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A woman with dark hair is sitting on a brown sofa. Sitting to her right is a woman with red hair who is talking. There is a man to her right with his back to the camera. They are in a theatre setting.

Whose history is it anyway?

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To mark LGBTQ History Month, High Life Highland Archivist Catherine MacPhee has shared her recent…

Feb 11, 2026
A comic strip showing two people waving off a steamer boat.

Angus Òg Hits the Big Screen

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New BBC Alba Documentary Brings Scotland’s Favourite Highland Rogue Back to Life This New Year’s…

Dec 19, 2025
Black and white photo of a football match showing a goalkeeper near the goalpost bending to pick up the ball, with players wearing numbers 11 and 9 nearby. A wooden building and a crowd of spectators behind a fence are visible in the background.

A trip down sporting memory lane promotes social wellbeing

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This Wellness Month blog explores how the Inverness Football Memories project is helping people…

Sep 12, 2025
Fifteen staff members from the Highland Archive Centre standing in rows inside a spacious room with stone flooring, smiling at the camera. Informational banners about the Centre are displayed on either side, with a table, chairs, and a potted plant visible in the background.

Digital drive ensures Highland Archive Service remains top of its game

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Highland Archive Service achieves reaccreditation! The service continues to meet national standards…

Aug 11, 2025
Abstract artwork titled "Às an Àirigh" by Eilidh MacKenzie, made with peat and peat ash on paper, featuring textured shades of black, gray, brown, and beige with organic shapes and scattered yellow-green patches.

Explore the culture of the shieling at new Skye exhibition

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A new exhibition by Skye artist Eilidh MacKenzie explores the deep cultural roots of shieling life…

Jun 12, 2025
An exhibition of Angus Og items including a full pop up banner of comic strips, a small Angus Og figurine in a boat with a fishing road and various other framed items on the walls behind.

Join Angus Og for a ‘Cartoon Ceilidh’ and ‘Out of the Archives’ exhibition launch during Book Week Scotland

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A round up of Angus Og and Scottish Book Week activities.

Nov 10, 2023
Portrait photograph of William Rae by Johnston photographers Wick. William is standing, in a three piece suit, with combed back hair, resting his arm upon the top of a leather chair.

Diary of a Journey from Glasgow to San Francisco, 1888

Stories from the archives - Nucleus: The Nuclear and Caithness Archives

Delve into William's travels from Scotland to the United States in 1888

Nov 07, 2023

Operation Snowdrop 1955

Stories from the archives - Nucleus: The Nuclear and Caithness Archives

Explore Operation Snowdrop, the incredible 1955 effort to rescue Caithness during severe winter…

Jan 15, 2021

The Harbour Master Log Books, 1859, 1872 & 1885

Stories from the archives - Nucleus: The Nuclear and Caithness Archives

Showcasing stories from the Harbour Master Log Books

Dec 18, 2020

James Youngson, Voyage to Melbourne, 1884-1885

Stories from the archives - Nucleus: The Nuclear and Caithness Archives

Explore James Youngson's fascinating diary documenting his journey to Melbourne by ship in 1884

Oct 29, 2020