Hebridean Archives

Interested to know what our fantastic @RobertsonTrust intern Taylor has been doing all summer? Check out our oral history project, Voices: The Hebridean Story. A huge thanks to @Tasglann, @ScotlandsSounds, and @OurStoryScot for their support! #archives scottisharchives.org.uk/explore/commun…

Enjoyable evening talking to North Lochs Historical Society last night about Tasglann sources of interest to the group, and finding out about their place name research.

On Wednesday evening Lorna Macaulay of @harristweedauth was interviewed on BBC Radio Scotland about the finished project! Listen here from 2hr19 (after the discussion on huge crocodiles): bbc.co.uk/radio/play/b0b…

Read about the successful completion of the Harris Tweed archive cataloguing project (@HTAarchive) here! cne-siar.gov.uk/news/2018/july…

The HTA archive catalogue has gone live on the Archives Hub! Thanks to everyone who contributed to making this happen: heritage staff, volunteers, the project funder @UkNatArchives and of course the @harristweedauth themselves for depositing their collection with @Tasglann! twitter.com/archiveshub/st…

@ScotlandsSounds @WILibraries @HTAarchive @cne_siar @ArchiveGnome @shonamairi26 @ness_historical Honestly, it hasn't rained for weeks! ☔️

Thanks Stornoway for great, honest and encouraging sound chat and a reminder of what wet weather looks like. @Tasglann @WILibraries @HTAarchive @cne_siar @ArchiveGnome @shonamairi26 @ness_historical Tomorrow, Benbecula. I hope #stormhector behaves

It was great to talk about sound archives with @ScotlandsSounds in Stornoway this afternoon! Lots of discussions about digitising and making sound archives accessible, as well as exploring the resources needed to make this happen.

On the way to hold our Stakeholder meetings in Stornoway (Today) and Benbecula (Tomorrow). Great chance to chat all things Sound with our Western Isles network members. @Tasglann @Ceolasuist @WILibraries @cne_siar and more...

I've been asked to help try and establish the location of the settlement in this photograph. This style of building is most closely associated with the Western Isles. Do you recognise it? Thanks. #Hebrides

Do you use #archives? If you do we want to hear your thoughts and ideas as we develop an online portal for Scotland's archives. Details here: scottisharchives.org.uk/news/workshops…

Something a little different outside the castle today! twitter.com/travgallery/st…

Yesterday evening we were at the launch of an exhibition of some of Gösta Sandberg’s photos of the west side of Lewis, arranged by Comunn Eachdraidh an Taobh Siar. We were even joined by Gösta, via Facetime! The exhibition is on from today until Saturday 28th April (see poster).

Chaidh sinn a-raoir gu taisbeanadh ùr Chomainn Eachdraidh an Taobh Siar far a bheil deilbh a thog Gösta Sandberg air an Taobh Siar anns na 70an. Bha Gösta fhèin an lathair, tro Facetime! Bi an taisbeanadh fosgailte gu Disathairne 28mh Giblein (faic an sanas son amannan).

Donald Ewen Macdonald discusses his role in the Paiblesgarry Land Raid on Balranald Estate, North #Uist in 1921: goo.gl/JncDSj [audio: @TobarDualchais, 1973; photo of Balranald: @edcentrallib]

A couple of #harristweed-related events coming up @MuseumnanEilean tomorrow! Hand-spinning workshop at 2pm (booking required) and a traditional ceilidh, including a luadh (waulking the tweed), songs and stories, at 7.30pm!

@lookingcat We think it's for entrance to senior school in general - so aimed at somewhere from 11-14 years old.

@Tasglann What age is this aimed at, is it for entrance to grammar school in general, or to a particular school?

Look what we found inside an old school log book today! Can anyone solve these 1923 arithmetic questions? Remember to show your working! 😄

The photo panels from the Harris Tweed archive open day will be up in the museum foyer and long gallery for the next week or two, if any else fancies taking a look! #harristweed @MuseumnanEilean

Thank you to everyone who came along to the open day on Saturday and made it a success - we had over 100 people! Lots of identification of people in photos and stories shared, and great crafts made!

Looking forward to the Harris Tweed archive open day on Saturday! Tasglann and Museum nan Eilean, Lews Castle, 1-4pm (craft activity available 2-4pm) Here's an article from... scotsman.com/lifestyle/in-p…