'Connections between Scotland and India - a personal view'
Dornoch Heritage Society talk 'Connections between Scotland and India - a personal view' by Dr Hamish Bashu on 10th August 2005 was originally recorded on a mini-disc. As part of the project to enhance museum virtual presence, in 2025 the mini-disc was converted to MP3 format and, after appropriate editing, the MP3 file was transcribed, and as necessary edited to become a pdf file. This enabled direct on-line access to the content of the talk using the pdf link below....
Date Added: 11 September 2025
A History of Fiddle Music in the Highlands
Dornoch Heritage Society talk 'A History of Fiddle Music in the Highlands' by Donald Goskirk on 17th March 2005 was originally rec...
Date Added: 11 September 2025
Cartes de visite
Two cartes de visite
These feature Evan Charles Sutherland Walker and his wife Alice Sophia nee Tudor.
Evan Charles Sutherland W...
Date Added: 10 September 2025
Slaves and Highlanders
Dornoch Heritage Society talk 'Slaves and Highlanders' by David Alston on 18th December 2008 was recorded on a mini-disc. As par...
Date Added: 09 September 2025
Letters from Canada and Rosehall
A talk 'Letters from Canada and Rosehall' by Helen Fairgrieve on 17th February 2005 was recorded on mini-disc. With advances in t...
Date Added: 03 September 2025
Various items used in the production of wool
A series of items used in the production of wool. These comprise:
1: a fleece (from Betty the Shetland Sheep) (2025_091_01),
2...
Date Added: 03 September 2025
Targe and various Highland Armoury items
Targe made by Hugh Ferguson in Highland Armoury, Dornoch (2025_090_01)
There are also tools used by Hugh Ferguson - 4 metal ham...
Date Added: 03 September 2025
Tapestry panels
Three panels of tapestry created by "Dornoch Stitchers" - Sewing, Knitting and Spinning group.
The three panels are:
1. The fi...
Date Added: 03 September 2025
Newspaper Clippings
Newspaper clipping from the Northern Times with two adjacent articles from the 50years ago and 100 years ago sections.
From 100 y...
Date Added: 03 September 2025
Marriage Stone of John Gordon and Margaret Leslie
Colour digital photograph of the 1627 marriage stone with two adjoining coasts of arms - "I.G." (Sir John Gordon) "1627" and 3 boa...
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where did this come from. How can find more on Walter? T My mother Jamesina Gunn was born in 1919 must be about 1927 found an old postcard it shows hugh mackay says "arts league of service travelling theatre "think the rest may be robert street adelphi london This picture is of George Sutherland and children from his second marriage and not John Sutherland, George was a brother of my great great grandfather Robert Su My Grandfather, Frederick Charles Wilson served on HMS Dornoch. He was a Second Class Stoker. He died in September 1944 in Cardiff. I would love to know more Is it possible for me to see the letter and photo please? My Grandfather served on HMS Dornoch. He was a Stoker - Frederick Charles Wilson. If anyone has any My dad Magnus Mackay 1911-1984 was an old boy... he went off to Tierra del Fuego, 1930, aged 18... after a superb education but no prospects in UK. He came Used to visit Aunt Nan and Aunt Jessie when they lived in Polk City Florida. Fun memories My grandparents James Macdonald was upholsterer at Skibo Castle my grandmother Louise Brodie was a seamstress at Skibo prior to Andrew Carnegie moving to Ameri In trying to find out a couple of things Where the rafts of timber were landed in France after A day Any information on the forestry corps in the Ardennes Rev .prof. George Middleton is my 8 th great grandfather. Many of the family are born , Married and buried in St Machar ,Aberdeen. Charles Gordon 1664- 1740