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A collage of four images showing community group activities and presentations related to local history. The top-left image depicts a group of people seated in a room with wooden doors and stacked chairs, arranged for a talk or discussion. The top-right image shows several individuals pointing at a large screen displaying a black-and-white photograph of a school group with text above it. The bottom-left image features a presentation slide titled “1715: Highland Family Connections” projected on a screen, with two people seated near the front. The bottom-right image shows a larger group gathered in a meeting room, seated around tables with a projector and presentation materials visible. The setting suggests educational or heritage engagement events.

Winter 2025 Newsletter

Highland Archive Centre's quarterly newsletter

A maroon-colored logo featuring a series of vertical bars arranged in a staggered formation, resembling stacked books or files. Below the graphic, the text reads “ACCREDITED ARCHIVE SERVICE” in uppercase letters, also in maroon. The design conveys professionalism and is associated with official archive accreditation.

Highland Archive Service Accreditation Review Success

Highland Archive Service continues to retain its status as an Accredited Archive Service

Four individuals standing indoors in front of a wooden-paneled wall, wearing conference name badges and blue lanyards. Two chairs are positioned in front of them, with a bag resting on one chair. The individuals are dressed in formal and semi-formal attire, including a patterned dress, a lace top, a collared shirt with a coat, and a dark jacket. The setting appears to be a professional or academic event.

Enabling historiography: the responsibility of the archivist as conduit

Highland Archive Service takes part in ‘Transnational Island Museologies’

Group photo of staff standing indoors on a stone-tiled floor between two vertical banners. The left banner reads “Conservation Glèidheadhchas” with images of archival materials and the High Life Highland logo. The right banner reads “Highland Archive Taghlaran na Gàidhealtachd” with images of archive facilities and the same logo.

Highland Archive Service remains top of its game

 Highland Archive Service has achieved reaccreditation

Historic black-and-white photograph showing a group of female workers outdoors at a fish processing site. Several individuals are wearing heavy aprons and head coverings, carrying large metal tubs filled with fish. In the background, there are wooden structures, barrels, and additional workers engaged in similar tasks. The setting appears to be an early 20th-century herring industry scene.

Funding award – Stories of the Herring Girls

Funding award for the Herring Girls exhibition

A large handwritten text artwork arranged in horizontal rainbow-colored sections, transitioning from red at the top through orange, yellow, green, blue, and purple toward the bottom. The text is densely written in varying sizes and styles, creating a vibrant, colorful gradient effect. At the very bottom center, there is a small heart symbol in red and green.

Closing the queer history gap

Stories of the LGBTQ+ community in the Highlands & Islands

A sky blue logo with the English and Gaelic words 'Accredited Archive Service' and 'Seirbheis Tasglann Barrantaichte'

Highland Archive Service receives national accreditation

Highland Archive Service receives national accreditation

A modern, angular building with sleek metallic panels and illuminated sections, photographed at dusk under a dramatic, cloudy sky. The structure features sharp lines and a prominent vertical element on the right side, with warm lighting highlighting its architectural design. The foreground includes a wet pavement reflecting light and a grassy area, while outdoor lamps provide additional illumination around the building.

Archives Accreditation awarded to Nucleus

The Nuclear and Caithness Archive is the latest Scottish service to be awarded Accredited Archive Status

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The Archive Service preserves, conserves and makes accessible over 700 years of Highland history. There is no charge to visit our Archive Centres and access the collections we hold, but High Life Highland is a charity and we rely on your donations.

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