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Orkney Archive - get dusty: History
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Orkney Archive - get dusty. Orkney Library is the oldest public library in Scotland. In 1683, William Baikie bequeathed his library of over 150 books to the "Publeck Liberarie of Kirkwall" which, as former head librarian David Tinch says in his publication. The Orkney Library 1683 - 1983,. Suggests that a public library already existed in Kirkwall. However, we are satisfied to date our inception from this year. The Orkney Library 1683 - 1983;. The outer islands are now served by the Mobile Library servic...
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Orkney Archive - get dusty: Tour
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Orkney Archive - get dusty. Our beautiful building in the centre of Kirkwall. You'll come to the library first but just ignore it and go up the stairs to the right. This is the Searchroom, where you can consult archives and talk to the delightful staff. This could be you! The Orkney Room. It not only has books, but seats too. The old stuff which makes it all possible. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Orkney Library and Archive. Or, to quote a colleague in another department, 'a load of old tat.'. Here are som...
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Orkney Archive - get dusty: 20th April 2009 Fereday Prize Projects
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Orkney Archive - get dusty. Thursday, 3 September 2009. 20th April 2009 Fereday Prize Projects. Today we received, as always, the top Fereday Prize projects to catalogue as part of the archive. The Fereday Prize was devised by Dr Ray Fereday, former Principal Teacher of History at Kirkwall Grammar School. Its purpose is to encourage pupils in 2nd year history classes to bring original material into the Orkney Archive. Also received were ten highly commended projects:. Colin Sinclair’s ‘Sandwi...Christie ...
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Orkney Archive - get dusty: John Rae at Home
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Orkney Archive - get dusty. Friday, 26 July 2013. John Rae at Home. We have a new exhibition! Don't you ever tire of hearing about all the thrilling Canadian Arctic adventuring that John Rae did, all the tediously competent, heroic journeys, facility with the inuit people and culture and his eventual discovery of what really happened to Franklin and his men, blah, blah, blah? We've put together the display to lead up to the John Rae 200. In 1852 John Rae had returned from his third arctic expedition and ...
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Orkney Archive - get dusty: Not to Skaill
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Orkney Archive - get dusty. Saturday, 25 April 2015. As promised here are a few of the items we used in our. Orkney Archive Reference: D8/4/1/2. Plan of the buildings uncovered at Skaill in Sandwick in 1867. L8343-3 An artist's impression of the Ring of Brodgar, no date given. Orkney Archive Reference: D2/17/4. Letter from the Balfour of Balfour and Trenabie Collection. Stromness 30th Decr 1814. I have the honour to remain. Your very obed. Servt. Orkney Archive Reference: D29/2/11 -. Professor V. Gor...
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Orkney Archive - get dusty: Double Dutch Mystery Document
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Orkney Archive - get dusty. Saturday, 18 July 2015. Double Dutch Mystery Document. We have this wonderful document* from September 1659, which we believe was written in Dutch. But we have no idea what it is about. Can anyone help? Have we any Dutch followers who can also read 17th century documents? We can identify two words which are repeated a lot "Looft God" which means "God Bless" , so perhaps it is a religious document, or connected in some way with St Magnus Cathedral? 18 July 2015 at 16:05. Saavon...
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Orkney Archive - get dusty: Orkney At War (May-July 1915)
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Orkney Archive - get dusty. Tuesday, 5 May 2015. Orkney At War (May-July 1915). From the Diary of Margaret Tait, sister to James Tait, cabinet maker, Kirkwall (Archive Ref. D1/525). Orcadians serving in the war, kept in a scrapbook by Dr. Duncan, Stromness. Archive Ref. D1/1127). From the Diary of James Marwick, Lieut/Capt. O.R.G.A (T) (Archive Ref. D1/1118). Orcadians serving in the war, kept in a scrapbook by Dr. Duncan, Stromness. Archive Ref. D1/1127). Archive Ref. D1/1127). Archive Ref. D1/1127).
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Orkney Archive - get dusty: Life and Liberty in Georgia 1775
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Orkney Archive - get dusty. Saturday, 4 July 2015. Life and Liberty in Georgia 1775. Happy 4th of July to all our American Followers! As a special treat here is a letter describing life in Snowhill, nr Augusta Georgia in December 1775 written by indentured servant Baikia Harvey to his Godfather Thomas Baikie of Firth, Orkney. H Riffel and Barrill. I am Dear Godfather. Your most Obident and Hum'l Godsone. Snowhill Near Augusta in Georgia. 7 July 2015 at 17:43. 9 July 2015 at 16:58. Subscribe to: Post Comm...
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Orkney Archive - get dusty: A Tale of Survival
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Orkney Archive - get dusty. Monday, 19 January 2015. A Tale of Survival. Once upon a time there was a church in Stronsay. The congregation carried out some renovation work on the interior of the church. They built a new pilaster desk for the minister something like this perhaps. In this desk they hid something, a piece of paper. On this piece of paper they wrote:. Rev Joseph Caskey, Minister. Scollay Skethway, Elder. Robert Larmonth, do [ditto]. Thomas Sinclair, do [ditto]. John Forbes, do [ditto]. What ...
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