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Old 11-15-2009, 12:54 PM
 
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Post scottish screen archive footage "a must see"

while looking at dixiecats post http://www.xmarksthescot.com/forum/1...946/index.html

it reminded me of a site Ive had in my saved sites folder for sometime now ,id been looking for old videos of steel works and found the website
but being so long ago and before i was a member on xmarks it was just one of those sites we looked at watched a few videos and then saved,
its a wee holy grail for members on here i reckon with respect to kilts and sporrans so folks here is a few videos i thought id share with you to give you a wee taster of the site chances are you've seen some of these before

this one is a 1955 diy video on how to make a sporran
http://ssa.nls.uk/film.cfm?fid=0958

making bagpipes 1967
http://ssa.nls.uk/film.cfm?fid=6832
Visit to Clydeside by King George V between September 17th and 20th, 1917. A shipyard in Port Glasgow and Colville's steel works in Motherwell are on his ports of call and theres a chance one of my ancestors had been in that very steel works when he attended working away
http://ssa.nls.uk/film.cfm?fid=3358

Events at the 1950 Crieff Highland Gathering, the first held after 1939.

http://ssa.nls.uk/film.cfm?fid=0935

'WEDDING OF THE 4TH MARQUESS OF BUTE 1905

http://ssa.nls.uk/film.cfm?fid=6774

and here`s one for auld jock whom i remember mentioning this fine game more than once
'SHINTY IN THE HIGHLANDS' in 1934
http://ssa.nls.uk/film.cfm?fid=1972



so folks have a wee peek at those videos and enjoy what my country was like in days gone by, its up to us folk to keep these memory's alive ,
here
the site in all its glory with 67 videos to view of Scottish live from pantos to the canals

http://ssa.nls.uk/browse.cfm?sid=03....=50&from_row=1
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Old 11-15-2009, 01:03 PM
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What an incredible site! If I thought I'd died and gone to heaven when I found the British Pathe site, this one's brought me back again! Thanks!
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Old 11-15-2009, 01:26 PM
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Wow. Thanks.
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Old 11-15-2009, 02:10 PM
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Great stuff. Thanks for posting some of your favs.
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Old 11-15-2009, 04:37 PM
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Great site - thanks so much for the link it looks like hours of fun!
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Old 11-15-2009, 09:06 PM
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Thanks for the links. I sure enjoyed the sporran making one.
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Old 11-15-2009, 09:53 PM
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Cool site! Thanks!
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Old 11-16-2009, 12:25 AM
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Thanks for the links. I enjoyed watching them very much.
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Not a lot of Kilties in that wedding, eh?????
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Old 11-16-2009, 05:49 AM
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Great stuff !

Thank you.


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