by dunkeldcommarchive | Dec 19, 2024 | Local History
Thanks to Museum Galleries Scotland funding we recently completed an amazing project with P6/7 at the Royal School of Dunkeld. The Workforce for the Future project is aimed at teaching children about the many different jobs within the heritage sector. Local...
by dunkeldcommarchive | Dec 5, 2024 | Local History
Our Young Archaeologist Club had a guest speaker today. Bob Carchrie, a local Archaeologist who works for Alder Archaeology, came to talk to the kids about what it like to be a Commercial Archaeologist working on projects like the excavation of the ground underneath...
by dunkeldcommarchive | Dec 4, 2024 | Local History
Jess Smith, local traditional storyteller and author, came to speak with our Mid Week Memories group today. Many stories were told of people the group knew from times past. Memories and laughter were shared. Jess’s new book “Button Bog” is available...
by dunkeldcommarchive | Sep 20, 2024 | Local History
Thanks to funding from the AIM Pilgrim Trust Collections and Conservation grant, important conservation work has been carried out on this amazing photograph album from 1857. Originally gifted to us from a charity shop in Yorkshire, the photographer and importance of...
by dunkeldcommarchive | Sep 15, 2024 | Local History
For this years event we arranged for two guided history walks around Dunkeld, a 2km walk around the village, and a 7km walk into the surrounding hills for the more adventurous. James Jarvis led the walks with a mountain of knowledge to share about the history of our...
by dunkeldcommarchive | Sep 13, 2024 | Local History
We are pleased to announce the launch of our first external exhibition in the Birnam Arts Centre. The exhibiton tells the story of James MacIntosh, his family, interests and specifically his music. The FREE exhibition came about after Munro Gauld, a local Musician...
