FLAME. the Gasworks Museum of Ireland 44 Irish Quarter West Carrickfergus BT38 8AT 028 9336 9575 www.flamegasworks.co.uk Carrickfergus boasts Ireland’s sole surviving coal gasworks and is one of only three left in the British Isles. Visit this unique site and see how gas was made from coal in Europe’s largest set of hoizontal retorts. You’ll … Read more
Association of Family History Societies of Wales c/o Menna Evans, Adran Casgliadau, National Library of Wales Aberystwyth SY25 3BU www.fhswales.org.uk The association was formed in 1981 as a grouping of the family history societies which then existed within Wales. Its constitution states that its Aims and Objectives are: to promote the study of family history … Read more
Shetland, insular county of Scotland, 50 miles NE. of Orkney, 352,876 acres, population 29,705; Mainland, population 20,821; it consists of about 100 islands, 29 of which are inhabited – Mainland, Yell, Unst, Fetlar, Whalsay, and Bressay being the largest. Mainland, comprising more than half the area of the whole group, extends N. and S. for … Read more
Orkney, insular county of Scotland, separated from Caithness by the Pentland Firth (6½ to 8 miles broad); area, 240,476 acres, population 32,044; population of Pomona, or Mainland, 17,165. The Orkneys comprise 67 islands, 28 of which are inhabited, besides a large number of rocky islets or skerries. They are divided into 3 groups – the … Read more
Archaeology Scotland Suite 1a, Stuart House Eskmills, Station Road Musselburgh EH21 7PB 0845 872 3333 www.archaeologyscotland.org.uk Archaeology Scotland is a key centre for community archaeology in Scotland. We are a voluntary membership organisation that works to secure the archaeological heritage of Scotland for its people through education, promotion and support. Museums Galleries Scotland Waverley Gate, … Read more
Anglo-Sikh Heritage Trail 2 Victoria Mews Walsall WS4 2DZ 0845 600 1893 www.asht.info The Anglo Sikh Heritage Trail is a groundbreaking initiative that aims to promote a greater understanding of the shared heritage between the Sikhs and Britain. Archives & Records Association Prioryfield House, 20 Canon Street Taunton TA1 1SW 01823 327 077 www.archives.org.uk On … Read more
UK-wide 130th (St John) Field Ambulance Research Group www.130thstjohnfieldambulance.co.uk A group dedicated to the history of the 130th (St John) Field Ambulance RAMC. Anglo-German Family History Society 82 Hillside Grove Chelmsford CM2 9DB www.agfhs.org.uk Anglo-German Family History Society is for those who are interested in researching the genealogy or family history of people from the … Read more
With key Welsh heritage bodies, including national museums, facing budget cuts of >10%, a petition has been launched to call for increased funding. Over 11,000 people have signed (petitions.senedd.wales/petitions/246088), meaning it will be considered for debate in the Senedd (pictured).
The National Trust for Scotland has found a shoe buckle at the site of the Battle of Culloden, and has suggested that it may have belonged to clan chief Donald Cameron of Lochiel. Grapeshot was found at the same spot, which tallies with the known cause of his death. [@N_T_S]
A temporary exhibition, ‘Antonine Wall: Beyond the Boundaries’, is now open at Kinneil House in Bo’ness – the wall runs near the 16th century house managed by Historic Environment Scotland, and the exhibition explores the Roman influence in central Scotland. [@HistEnvScot]