Posts By: lornas

Learn With Lorna

Learn With Lorna, our series of short films about the documents in our collections continues to be broadcast on all four of our Facebook pages, at 11am on Thursdays (no Facebook account required) with all films subsequently made available on the High Life Highland YouTube channel.  All the films to date can be found here…. Read more »Read more

Successful Doors Open Day 2017

We had a very successful Doors Open Day 2017 on Saturday, 2nd September welcoming 117 visitors through our doors to enjoy a taste of what’s on offer in archives. There was advice from our conservation and family history experts, behind-the-scene tours, display of historic Highland sporting material from Am Baile (the Highland History & Culture… Read more »Read more

Autumn/Winter Season at the Highland Archive Centre

We’ve got a wide variety of exciting events coming up for our Autumn/Winter season at the Highland Archive Centre: Associationalism, Empire and the Archive of the Caledonian Societies of Kenya and Zanzibar (Public Lecture) 80 Years of Broadcasting the Camanachd (illustrated talk) Voices through the Centuries (dramatic monologue readings and display of original archives) Salvona the… Read more »Read more

Door Open Day at the Highland Archive Centre, 2nd Sept 2017

We’re excited to be participating in Doors Open Days again this year – pop in any time on Saturday 2nd September, between 11am-4pm, to see a display of archives from the collections or book on one of the three behind-the-scenes guided tours. Tour times: 11:30am, 1pm and 2.30pm (maximum of 20 people per tour). Please… Read more »Read more

Report from Conservation Open Day, 24th August

We had a very successful Conservation Open Day at the Highland Archive Centre on Thursday, 24th August. Fifteen attendees spent the day with two members of staff from High Life Highland’s Conservation Service – Richard Aitken (Senior Conservator) and Jeanette Pearson, (Conservation Officer). The morning started with a Document and Handling Session which included materials available for packaging… Read more »Read more

Door Open Day at the Highland Archive Centre, 2nd Sept 2017

We’re excited to be participating in Doors Open Days again this year – pop in any time on Saturday 2nd September, between 11am-4pm, to see a display of archives from the collections or book on one of the three behind-the-scenes guided tours. Tour times: 11:30am, 1pm and 2.30pm (maximum of 20 people per tour). Please… Read more »Read more

Conservation Open Day, 24 August 2017

High Life Highland Conservation Service offers a range of services, advice and training. We specialise in: Conservation, stabilisation, cleaning, re-construction and repair of archaeological and historic artefacts including ceramics, metals, wood and organic materials. Bookbinding and repair of volumes, parchment, paper, seals, maps, plans and photographs. Advice on suitable packaging including custom-made boxes and folders,… Read more »Read more

Nicol/Macbain Family Reunion Group

On Friday 7th July 2017 we were delighted to welcome members of the Nicol/Macbain Family Reunion Group to the Highland Archive Centre. Over the course of their visit the group enjoyed a talk by Family Historian, Anne Fraser, and a behind the scenes tour led by Archivist, Christine Wood. There was also an exhibition of… Read more »Read more

SINDEX Tartan Index

The SINDEX Tartan Index (Ref. HCA/D108/1/4/1) is a very interesting item in our Tartan Archive, D108. SINDEX (short hand for Sett index) is a filing system containing information for respective tartans recorded on a single card. Included are a colour strip, the tartan name, and the ‘sett-log’ or ‘slog’, an indexing code providing information on the pivots of… Read more »Read more