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Terms of Endearment
February, so far dim and wet, but also the Valentine month, perhaps a chance to seek warmth outwith the weather. Cards and flowers, ...
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The Telegrams - Up Helly Aa
Lyndon Nicolson, Guizer Jarl, in the person of Knut the Great, visited the Museum and Archives yesterday. It was a fine occasion, ...
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Cauld Wadder
So it’s been snowing. Temperatures below zero, minus two, or minus four. It depends on where you are, a little altitude matters at ...
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A Sixpence Sized Challenge
Sometimes an archival discovery resonates far beyond the documents themselves. In this blog, Cultural Heritage Officer Eileen ...
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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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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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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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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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World War II Audio Recordings from Shetlanders
Within our archive collection we hold a number of 1940s war time audio recordings of local men and women who worked and fought during ...
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Memories of VE Day 80 years ago
The eighth of May is the eightieth anniversary of the Victory in Europe. Plans for the seventy-fifth anniversary in 2020 were largely ...
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Explore Thomas Irvine's sheep book on our online archive catalogue. Woollies - this is one for you!
Wool Week is upon us, posters have been printed, the annuals (thousands) are being packed and sent off, and visitors (a lot) have ...
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Marion Ninianson’s Roup
Roup is a word not commonly used in Shetland any more, although the Shetland Times in 1962 advertised a house in Scalloway “for sale ...
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Shetland Amenity Trust celebrates collaboration with Shetland Family History Group in acquiring Gilbert Goudie’s Notebook
Shetland Amenity Trust is delighted to announce the successful acquisition of a significant 19th century notebook to the Shetland ...
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Shining a light on Ann Harriet Pottinger this International Women's Day
To celebrate International Women’s Day 2024 we shine a light on Ann Harriet Pottinger, née Hunter, one of many unsung, hard-working ...
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