
Deadline for applications: 5pm, Wednesday April 19th 2023
Deadline for applications: 5pm, Wednesday April 19th 2023
Orcadian historian, Bryce Wilson, gave a short address reminding the gathering of Rae’s great achievements as an Arctic explorer and of discovering the fate of the Franklin Expedition.
A new exhibition at the University of Aberdeen will bring together the work of one of Scotland’s most acclaimed landscape artists, Barbara Rae, and the story of Orcadian Arctic explorer, John Rae.
Brisk west to southwesterly winds. Maximum temperature 15 °C.
“For someone who’s built the first astronomically aligned stone circle in the British Isles for over 3000 years, my growing acquaintance with them has been a long-drawn-out process. “
Three Arctic experts will speak via Zoom sharing their insights on various aspects of life in the extreme North.
The John Rae Society is to benefit from royalties from a new song.
Ken Stewart gives a talk on John Rae’s boyhood in Orkney, his medical training and work as a doctor, his Arctic expeditions and how he solved the two great remaining mysteries of the Arctic.
A short film of the ceremony to mark the 208th year of the birth of Arctic explorer Dr John Rae, born 30th September 1813 at the Hall of Clestrain, Orphir, Orkney.
Rain and strong southerly winds over Orkney. Maximum temperature 13 °C.