This episode of the Thelma Tapes was recorded in our Wee Museum studio by our friends Tynah & Jonathan and is a celebration of our partnership with Enkula Health. Kamel's story is fascinating, from a childhood in #Libya in a culture of loyalty trust and alternate, this episode is a breath of different in the truest sense. Tradition, Education, and Perspective from a different view point. The full series can be found on Spotify, check them out soon at https://open.spotify.com/show/7L9X39YLYWkqM7TqQyWiAi?si=2af53bc6270d46d1

Thriving Beyond Borders is a limited series podcast and book produced by Enkula Wellness Hub in association with The Living Memory Association as part of a Heritage Lottery-funded project that explores the compelling stories of migrants of African descent who have moved to the UK and Scotland Home. The project explores the financial experiences of people who've made Scotland their home in engaging conversation cafes that have brought together a remarkably diverse range of intergenerational participants aged up to 85.

Packed with incredible nuggets and stories, these podcasts are a piece of heritage that will mark an important historical touchpoint for future generations. Tune in for a delightful financial exploration and community engagement series. Special thanks to Freesound creator RTB45 for the use of 'Africa Pavilion Drum Jam'.

In the 42nd episode of the Thelma Tapes we dare to investigate what collections, themes and objects will form the stuff of future museums and the sort of stories future generations might learn about humanity.

Working with our Wee Museum of Memory in Livingston and exploring the 'Marseum' resource, commissioned by Museums Galleries Scotland, in their digital skills development classes, pupils from West Calder High School in West Lothian researched and curated content for their own museum displays culminating in an installation at our Livingston museum space.

In this podcast, a selected group of pupils talk about their choice of subjects and what impact they think these will have on a museum visitor of the future....

Thanks to stk13 for use of their prometheus.wav track found on freesound.org

The Living Memory Association thanks the pupils of WCHS and teacher Mr Casey for their hard work and input. Many thanks to Emma Peattie from West Lothian Museums & Archives and to Heather Robertson and Russell Clegg from The Living Memory Association, who co-ordinated the project. Thanks also to Museums Galleries Scotland for their support and encouragement.

The 41st episode of the Thelma Tapes continues our 'Away for the Messages' shopping and retail heritage project.

This episode features oral histories from Ian Suggitt and Tom Hislop both of whom worked for Edinburgh's Co-operative Stores in the 1950s/60s and the 1970s/80s respectively.

Ian tells us about his time with the St Cuthbert's Association Store and Tom recalls his work history with the Leith Provident Store and St Cuthbert's, following the merger of the two.

Thanks to BigCat_Smauls for the use of his 'Without a Care' Upbeat Loop found on Freesound.org

The photograph of 1950s Leith Provident staff which illustrates this podcast was kindly donated to us by Ruth Nolan.

Thelma acknowledges and appreciates the generous funding from the National Lottery Heritage Fund, Scotland towards this project, thanks to players of the National Lottery.

The 40th episode of the Thelma Tapes is from our 'Away for the Messages' shopping and retail reminiscence project.

This is the second part of a feature on the shops in the Niddrie and Craigmillar area of Edinburgh and focusses on 'Cunninghams' a ladieswear and haberdashery shop which first opened in 1954. In the episode we hear from proprietor Alan Cameron about his memories of this family business and his reflections of working alongside the folk of Craigmillar.

Thanks to Bigcat_Smauls for the use of his 'Without a Care' Upbeat Loop found on Freesound.org

We are hugely grateful to the National Lottery Heritage Fund Scotland for their generous funding of this project thanks to players of the National Lottery

The 39th Episode of The THELMA Tapes takes us back in time to a selection of weird and wonderful holidays taken from the 1940s to the 1990s, gathered from visitors to our Wee Museum in Ocean Terminal Edinburgh.  Thanks to everyone who shared their earliest vacation stories with us, we hope you enjoy joining us on a trip down memory lane to Scarborough, Ayr, Liverpool, France, Budle Bay, Cramond, Uganda and many more, not all of them cheery tales!

The 38th episode of the Thelma tapes continues to chart our retail and shopping reminiscence project, 'Away for the Messages.' In Part One, of a two-episode feature, we focus on the memories of shops in the Niddrie and Craigmillar district of Edinburgh.

We hear from Ruby Suggitt who worked at Cunningham's Drapers and Ladies' Fashions in the 1960s and from Heather Henderson, born and bred in Greendykes, who continues to champion Craigmillar as a volunteer with local community archive project Craigmillar Now.

Thanks to Craigmillar Now for permission to use their archive photo of shoppers on Niddrie Mains Road in the 1980s.

Thanks to Bigcat_Smauls for the use of his 'Without a Care' Upbeat Loop found on Freesound.org

We are hugely grateful to the National Lottery Heritage Fund, Scotland, for their generous funding of this project, thanks to players of the National Lottery.

The 37th episode of the Thelma tapes continues to chart our retail and shopping reminiscence project. In this episode we hear from Helen Teviotdale of Casey's Confectioners and Sweet Shop as she recalls working with Jimmy Casey and serving sweets to the great Edinburgh public! Stay tuned as Helen reveals her own personal recipe for Scottish tablet!

Thanks to Bigcat_Smauls for the use of his 'Without a Care' Upbeat Loop found on Freesound.org

In the 48th edition of Lifestory at the age of 80 Alistair looks back on 40 years of working life with the store, from joining Alloa branch as a clerk at 15 to becoming Chief Executive of Borders Co-Op.