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Join us at Nucleus:The Nuclear and Caithness Archives in Wick this Thursday 8th May at 6:30pm for the launch of #followingthefish The exhibition will run Monday-Friday 9am-5pm until Friday 30th May. #caithnessarchive #hlhmorethanleisure Norfolk Record Office Suffolk Archives

Join us at Nucleus:The Nuclear and Caithness Archives in Wick this Thursday 8th May at 6:30pm for the launch of #followingthefish The exhibition will run Monday-Friday 9am-5pm until Friday 30th May. #caithnessarchive #hlhmorethanleisure <a href="/NorfolkRO/">Norfolk Record Office</a> <a href="/SuffolkArchives/">Suffolk Archives</a>
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Copy of photograph of the yacht ‘Risor’, with a copy letter from Commanding Officer, HMS St Christopher, certifying that the yacht ‘Risor; is in Admiralty service and should be given assistance by naval officers, 3rd July 1942. (L/98/1-2) #lochaber #WW2 #navalhistory #archives

Copy of photograph of the yacht ‘Risor’, with a copy letter from Commanding Officer, HMS St Christopher, certifying that the yacht ‘Risor; is in Admiralty service and should be given assistance by naval officers, 3rd July 1942.

(L/98/1-2)

#lochaber #WW2 #navalhistory #archives
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Following the Fish, a new #exhibition about the lives of herring girls is now open at #Nucleus #Wick. Mon-Fri 9-5 until the end of May #caithnessarchive #HLHMoreThanLeisure

Following the Fish, a new #exhibition about the lives of herring girls is now open at #Nucleus #Wick. Mon-Fri 9-5 until the end of May #caithnessarchive #HLHMoreThanLeisure
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Come along to Nucleus on Wednesday 4th June 2025 6pm-8pm.There will be a chance to reminisce over tea,coffee and biscuits,explore photographs,records and stories connected to Caithness football.Bring along your own keepsakes,memories and stories to share. #caithnessarchive

Come along to Nucleus on Wednesday 4th June 2025 6pm-8pm.There will be a chance to reminisce over tea,coffee and biscuits,explore photographs,records and stories connected to Caithness football.Bring along your own keepsakes,memories and stories to share.  #caithnessarchive
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Saturday 24th 6.30pm at the Skye & Lochalsh Archive Centre. Where We Stand, an exhibition organised by Community Land Scotland with work by contemporary artists which tell the stories & achievements of the pioneers of community ownership, a movement that has transformed Scotland

Saturday 24th 6.30pm at the Skye &amp; Lochalsh Archive Centre.  Where We Stand, an exhibition organised by Community Land Scotland with work by contemporary artists which tell the stories &amp; achievements of the pioneers of community ownership, a movement that has transformed Scotland
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We had a lovely morning in the Skye and Lochalsh Archive Centre with this group of ladies from Tigh Na Drochaid Resource Centre exploring archive collections, our WW2 exhibition and sharing memories. Thank you so much we loved hosting you all. High Life Highland

We had a lovely morning in the Skye and Lochalsh Archive Centre with this group of ladies from Tigh Na Drochaid Resource Centre exploring archive collections, our WW2 exhibition and sharing memories. Thank you so much we loved hosting you all.
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WHERE WE STAND: An exhibition exploring the story of Community Ownership in Scotland is now open at Skye & Lochalsh Archive Centre until 30th May. Thanks to everyone who joined the opening at the weekend, today we welcomed Edinbane Primary School for a visit. Community Land Scotland

WHERE WE STAND: An exhibition exploring the story of Community Ownership in Scotland is now open at Skye &amp; Lochalsh Archive Centre until 30th May. 
Thanks to everyone who joined the opening at the weekend, today we welcomed Edinbane Primary School for a visit. 
<a href="/CommunityLandSc/">Community Land Scotland</a>
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Lady Vere Cameron, January 1855, re the Crimean war ‘Oh! This terrible war! It has already mowed down the flower of our army & shed some of the best blood of England…' (CL/B/13/10/1) #lochaber #archives #crimeanwar #History #HLH

Lady Vere Cameron, January 1855, re the Crimean war

‘Oh! This terrible war! It has already mowed down the flower of our army &amp; shed some of the best blood of England…'

(CL/B/13/10/1)

#lochaber #archives #crimeanwar #History #HLH
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Join us at Nucleus #Wick for a 'Midwifery and Nursing History in Caithness' workshop on Tuesday the 17th of June from 1:30 pm to 3:30 pm. All welcome #midwifery #nursing #womenshealth #archives #caithnessarchive #HLHMoreThanLeisure Edinburgh Napier University

Join us at Nucleus #Wick for a 'Midwifery and Nursing History in Caithness' workshop on Tuesday the 17th of June from 1:30 pm to 3:30 pm. All welcome #midwifery #nursing #womenshealth #archives #caithnessarchive #HLHMoreThanLeisure <a href="/EdinburghNapier/">Edinburgh Napier University</a>
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Cartoon of the German Emperor William II, drawn by a convalescent soldier at the hospital at Fort Augustus Abbey, c.1915. (L/D1075/7/4/8) #lochaber #archives #WW2 #History #humour #hlh

Cartoon of the German Emperor William II, drawn by a convalescent soldier at the hospital at Fort Augustus Abbey, c.1915.

(L/D1075/7/4/8)

#lochaber #archives #WW2 #History #humour #hlh
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🥳NEW EXHIBITION! ùir-sgeul | earth story is a new exhibition by artist Eilidh MacKenzie, exploring oral traditions, maps, landscapes, archaeology and written materials related to Skye’s shieling culture – and it can be explored this summer at the Skye and Lochalsh Archive Centre

🥳NEW EXHIBITION! ùir-sgeul | earth story is a new exhibition by artist Eilidh MacKenzie, exploring oral traditions, maps, landscapes, archaeology and written materials related to Skye’s shieling culture – and it can be explored this summer at the Skye and Lochalsh Archive Centre
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Two images showing Royal Navy boats on Loch Linnhe: ML 136 and MGB 66 at full speed with crew at battle stations, photographed by Lt. J. A. Hampton, Royal Navy official photographer. c.1940-1945 (L/D37/1/1-2) #lochaber #Naval #History #archives #HLH

Two images showing Royal Navy boats on Loch Linnhe: ML 136 and MGB 66 at full speed with crew at battle stations, photographed by Lt. J. A. Hampton, Royal Navy official photographer. c.1940-1945

(L/D37/1/1-2)

#lochaber #Naval #History #archives #HLH
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P1041/2/2/1/1 From the Dalclaggie Postcard Collection, Thurso from Oldfield, 1944 #caithnessarchive #HLHMoreThanLeisure #Thurso

P1041/2/2/1/1 From the Dalclaggie Postcard Collection, Thurso from Oldfield, 1944 #caithnessarchive #HLHMoreThanLeisure #Thurso
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Celebrating the 100th Birthday of Ewen Campbell Bain (1925–1990) Today, we honour what would have been the 100th birthday of Ewen Campbell Bain, a remarkable Scottish cartoonist whose work captured the spirit, humour, and heart of Scotland like few others.

Celebrating the 100th Birthday of Ewen Campbell Bain (1925–1990)
Today, we honour what would have been the 100th birthday of Ewen Campbell Bain, a remarkable Scottish cartoonist whose work captured the spirit, humour, and heart of Scotland like few others.