The John Rae Society and Orkney Research Centre for Archaeology (ORCA) put their heads together and held an archive training workshop on the 27th April 2019
How Would YOU Like To See The Hall Of Clestrain Develop?
“you can all take part – give your views – and suggestions – on what you would like to see happening at the Hall, on-going.”
One Person’s Rubbish…..
“Work is continuing, exploring and excavating around the outside of the Hall of Clestrain – family home of Arctic explorer Dr. John Rae”
A Hill…And A Hall….
“We took the path to the left, for a relatively short walk up the Hill of Midland.”
Bernie Bell’s John Rae Challenge!
“one acquaintance once said that I couldn’t stop talking. I said I can – but I don’t choose to!”
Match Funding Needed For The Hall Of Clestrain
“match funding is required to help create a development plan to ensure that the project for the restoration of the Hall of Clestrain is sustainable”
A Dashing Young Frenchman
” Has anyone any information about Joseph-Rene’s stay in Stromness in 1851″
Are You Ready For The John Rae Challenge???
“Help us put Dr John Rae, one of Scotland’s greatest yet little-known Arctic explorers, firmly into the hall of fame where he belongs. “
Janet Fea and the Burning of Sound
Thrust into a chair with a sword at her throat, Janet Fea, was forced to watch her house burn to the ground.
Kristyn/Clestrain and the Inuksuk
“Driving along the A964 in the parish of Orphir, you might notice, by the side of the road, an interesting stone structure. “