murray Scott
Jun 01, 2015Like
Dundee Law has overlooked many great events and visitors cannot fail to notice the towering monument to the city’s fallen in World...
Mary Brooksbank: ‘Oary’ Dundee’s First Lady
Feb 15, 20152
Mary Brooksbank is one of the most significant figures in the pantheon of the Dundee radical tradition. She was born ‘on a raw...
From the Radical Toon and the Republic of Letters to Yes City
Dec 01, 2014Like
The recent democratic engagement and political involvement of people from all walks of life in the recent referendum got us thinking…...