A winter exhibition opening this month will celebrate Stromness Museum's roots as the Orkney Natural History Society. ‘James Sinclair, the Botanist from the Bu’ celebrates the life a Hoy man whose … [Read more...]
Plaque unveiled for Orkney’s John Rae
August 10, 2011 By Leave a Comment
An English Heritage blue plaque has been unvelied at 4 Lower Addison Gardens, Holland Park, London, is outside where John Rae, the Arctic explorer lived for 24 years, until his death in … [Read more...]
Dr John Rae, Explorer
November 14, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Orcadian, Dr. John Rae was an intrepid explorer whose important discoveries were met with indifference and even derision. Rae was born at the Hall of Clestrain in the parish of Orphir in Orkney, to … [Read more...]
Login’s Well – Stromness, Orkney
February 25, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Two things limited the distances early mariners could sail, one was food the other was fresh water. Early sailing ships needed large quantities of both of these commodoties before any adventures … [Read more...]
Orkney Island Yarns – Woolgathering
February 9, 2010 By Leave a Comment
This interesting website belongs to one of our twitter followers. Woolgathering.org.uk is the home of The Woolgatherer, aka plumbum. Woolgathered concentrates largely upon the fibre habits of The … [Read more...]
