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Research and Reminiscence: Evanton Wartime Remains [Evanton] ...

22 May 2013

Starts: 19:00
Ends: 21:30

Evanton Wartime Remains

The Evanton Wartime Remains project will take off from the end of February. On Wednesday evenings at the Cornerstone Cafe in Evanton, 7-9:30pm, from February through to July, there will be sessions to explore memories of the wartime remains in the village, to explore archive and other information, and then sessions to create a display and tourist leaflet. There will also be walks and opportunities to record by photograph and GPS some of the many remains still surviving.

We are very lucky that plans and aerial photographs from the 1940s survive, as well as some interesting buildings. All in all it is shaping up to be an exciting few months. The programme will kick off with a lecture by Allan Kilpatrick of the RCAHMS about wartime remains in Easter Ross on 20th Feb 2013. Many of you will have heard Allan speak before, or have been on one of his guided walks during Highland Archaeology Fortnight, so know that his knowledge and enthusiasm for Highland wartime remains is both impressive and infectious!

For the reminiscence sessions, all are welcome, whether you remember the wartime years or just want to learn more! We invite people to help write down the memories of those who are contributing, and to help ask questions. Other ARCH reminiscence sessions have shown that they are exciting and highly informative and there is every reason to guess that the Evanton sessions will also be!

If you would like to be kept informed of events, please contact the ARCH office if you have not already done so. Come for some or all of the sessions! If you need help getting to and from the Cornerstone Cafe, do get in touch and we will try to arrange car share or transport.

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Workshop: Every object tells YOUR story [Inverness] ...

22 May 2013

Starts: 14:00
Ends: 16:00

Every object tells YOUR story,

Inverness Museum and Art Gallery

There are over 50,000 objects in the collections at Inverness Museum and Art Gallery and only a small number of these are on display at any one time. We are always looking for opportunities to bring more
of our objects out of storage and on display in the galleries and this time we would like you to help us do this.

This two hour session will include a curator led tour of the archaeology gallery, an opportunity to peer behind the scenes into the museum's reserve store and a chance to choose an object for display in the gallery. We will spend time, looking, seeing, exploring, being inspired by and finding the story hidden in your object and then we will compose a label, telling your story!

This session is FREE, but booking is essential, as places are limited. Further details and bookings to Cait McCullagh at cait.mccullagh@highlifehighland.com or 01463 237 114

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