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@brokencolumns24.bsky.social
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Scottish Independence Campaigner, SNP member, pro-EU, Cemetery Enthusiast, Spanish flu researcher, author, Community Council Chair, Social Care Researcher, views are my own
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First entry from Angus and 100th post:
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Remembering Daniel Halkerston
Liff, Benvie and Invergowrie is a rural parish on the western edge of Dundee straddling both Angus and Perth and Kinross Council territories. The area is best known as the site of the former mental…
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September 7, 2025 at 3:17 PM
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First entry from Highland Local Authority:
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Remembering Sister Christina Jack
Thurso Cemetery is among the most northern on the UK mainland. The cemetery is located on the southern outskirts of the town. Thurso native Christina Jack died from influenza and inflammation of th…
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September 1, 2025 at 8:33 PM
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Braco Suicide Graves
In 1823, an Act of Parliament was passed, lifting the ban on the burial of suicide victims in consecrated ground. The practice likely continued despite the legislation. According to superstition, t…
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August 29, 2025 at 8:18 PM
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Another from North Lanarkshire:
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Remembering William Carrigan
Airbles Road Cemetery is located on the outskirts of Motherwell, near the River Clyde. Historically, Motherwell was the centre of steel manufacturing in Scotland. The variety of headstones in the c…
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August 20, 2025 at 10:10 PM
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August 10, 2025 at 7:56 PM
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The mother of yesterday's biography.
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Remembering Jane Taylor
Jane Taylor passed away from influenza and related complications at the age of forty-two on January 7th, 1919, at Easter Fannyside Farm in Cumbernald. Her untimely death came just a week after her …
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August 6, 2025 at 7:10 PM
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Remembering James Taylor
Many people (myself included) associate the name ‘Cumbernauld’ with one of several ‘new towns’ constructed in Scotland after the Second World War. An ambitious civil and soc…
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August 5, 2025 at 8:43 PM
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First entry from North Lanarkshire.

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Remembering Helen MacKenzie
Old Monklands Cemetery is situated on the outskirts of Coatbridge, on a south-facing hillside with impressive views towards nearby Bellshill, Uddingston, Rutherglen and the eastern fringe of Glasgo…
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July 21, 2025 at 7:12 PM
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Hi folks,
The latest addition to my website. Thank you for all your support:
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Remembering Janet and William Miller
On February 20, I paid my first visit to Denny Cemetery. It is located across from Denny High School, an attractive, landscaped Victorian-era cemetery containing various headstones and memorials. T…
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June 18, 2025 at 11:42 PM
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Accidentally bought an extra copy of A.C Grayling's latest book. It's for sale in eBay if anyone is looking for a copy.

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Discriminations: Making Peace in the Culture Wars by A. C. Grayling | eBay UK
I forgot I already had a copy when I purchased this. This copy is brand new.
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May 13, 2025 at 5:09 PM
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Remembering James Justice
The grounds of Scone Palace are nothing short of spectacular. Scone Abbey once stood on the site where early medieval Scottish monarchs were crowned atop the famous ‘Stone of Scone’. Ce…
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May 2, 2025 at 12:40 PM
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Remembering Robert Pollock
The East Neuk of Fife boasts one of Scotland’s most picturesque stretches of coastline. The village of Kilconquhar sits inland from the coast. Sitting next to Kinconquhar Loch, the town is do…
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April 26, 2025 at 7:29 PM
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Remembering the Whyte Sisters
. The Dundee Telegraph of November 19 1918, reported the severity of influenza in the District of Cupar in neighbouring Fife. The article acknowledged “numerous deaths&#82…
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April 25, 2025 at 2:31 PM
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April 22, 2025 at 7:12 AM
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April 20, 2025 at 4:04 PM
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Remembering James Cowan
Camelon Cemetery is one of my favourites. The cemetery is a diverse smorgasbord of headstone designs, spanning from the late Victorian era to the present day. James Cowan rests near the Cemetery&#8…
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April 18, 2025 at 10:58 AM
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April 6, 2025 at 3:21 PM
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Remembering Lavinia Swire
Downton, North Yorkshire, has a picturesque churchyard. The remains of many generations of the Crawley Family, the Earls of Grantham rest within its walls. The churchyard is also the resting place …
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April 1, 2025 at 8:38 AM
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Really looking forward to reading this.
March 24, 2025 at 10:15 PM
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Things are not getting better.

Labour are on track to LOWER living standards by the next election.

An average family in the UK could be £1,400-a-year poorer by 2030, according to analysis by @jrf-uk.bsky.social.
UK families will be £1,400 a year poorer by 2030
March 24, 2025 at 3:09 PM
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Remembering Albert Victor Patterson
I returned to Dundee’s Balgay Cemetery today. ‘Boy’ Albert Victor Patterson rests in a familial grave of Section C towards the eastern end of the cemetery. Albert succumbed to inf…
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March 21, 2025 at 11:03 PM
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snp.org The SNP @snp.org · Mar 21
👏 SNP WIN: @theSNP have gained Southside Central in Glasgow from Labour - congratulations to @mhairihunter.bsky.social and her team!
March 21, 2025 at 10:58 AM
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Influenza deaths at Woodilee Asylum
Woodilee Hospital was situated on the eastern edge of Lenzie, East Dunbartonshire. Today, nothing remains of the once extensive complex except for the main entrance building, which includes the clo…
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March 15, 2025 at 8:01 PM
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Scotland has been promised carbon capture investment for 20 years—yet Westminster has repeatedly snubbed us.

Labour’s dithering threatens jobs, investment & our net zero future.

Rachel Reeves must fund the Acorn project in the Spring Budget.
March 11, 2025 at 11:08 AM
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Remembering Peter Curran
Tullibody Churchyard dates back to the 12th Century, and the remains of the church date back to the 16th Century. The site is adjacent to relatively modern social housing, which is an interesting j…
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March 8, 2025 at 10:27 PM