It's over 80 years since Rena recorded in her diary everyday events living on a highland croft during WWII.

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Developed together with Ullapool Museum, Hidden in Plain Sight tells the story of a lost Highland community through its people & our staff members Dr Elizabeth Ritchie & Dr Rachel Davis, & PhD graduate, Darroch Bratt, all feature in the expert interviews.
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On board the SS Lochbroom, 1930s. Three of the men have been identified as John MacLennan, Alan Mackenzie and Alexander Mackenzie

[photo from the collections Ullapool Museum]

Russell Crowe Have you heard about The Old Foxes, great great Aunt Anna Fraser? Sister to the 6th Laird of Lovat, at 14 she was used in arranged marriage in the Highlands. Full podcast here: open.spotify.com/episode/7JiZ7B…

The Sir John Fowler Memorial Clock being moved to its current position in #Ullapool in the 1960s. It originally stood in the middle of the road between the Caledonian Hotel and the corner of Quay Street and Argyle Street

[photo from the collections Ullapool Museum]

Catch our Dr Iain MacInnes on this new BBC Sounds podcast! 'House of the Lion: A Blood Soaked Throne', explores the bloody struggles for the throne of medieval Scotland, and Dr MacInnes features on episodes 2 and 3. bit.ly/42yknsV #ThinkUHI UHI Research

In case you missed it, a recording of our most recent event with Prof Ewen Cameron is now available both through the event page on our website, bit.ly/4bhVxBw or through our Youtube channel, youtu.be/JXZAOORPLRk

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The #Leckmelm group of #MonkeyPuzzle trees near Ullapool Lucy Beattie #Ullapool Ullapool Ullapool Museum open from April Ullapool News always visible from Scottish Citylink

We’d like to kick off our first post with one to puzzle the mind…

What is this? What could it have been used for?

Post your thoughts in the comments below. Feel free to share this post and perhaps some of your friends will help you come to a conclusion? #ullapoolklondykers

Other than the financial boost, morale was high at the time and by all accounts, the locals enjoyed having these visitors. The sailors were very friendly and loved music, would burst into song at the drop of a hat. #ullapoolklondykers

There would be queues of boats maybe six long waiting to reach the pier. The shops and pubs would be filled with locals and visitors alike.

By the time the Russian boats were arriving, there would still be American tourists in the village who were very surprised by it all. During its height, about three times the population of Ullapool would be out living on the loch.

The small fishing village of Ullapool had been a seasonal location, with tourists coming in during the summer, but the Klondykers came in during the winter brought business for all year round.

From as early as the 1960s to the late 1990s, Ullapool played host to a large number of fish processing ships known as Klondykers. Though the majority of Klondykers were Russian, they also came from East Germany, Bulgaria, Romania, Poland, Egypt, Nigeria, and Korea.

We would like to make an exciting announcement! For the month of January we will be combatting the January blues with posts featuring photos, quotes, collections from the time of the Klondykers!

📢Data workshop incoming!! Wondering what all the info in your social media analytics means and how you can use it to make you work smarter not harder? Need help with reporting SPI figures? Then 👀👇!
Understanding your Data | 28th November,
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The flour mill on Isle Martin, c1930. The mill operated in the old herring curing station which had been built in the 1770s. There was a light railway running from the jetty to the mill which was removed after the mill closed down

[photo from the collections Ullapool Museum]

We have added new recordings to our collection of past HTL events! Including a recent talk with Darroch Bratt ('Spare a Thought for the Exciseman') & our REMRA roundtable on Public History from an Early Modern perspective, you can find the recordings here bit.ly/3XrjwYH