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10/6/2024A New Book About The Ulbster Burial Ground
Caithness Family History Society held a very successful book launch at the Old Smiddy Inn, Thrumster on the morning of Saturday 25th May. The book is Fiona Begg's "Ulbster Burial Ground," which contains photos and transcriptions of all visible gravestones, plus some extra family information about the people recorded on the stones.
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29/4/2024Photography Competition - Castletown Heritage
See poster for details..
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29/1/2024All At Sea - Exhibition Castletown Heritage
See poster for details..
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20/1/2024Caithness Family History Talks
See poster.
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18/11/2023Caithness Broch Project Takes Another Step Forward
The Caithness Broch project group have made an exciting announcement on their Facebook page about another momentous step in their plans to build a new broch. After a lengthy search for the perfect site, we are pleased to announce that we have identified an area north of Latheron known as Flygla as our preferred site for our 'Big Broch Build'.
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8/10/2023Exhibition At Castletown Heritage - Castlehill House And Estate 1770 -1967
At Castlehill we now have our new exhibition up and running. The title of the exhibition is "Castlehill House and Estate 1770 -1967".
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18/1/2023My Family Tree and Treasures I have Found
See poster for details..
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13/12/2022Notes For Your Diary At Castlehill Heritage
Hi All, Hope you are all managing to keep warm in this bitterly cold weather. At least there is not too much snow so we can get about.[History]
13/6/2022Castlehill Heritage Centre Event 24 June
We have some different events coming up. June 24th 1 PM to 4 PM we have a visit from the BBC.
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4/4/2022Castletown Heritage Society's AGM - 26 April
Castletown Heritage Society's AGM to be held on Tuesday 26th April at 7:30 PM. This will be our first in person meeting since 2019 so we hope that you will be able to come.
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18/10/2020Castletown Heritage Society Moving On Youtube
Technology is changing how we all work and play and Castletown Heritage Society like many other groups held its AGM last Thursday on Zoom. The group are not sitting idly by as things change and have decided to present more about their area on Youtube.
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13/8/2019Archaeology Dig to start at Iron Age site in Caithness
The University of the Highlands and Islands Archaeology Institute, in partnership with the Yarrows Heritage Trust, are preparing for a fourth season of excavation at the Burn of Swartigill in Thrumster, Caithness, Scotland. Previous seasons of excavation at the site have uncovered a complex of Iron Age structures, which are providing an important window into Iron Age society away from the monumental architecture of the Brochs.
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24/4/2019Family History Conference - Saturday, April 27th
Family history enthusiasts from across Scotland and beyond will gather in Caithness this month for a major one-day conference. Wick's Pulteney Centre Saturday is the venue on Saturday, April 27th for the annual conference of the Scottish Association of Family History Societies (SAFHS) under the title of Northern Roots.[History]
10/4/2019Would You Like To Help Out At Mary Anns Cottage
We are almost at the start of our new season at Mary Anne's Cottage in Dunnet. Recruiting volunteers has become increasingly difficult these last few years, and with the 1st May looming we are realising that we will possibly be struggling this season with who we have; two of our regulars have opted to become ‘standby', meaning they are only able to help on an emergency basis.
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28/2/2019Highland Council In Talks To Reopen Caithness Horizons
Talks have taken place on the possibility of reopening Thurso's Caithness Horizons which closed last week due to financial problems. The operators of the museum and art gallery said increasing running costs and reduced income had made the running of the site "unsustainable".
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9/2/2019Evening Talk - Castletown Lass To Australian Pioneer
An evening talk revealing the fascinating story of Frances Purves (1829 - 1900) from Thurdistoft Farm.
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1/2/2019Pastime From Past Times
An exhibition at Castletown Heritage.
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6/1/2019Caithness Family History Society's first talk of 2019
Caithness Family History Society's first talk of the New Year will be in a new venue; Thurso Library. The speaker will be Caitlin Morrison, a history teacher at Wick High School.
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28/8/2018Events At Castlehill -1st September 2018
On Saturday, 1st September 2018 we are having a brooch making day with Joanne Kaar teaching techniques etc. There are still a few places so if you wish to take part phone 01847 821 120 which is the Centre.[History]
15/4/2017Books From Caithness Family History Society
CAITHNESS FAMILY HISTORY SOCIETY (Scottish Registered Charity No. SC029848) has published 8 books which can help with family history research.
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