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Keep up to date with new stories and details of what our researchers are doing to preserve and promote Shetland's heritage and culture.
Keep up to date with new stories and details of what our researchers are doing to preserve and promote Shetland's heritage and culture.
We are delighted to celebrate volunteers' week (1 - 7 June) and take time out to thank our fantastic volunteers Mike and Jenny.
Read moreAre you passionate about Shetland's culture and heritage? Do you enjoy working with the public and would you like to help create ...
Read moreWhere is Shetland? Well, it depends who you ask. "In the north Atlantic" is the most likely answer, but it isn't the only one, ...
Read moreIn recent years there has been a lot of discussion about the ‘wulver’, Shetland’s ‘kind and generous werewolf’, as someone ...
Read moreBetween around 1615 and 1680 Shetland was afflicted by a mania that was disturbing other parts of Europe. Ordinary Shetlanders and ...
Read moreWe're all familiar with calendar customs. Those we have in Shetland today (with one notable exception in late January!) are identical ...
Read moreThe Shetland Museum and Archives are delighted to extend their learning programme online with the launch of a new video exploring the ...
Read moreJames Hunter Thomson came from Deepdale (born 1884). There isn’t much that comes from Deepdale now. Uninhabited lang syne, you get ...
Read moreSometime in the 1920s a middle-aged businessman in Lerwick began to write stories. He didn’t write about his native town. The hero ...
Read moreWe are saddened to hear of the passing of His Royal Highness Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh.
Read moreAs part of the Between Islands project, Shetland’s new online exhibition, ‘Fair Game’ examines three customs that are now ...
Read moreIn 1843 White’s, a firm of Quaker shipbuilders, launched a schooner, 125 tons, 104ft x 22.5ft x 12ft, the Bohemian Girl.
Read moreInternational Women's Day is a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women. Here Jenny ...
Read moreThe Shetland Amenity Trust will reopen its doors to the public at the Shetland Museum and Archives this week following careful ...
Read moreThe weather has changed, the temperature risen, wind and rain are back, the frosty winter fun gone. In 1909 though, one organisation ...
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