Nucleus: The Nuclear and Caithness Archives will close to the public on 23rd December 2021 and re-open on 6th January 2022. Any enquiries may be sent to [email protected] We would like to wish everyone a safe and happy holiday season.Read more
Posts Categorized: Uncategorized
Uncategorized
Nucleus – Covid-19
Nucleus: The Nuclear and Caithness Archives has now re-opened to the public. We will be operating a booking system that allows for readers to visit our searchroom and consult records during the following times: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday: 1000-1600. If you wish to book a time please phone or email using the contact details… Read more »Read more
Talking About My Generation
An inter-generational project to celebrate Grandparents of all ages, to share stories of life and work with a group of S1 to S5 pupils at Wick High School. Nucleus: The Nuclear & Caithness Archive is working in partnership with Generations Working Together, Wick High School and Wick Voices to encourage intergenerational conversations. By bringing people… Read more »Read more
You Time Family History Class
We’ll be delivering a one-off Family History class here in the Archive Centre as part of the You Time Programme on Wednesday 31st August, between 11.00am and 12.30pm. If you’d like to know how to get started on tracing your family tree, or want to know how you can delve deeper into your family’s past,… Read more »Read more
An “Archive Roadshow” – Caithness Archive Centre at Lybster
One of the biggest challenges facing any Archive is the question of how to give local people the opportunity to see and interact with the historical records of their community – how, in short, to give them access to their own history? It was as a response to this challenge that Caithness Archive staff loaded… Read more »Read more
Watten Prisoner of War Camp Newsletter, c.1948
Watten Prisoner of War Camp operated from 1943 until 1948. Several thousand ordinary prisoners were placed there, and they were allowed out to work on local farms. But a separate, top secret part of the camp housed hard line Nazi prisoners, referred to as “Black POWs”, who were subjected to an intense programme of de-Nazification… Read more »Read more
