21 August 2014

 Talk by Professor Eric Richards on the fascinating and little known stories of the mid-19th century migration of one third of the inhabitants of perhaps one of Scotland’s most enigmatic islands to Australia.

Inverness Museum and Art Gallery. BOOKING ESSENTIAL. Book in person at IMAG, Call 01463 237114,
or Email Cait.mccullagh@highlifehighland.com

Professor Richards is Emeritus Professor of History at Flinders. He publishes widely on British history. He is also author and editor of a range of books on migration history, notably his broad survey: Britannia’s Children: Emigration from England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland since 1600 (2004). His recent publications include: The Highland Clearances; People, Landlords and Rural Turmoil (Edinburgh, Birlinn, 2013)