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Social Networking in the 1940s
Anyone reading this blog is used to sharing information and connecting with people online. We take it for granted that, if we want to ...
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Da Croon o Da Ura
One of Shetland’s more remarkable archaeological sites is Da Croon o Da Ura, in Unst, just about the most northerly part of the ...
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Deep into the Past
I have always been amazed by Mother Nature since I was a child. The shapes, the colours, and the phenomena which surround us are ...
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Events Postponed
The Shetland Amenity Trust have announced that its key annual events will all be postponed until next year. Due to the current ...
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80 Year Anniversary of the Radar Station that saved the British Home Fleet in Orkney during WW2
The significance of the Radar Station at Sumburgh Head cannot be overestimated. Exactly 80 years ago today this Station was ...
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One Piece at a Time
From teapots to lepidoptera, there is a place for objects, large or small, in Shetland’s Museum and Archives’ collection. Here, ...
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Shetland Wool Week 2020 Patron & Hat Pattern Launched
The Shetland Wool Week patron for 2020 has been named today as Shetland knitwear designer, Wilma Malcolmson, who is internationally ...
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Shetland Amenity Trust closes key sites
The Shetland Museum and Archives and the Shetland Amenity Trust’s head offices at Garthspool, Lerwick have today closed to the ...
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BBC Radio 4's Any Questions Postponed
The BBC have taken the decision to postpone their ‘Any Questions’ event until later in the year.
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Shetland Boat Week puts out call for traditional boats
Shetland Boat Week is asking owners of traditional Shetland boats to bring them to Shetland Museum and Archives for display during ...
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Shipwrecks in Shetland Part 1
Diving into the past Shetland’s Historic Shipwreck Collections. (Part 1) Shetland has some fascinating historic wreck sites and the ...
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Exciting Line-up for Shetland Boat Week
The Shetland Amenity Trust and partners are busy getting organised for Shetland Boat Week 2020.
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Viking Toys and Games
Here collections assistant Tracey Hawkins discusses the activities both adults and children enjoyed during Viking times – from ...
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Shetland Amenity Trust kicks off Up Helly Aa with a series of fiery events
The fiery season is on us and the Shetland Amenity Trust is putting together a series of events as well as offering extended opening ...
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