Blog Entries from West Highland Museum
Blogs (web logs) and blogspots provide a unique insight into Highland life and nature in Lochaber and The West Highlands.
The titles and text snippets give a taste of each entry with direct links to the main blog entry on the host website.
We hope you will find time to explore the full articles and further information on the host blog sites.
Please feel free to contact us if you have any suggestions for blogs you would like to see here.
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Last Update: Monday, August 10, 2020 - 12:10
The population of St Kilda, before the island’s evacuation, survived mainly on seabirds and their eggs. Because fishing in the waters around the archipelago was often hazardous, and the soil too poor...
The island archipelago of St Kilda, sitting alone in the Atlantic some 40 miles west of North Uist, was once home to a small population who endured much hardship during the island’s 2,000-year...
In June Betty Bruce recollected her childhood memories of VE Day in Fort William. In this second instalment she reminisces about life after the War.
During lockdown there has been lots of time to...
A Prayer book said to have been used by Prince Charles Edward Stuart at Culloden Moor in 1746 was gifted to the museum in July 2018.
The prayer book titled “Manual of a Christian” was said to...
Some beautifully embroidered postcards were recently gifted to the Museum.
These postcards are part of a much larger collection sent by John McCallum to his wife Mary from France during the Great...
When Highland Council relocated to the Charles Kennedy Building in 2018, they gifted an array of interesting items to the Museum. Among the objects donated was the original Hiroshima Plaque that...
One question most often asked by our visitors is how we acquire our exhibits.
Some of our exhibits are gifted by individual donors, or by families clearing out attics or outhouses. Or, by...
A milestone is within reach
The Museum celebrates its 100th birthday in May 2022. Descendants of original founders Victor Hodgson and Elizabeth Ryan to this day are directors of the Museum.
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Four beautiful examples of 19th century pistols were gifted to the West Highland Museum in 2017.
The pistols were owned by Major James MacFarlane (1774 – 1849). James father died when he was...
There were once five sets of tunnels under the Caledonian Canal between Banavie and Gairlochy. One of these collapsed about 1840 and drained the canal. It was never rebuilt. The burn that...
