What we did this week…

What we did this week…

Jess Smith and attendees of the book signingWe have had a very exciting week!  On Wednesday  Jess Smith came to visit our midweek memories group and was the star at our first ever book signing. Midweek memories loved hearing Jess's stories and the book signing was...

Week in review

We have had another busy week here in the archive!We had a full day visit from a group of masters students from Abertay University studying Applied Games and research practice. They have been working with us to create a game about the history of Dunkeld and popped up...

What we got up to in January 2025

We had a busy January here in Dunkeld Archive! We began the first stage of our redevelopment project with a public consultation day and a formal evening launch event on the 17th of January . This included a display about our history as an organisation and an...

Young Archaeologist Club

Young Archaeologist Club

Young Archaeologist Club Christmas party turned into a "paperchain workshop". We were so impressed by their initiative to find ways to work faster and as a team, although the lure of a prize for the longest paperchain helped ! The finished product speaks for itself....

Workforce for the Future project

Workforce for the Future project

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...

Doors Open Days 2024

Doors Open Days 2024

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...