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14 October 2024
Starts: 19:00
Ends: 21:30
Norwegians in Contin in World War II
Monday evenings from 7-9.30pm from 9th September 2024 at Contin Hall. We will also be facilitating several online Zoom sessions to link to unable to attend in person sessions, some of whom are investigating the topic in Norway.
Free - all welcome.
After the invasion of Norway in World War II, the Norwegian government relocated to the UK and there was significant military activity in the Highlands.
The first stage of a project investigating their presence in the Highlands will focus on the area of Contin. The Norwegians had their local headquarters nearby in Brahan Castle and officers and men were stationed at Coul House, so it seems to have been an area of great activity. However, despite this, relatively little is known about what the Norwegian Army was actually doing here and how they interacted with the local population. This project aims to fill in this gap in our knowledge about this time period.
The project aims to bring together local people and people who simply have an interest, to capture memories, research archive military material and create a display of the findings to inform the general public about this fascinating time in the history of the Highlands.
If you are interested in being involved and would like to book a place, please contact us on 07788 835466 or email us at archhighland@googlemail.com
This course is possible with funding from Fairburn Community Fund (SSE Renewables).
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14 October 2024
Starts: 19:30
Brora Stories
Online talk by Nick Lindsay
Organised by Fortrose and Rosemarkie Local History Society. memrship if £5 / year. Visitors can join but must register beforehand. For details see their website
This whistle stop virtual tour around Brora, it's history, heritage, stories and quirks will surprise you. Brora has a great deal to offer and much of it falls under the category of 'hidden gems'! From its geological origins to its modern day heritage centre and museum development, Nick Lindsay will give a brief, but interesting and entertaining talk on Brora. Sadly, Nick only has limited time to tell you its long and fascinating history, but you will get a good flavour of what has happened, what is happening and what will happen in Brora!
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14 October 2024
The dig at Brodie Castle near Forres will follow the same format as previous years. Volunteers are sought to help both on the week days to staff the dig and the weekend to help run the open public event (e.g. introducing families to archaeological excavation chatting about artefacts from the dig and helping with logistics/registration etc – as an added incentive we also have a medieval reenactment group with us on Sunday!). Volunteers can choose only to dig if they wish.
Please contact Daniel Rhodes on drhodes@nts.org.uk. Some accomadation is available onsite
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