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Bernera Museum

Bernera Museum (Urras Eachraidh Sgire Bhearnaraidh) is operated on behalf of Bernera Historical Society (Comunn Eachraidh Sgire Bhearnaraidh) and is an independent, voluntary run local museum with a collection of archives for the island of Bernera on the west coast of the Isle of Lewis. As well as being fully accredited we are also a […]

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Cockburn Association

The Cockburn Association was founded in 1875 to promote and encourage the care and conservation of Edinburgh’s unique architectural and landscape heritage. The Association is one of the oldest conservation, planning and architectural advocacy organisations in the world. It takes its name from Lord Cockburn (1779-1854), a renown Scottish lawyer, judge and literary figure, who […]

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Community Stories – Community Archives project

Scottish Council on Archives (SCA) is currently undertaking a two-year project to support the development and accessibility of community archives in Scotland. The project is funded by the National Lottery Heritage Fund. The Community Stories – Community Archives project aims to help community groups across Scotland who have amazing archival material with cataloguing, preserving and […]

Your Scottish Archives online Q&A: Thursday 20th March

Join us for an opportunity to discuss Your Scottish Archives, the online portal designed to enhance access to Scotland’s rich archival collections. Date: Thursday 20th March 2025 Time: 10:00-11:00am, via Zoom Developed by the Scottish Council on Archives in collaboration with Archives Hub, Your Scottish Archives will improve how users discover and engage with Scotland’s […]

Your Scottish Archives Day: Your Scottish Archives portal

Do you want to make your collections searchable on one consolidated site and join over 100 archives across Scotland participating in Your Scottish Archives? Or do you just want to find out more about the project and hear more about Scottish archives? Join the Archives & Records Association on Friday 28th of February at the […]

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