Admiral Sir William Tennant - D Day 80th Anniversary Commemoration
Documents relating to Admiral Sir William Tennant KCB, CBE, MVO, Admiral Commanding the Mulberry Harbours 1944. The Mulberry Harbours, huge concrete casements were floated across the Channel to provide the vital harbour for landing stores and equipment in support of the D-Day landings in Normandy. With the success of this operation Admiral Tennant was awarded the decoration of Commander of the British Empire (CBE) and United States Legion of Merit. As a family friend Admiral Tennant and his wife stayed with the grandmother of the donor, Mrs S G Maudslay at West Shinness Lodge, Lairg between 1927 and 1959....
Date Added: 17 July 2024
D-Day 1944 Experiences Major Gordon Kenward Barker
A record of the experiences of Major Gordon Kenward Barker, 4th/7th Dragoon Guards from the time of the D-Day landings on 4th June...
Date Added: 17 July 2024
Commemoration of 80th Anniversary of D Day
Article with colour photographs in the Northern Times published on 14 June 2024 covering the Historylinks Young Curators participa...
Date Added: 17 July 2024
80th Anniversary Commemoration of D Day 6 June 1944
Extract from the Northern Times published on 14 June 2024 of an article with colour photographs, covering the East Sutherland Resc...
Date Added: 17 July 2024
Dornoch Pottery Coffee Pot
Digital photograph of a vintage Dornoch Pottery Studio Coffee Pot with lid. The upper part is ribbed with a speckled beige and mil...
Date Added: 10 July 2024
Video of Cathedral Service in 1989 of 750th Anniversary Celebration
Video of Cathedral Service in 1989 of 750th Anniversary Celebration...
Date Added: 10 July 2024
Photo of Dornoch Academy Staff
Monochrome photo of Dornoch Academy Staff possibly at Christmas in 1979 or at a social function in early 1980.
List of names on t...
Date Added: 10 July 2024
Poster for the 1977 Dornoch Highland Games
Copy poster for the 1977 Dornoch Highland Games to be held at Meadows Park, Dornoch on Friday 5th August.
Poster includes list of...
Date Added: 10 July 2024
MacDonald's Scottish Directory with Gazetteer
MacDonald's Scottish Directory with Gazetteer of 1956-1957
Comprising 1118 pages with 62 page supplement.
73rd edition
Price 45...
Date Added: 10 July 2024
Monochrome images of Uisdean Morrison and the Cathedral Tower
3 Monochrome images of Uisdean Morrison and the Cathedral Tower. These are:
1. Uisdean Morrison winding the Cathedral Clock. Ther...
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Re the comment about a photo of the late Angus MacPherson sitting on a wooden bench outside his hotel playing the chanter with a tiny child on his lap yes Ur ri Went to Golspie tech 1958/59. Student from Kinlichbervie Mr Foot quire master. There was a well kept garden run by the science teacher (name ) It had a swim J. G. MacDonald should read J. G. Macdonald (lower case d). He was my grandfather and I understand very particular about the spelling of his surname. The lady to the left of my Mum (Janette Bremner) is Charlotte Davidson, sister of Margaret Randall. I'm certain this is my granny's field at Muie it might even her in the picture As per one of the comments: June 4 is my birthday! I am Angus Macpherson’s Great Granddaughter. It must be me in the photo! I’m also interested in the day book Further to my previous comment, I am now able to identify 7 of the 8 in this picture. Back row L-R: Fg Off ?, Sqn Ldr Roy Simons, Gp Capt John de Severne, Mas I was interested to see this photograph as I am rear right in the picture, as a Master Engineer, and a member, and sometime Captain, of the Kinloss shooting tea These were made by my father Alan Walker, who was the potter, and owned Dornoch Pottery. We moved to Norfolk in, I think, 1976 and the new pottery was called El To the Right of the Photograph stood a large Organ which was installed in 1911. It was sold in 1933 by the then owner between The Duchess of Sutherlands daughte I’m sorry to bother you but I’m looking for any class pictures of students that went to the Golspie tech Acadamy between 1930 and 1940 . His name was John Adam