History: In remembrance of someone I never knew
Some readers of this magazine may recall the article written by James Irvine entitled “Last Voyage of the Active” in Issue No. 312 (October 2006).
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Nelson’s Column
Recently I enjoyed the glitter and magic of the Clickimin Christmas Craft Fair. My wife, in her capacity as a jeweller and silversmith, set up
READ FULL STORYPast Life: Frobisher’s Shetland Hansel
It is not generally known that Sir Martin Frobisher, that grand seaman and explorer, on his first voyage in search of new seas and lands
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At a recent meeting of the Burravoe Literary and Debating Society the motion before the house was “That housewives should be paid a weekly wage
READ FULL STORYEditorial: Tokenism at the till
To suggest that the problems our society faces are complex is hardly a controversial proposition. Were they not complex we would surely have solved them
READ FULL STORYPolitics: Democracy in the isles
A Shetland student has recently completed a comprehensive database of the islands’ political history, and the results are now available online. Chris Cope spoke to
READ FULL STORYHistory: The Turnbull tragedies
In the last years of the eighteenth century, a young man came to Shetland to work as tutor to the family of John Scott of
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You might have imagined that charity and ethics would go hand in hand, but apparently not. Neil Riddell explores the absurd and worrying rejection of
READ FULL STORYNelson’s Column
My wife and I are about to enter our second Shetlandic winter. When we arrived to live and work in Shetland last summer, we were
READ FULL STORYTochts fae Tushie Truncherfaece
Me an my Meenie differ in opinion ower Guy Fawkes Nicht. I canna wait for da 5th o November, an Meenie canna wait for hit
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From The Shetland Times, Friday 27th November, 1959 Where should the extension to Lerwick Central School be sited? That’s a problem exercising the minds of
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From Shetland Life, November 1984, No.49 WIR Cooncil niver seems tae mak much haedwye wi dir development plans so I tocht I wid drap you
READ FULL STORYCataloguing the past
At the Shetland Archives, an immense number of fascinating and remarkable documents, covering all aspects of these islands’ history, are available for visitors to access.
READ FULL STORYThe centre stone of the arch
This year marks the 40th anniversary of the Walter and Joan Gray home in Scalloway. To mark the event, Janis Smith tells the story of
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