Comann Eachdraidh Ionadail Phortrigh

 

Portree Local History Society

Chair: I. G. MacDonald

Secretary: Marilyn Clarke
Treasurer: Rita Campbell

 		 The Quay 

Programme of Meetings: 2008 - 2009

  • October 14, 2008
    High Pasture Cave and developments at Fiskavaig
    Stephen Birch

  • November 11, 2008
    MacLean family of Raasay.
    Iona MacDonald
  • December 9, 2008
    NB VENUE: Dunvegan Castle
    - The Castle, The Clan, The Homecoming
  • January 13, 2009
    All Creatures Great and Small- 50 Years as a Vet on Skye.
    D.J. Maclennan
  • February 10, 2009
    UHI History Department.
    Dr Jim Hunter
  • March 10, 2009
    St Maolrubha & St Columba.
    Norman Newton
  • April 14, 2009
    Col. Jock Collection and Museum of Isles Collection.
    Maggie MacDonald

Programme of Meetings: 2006 - 2007

October 10 - Bill Cowie - Kirk Cave, Rona
November 14 - Alister Ross – Education – PHS100
December 12 - Norman Newton - Skye and Raasay
(in association with Aberdeen University Centre for Lifelong Learning )
January 9 - Pat Myhill - Telford’s Stein
February 13 - Fiona MacKenzie – Màiri Mhòr nan Orain -
A song-lecture
March 13 - Ian McCrorie - The MacBrayne Story
April 10 - AGM, with guest speaker - Roger Hutchinson - “Calum’s Road”

All meetings are held at Tigh na Sgire, Portree,
at 7. 30 p.m.,
on the second Tuesday of each month.



Contact us:

  

Dualchas, part of The Highland Council Education, Culture and Sport Service, is based in Tigh na Sgire, Park Lane, Portree.

The Heritage Service gives access to detailed information on the history and culture of the locality through the varied and extensive resource material it holds.

The collections comprise 10,000 photographs as well as maps, postcards, documents, family and legal papers, and around 3,000 books.

For those with an interest in the distant past, there are archaeological and landscape survey reports, sites and monuments records and some of the artefacts resulting from local excavations.

We are open to visitors Monday to Friday, from 9am to 5pm (apart from lunchtime) or by ‘phone on 01478 613857.

 
Published by Stephen Clarke, on behalf of Portree Local History Society - © September 2006.
Photographs, unless otherwise stated © Dualchas 2006
The publisher and the Society publish this information in good faith, but cannot be held responsible for any errors or omissions.
Meeting dates and topics are subject to change.