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- Two girls aged about 16 have just been in asking for Testimonials. They are going to Canada in April. A ship is to come to Sy. for about 400 young men and women. It makes it attractive to them to be picked up here. These lassies struck me as young, young to be starting life on their own. An agent from the Canadian Govt. is here picking them up … Stornoway 8th Feb. 1923
- You will be sorry to hear that dear old Barrie died on Friday morning. We told you that some kind of paralysis had affected one of his forelegs … On Friday morning when Mamma came down she found him dead … We are missing him a good deal about the house. He was a good old fellow. We make it that he has been fifteen years with us … Stornoway 23rd Feb. 1919
- One day last week Papa had six teachers off sick. Flu is bad in Sy. again and there have been several deaths. Poor little Jack Ross is very ill indeed, and he has such a narrow margin of strength… Stornoway Feb. 20th 1919
- On Friday afternoon we went for a walk as far as the Market Hill to see the new sanatorium. It is being put up in the new method – the roof first on a wooden frame, then the wall built up double of thin concrete slabs set on edge… Stornoway 16th Feb. 1919
- Mamma is re-reading “The Little Minister.” Her previous book was Gissing’s “The New Grub Street.” I have been re-reading “Coriolanus” and “Hamlet” and marvelling anew at the greatness of the latter. Have you yet fallen under the fascination of Shakespeare?…Stornoway 13th Feb. 1919
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Feasgar còmhla aig Sgoil Bharabhais
Air an 22mh An t-Samhain, choinnich sgoilearan bho an latha an-dè agus an-diugh ann a Sgoil Bharabhais airson feasgar neo-fhoirmeil a chuir na tidsearan, clann agus na pàrantan air dòigh airson cuimhneachan làithean na sgoile. Ged a bha gèile agus … Continue reading
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A new home for Comann Eachdraidh Nis
Comann Eachdraidh Nis (CEN), the most north westerly historical society in the European Union, have moved house from their premises in Habost to their new home in the former Cross School. CEN have amassed a large collection of photographs and … Continue reading
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Memories of Airidhantuim School
On the afternoon of the 8th December, Airidhantuim School is holding an informal ceilidh for past and present pupils to help them learn more on the history of the school. They want to hear from past pupils and staff about … Continue reading
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Memories of the Mills
Stornoway Historical Society are holding a talk tonight on the Harris Tweed mills of Stornoway, led by Malcolm Macdonald and Ian Maclennan. The talk will be held in the Comhairle Chamber, Sandwick Road tonight, doors open at 6.30pm and … Continue reading
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Taic airgid bho Maoin Dualchais a’ Chrannchuir Nàiseanta airson Caisteal Steòrnabhaigh
Dh’ ainmich Maoin Dulchais a’ Chrannchuir Nàiseanta an-diugh gu bheil iad a’ toirt £4.6millean seachad airson taigh tasgaidh agus tasglann ùr a cruthachadh aig Caisteal Steòrnabhaigh. Bheiridh seo goireasean taigh-tasgaidh aig àrd ìre chun an Eilean agus bidh an cothrom … Continue reading
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Friday photo; Lews Castle Staff
David recently met with Douglas Davidson who provided us with the above image for today’s Friday Photo of staff of Lews Castle circa 1890s-1910. Douglas’s grandmother and great aunt both worked as servants for the Matheson family, his grandmother is in … Continue reading
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100 years of Harris Tweed
Tomorrow in the Old School, Shawbost, the Islands Book Trust is hosting an event called ‘An Clò Mòr, An-dè, an-diugh agus a-màireach’ celebrating the centenary of Harris Tweed. The event is open for registration from 9.30am and features a talk from … Continue reading
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Islands Book Trust event tonight; Over the Hebrides – using Aerial Photography to portray a Cultural Landscape
Tonight in An Lanntair, Stornoway, the Islands Book Trust are hosting an event with Angus and Patricia Macdonald at 7.30pm. They will talk about their new book which looks at the human impact on the landscape of the islands. The … Continue reading
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Friday photo; Scalpay School
Last night Scalpay School kicked off their programme of events to mark the school’s closure in 2012 with an informal ceilidh evening to gather memories, photographs and artefacts of the school history. There was a fantastic turnout to the event, … Continue reading
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