For over 100 years the Herring Girls were the backbone of the UK’s fishing industry. Now funding has been secured for a joint project to be run by High Life Highland’s Archive Service in partnership with Suffolk Archives, the Norfolk Record Office, and Tasglann nan Eilean (the Hebridean Archives) to capture their stories. The grant… Read more »Read more
On the 23rd November 2019, from 11 – 4pm the Highland Archive Centre will host an event to mark the 10th anniversary of the building. Archives from our collections will be on display alongside a range of creative written and art work produced by school children, inmates at HMP Inverness and others in response to… Read more »Read more
The Highland Archive Centre is taking part in Doors Open Day this year, on the 31st August! Get in touch with us for more information.Read more
Through April and May the Highland Archive Centre is holding a series of talks looking at records in our collections. Crime & Punishment Records, 17th April 6:00pm-7:00pm Talk about the many fascinating items in the Highland Archive Centre’s collections which look at the history of crime and punishment in the Highlands, including the historic records of… Read more »Read more
Twice a year, the Highland Archive Centre runs a series of Archive Classes that are about to start again at the end of January. The Archives for Beginners series is a set of six classes that run once a week for six weeks. The aim of the classes is to provide an opportunity for you… Read more »Read more
On Saturday 17th November, 11am – 3pm, the Highland Archive Centre is hosting a drop-in exhibition of documents relating to the history and development of Inverness. Historic records of the town’s churches, schools, families and businesses will be on display, as well as family trees and other information. No booking is required for this event…. Read more »Read more
To mark the 70th anniversary of the NHS, the Highland Archive Centre is proud to host, in collaboration with NHS Highland, an event showcasing the long history of healthcare in the Highlands. The programme of the day is as follows: 1:00pm: Talk by Dr David Alston (Historian and Chair of NHS Highland) 1:45-2:00pm: Break 2:00pm:… Read more »Read more
On Saturday 1st September, 11am – 4pm, come and discover what happens at the Highland Archive and Registration Centre! Get a behind-the-scenes tour to see where the documents are cared for and stored, see an exhibition of archives relating to the history of engineering in the Highlands, ‘Ask the Experts’ your Family History and Conservation questions,… Read more »Read more
The above is the programme of events coming up at the Highland Archive Centre from April – June 2018. On Monday April 23rd, High Life Highland and UHI are co-hosting a free study day in collaboration with the First World War Centenary Partnership, led by Imperial War Museums, Gateways to the First World War, Living… Read more »Read more
