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The ‘Churchill’ pattern
From Selbu to Scalloway, via Whalsay and Lerwick: tracing the so-called ‘Churchill’ pattern
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November Round Up
From heritage events and restoration projects to new additions in the archives and activities from schools and families, here's a look ...
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Lights Up: Archiving miscellaneous Islesburgh Drama Group papers
With the panto season upon us, we thought it would be timely to share this blog post from our Archives Volunteer, Amber Paton. After ...
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A Treasure Arrives at Shetland Archives
We’ve just received one of our most beautiful donations - a stunning collection of 19th-century papers including two intricate ...
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A New Arrow in the Quiver
The transition from the Neolithic to the Bronze Age in Shetland brought new ideas, technologies, and materials. One key change was in ...
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Remembrance, 1925
In 1925, Shetland urged ex-servicemen to attend the Armistice parade just as they were - work clothes and all - so they could honour ...
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September & October Monthly Round-Up
What a whirlwind the past couple of months have been at the Shetland Amenity Trust. From welcoming school groups to hosting tours to ...
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The Story of the Black Book
This week’s 'Shetland Spooky Stories' event was a big hit. One tale that especially gripped our audience was 'The Black Book', ...
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Flight exhibition opening in pictures
It was a pleasure to welcome so many guests to the opening of Flight in Da Gadderie this weekend. There was a real sense of ...
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Paul Bloomer exhibition opens at Shetland Museum this Sunday – celebrating 25 years of work
Shetland Museum and Archives is proud to announce the opening of Flight, a major retrospective exhibition by Paul Bloomer, celebrating ...
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Sumburgh airport in the log books (1958 - 2010)
Archives assistant, Angus Johnson, has been working with our collection of Sumburgh airport movement logs (D1/236, 1958-2010). They ...
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The Home Guard
One day Brian Smith, archivist, was walking along King Harald Street. He met someone whose late husband had been a key actor in the ...
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Mootie's Hoos a selection of works for sale by Helen Acklam
In response to the high interest in Helen Acklam’s exhibition, we have listed the pieces still available for sale here.
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'Mootie’s Hoos' exhibition opening in photos
Helen Acklam’s exhibition 'Mootie’s Hoos' opened this weekend in the Gadderie. The gallery has been transformed into a calming, ...
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Who was Janet Courtney?
It’s that time in August now, the new school term is near, new experiences, people, and challenges. For many Shetland children, a ...
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