And just like that, another week has passed! We started as we always do with a visit from Monday Memories, this week the group had a look through newspaper clippings from the 1990s and early 2000s from the local area. This jogged lots of memories and even informed people of events they had missed at the time. If you would like to get involved with the group, contact the archive. We are always happy to have new members!
The Young Archaeologists’ paid us a visit this week, we started with a Greek gods and goddesses wordsearch which the group completed in record time and then we played some horrible histories games. Our excavation season starts soon so a nice relaxed session was in order!
Our adults’ Archaeology and history club will be taking part in two excavations this summer; one in collaboration with the University of Aberdeen, the other is a continuation of the dig we started as a training exercise for our Young Archaeologists’ club last year. The training site last year had some very exciting finds so we have decided to focus the excavation on a specific feature within the site this year. We will keep you all up to date with the club activities as things progress.
Our next living history event takes place this month. A limited number of tickets are still available for our 18th century apothecary workshop with the Historical Herbalists on the 28th of June. It is a full day experience including lunch and all required materials for just £80. Book now via eventbrite.
Information about all other upcoming events we are hosting can be found via our What’s on page.
Things are really coming together with our shops and houses research project now, we have completed some of the properties and have nearly completed many more. We will be compiling and exhibiting this information later this year, so keep your eyes peeled!
Here is a sneak peek at one of the images. This is a photograph of the Dunkeld Cathedral Manse gates taken by the Reverend Tom Dick in the 1990s.
We will be completing a series of online consultations as part of our development project. We have big news coming about these events soon so keep a look out for information on how to get involved with the process.
The volunteers have been working hard digitising church documents from Caputh and Clunie, they have now digitised more than 70 full books! This is an excellent method of keeping the books safe as now they do not have to be handled to be read which protects them from accidental damage such as rips and tears.