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| Caithness- Dounreay Stephen Cashmore turns back the pages of Caithness history more than 40 years to describe the land deals at Isauld and Lower Dounreay that enabled the county's atomic era to get under way in earnest. This a short series based on the personal papers of the late Donald Carmichael, the first administrative officer at the AEA's Dounreay site. This series of articles have been sponsored by the UKAEA for publishing on the Internet within the Highland Archives Web-site |
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| Man from the Ministry who paved the way for Dounreay | The Story | (14kb) |
| Blinding flash that signaled the dawn of the Nuclear Age | The Story | (20kb) |
| Dounreay 1954 - The Fears and The Facts | The Story | (20kb) |
| Dounreay's beginnings debated by candlelight | The Story | (20kb) |
| Dounreay - Building the Theory | The Story | (17kb) |
| Dounreay - Open For Public Inspection | The Story | (19kb) |
| Dounreay 1953 - Decisions and Delays | The Story | (16kb) |
| Dounreay - The Cold War Connection | The Story | (18kb) |
| Caithness- Local History | ||
| Accounts of the County:The Victorian Angler in Caithness | The Story | (13kb) |
| Victoria’s Loon Comes To Thurso | The Story | (9kb) |
| Roaming Around Sir John's Back Yard | The Story | (17kb) |
| Once Upon A Time In Latheron | The Story | (16kb) |
| The Log Of The Miranda | The Story | (29kb) |
| THURSO 1875 | The Story | (11kb) |
| Stray Leaves From The Teabowl- Short Stories | ||
| Stray Leaves From The Teabowl | ||
| Stray Leaves From The Teabowl No 2 | ||
| Stray Leaves From The Teabowl No 3 | ||
| Stray Leaves From The Teabowl No 4 | ||
| Stray Leaves From The Teabowl No 5 | ||
| Stray Leaves From The Teabowl No 6 | ||
| Stray Leaves From The Teabowl No 7 | ||
| Stray Leaves From The Teabowl No 8 | ||
| Stray Leaves From The Teabowl No 9 | ||
| Caithness- Northlands Rock | ||
| Part One - Rebels with a Cause | The Story | (24kb) |
| Part Two - The Boys in the Bands | The Story | (21kb) |
| Part Three - Shakin' All Over | The Story | (23kb) |
| Part Four - The Beat Goes On | The Story | (21kb) |
| Part Five - Fab Gear at The Rave-Up | The Story | (44kb) |
| Part Six - 1968-A Year In The Life | The Story | (23kb) |
| All Folked Up On A Friday Night | The Story | (7kb) |
| Blues Legionnaires | The Story | (6kb) |
| One Night Stand | The Story | (6kb) |
| Rhythm At The Redwood | The Story | (5kb) |
| Saturday Night | The Story | (7kb) |
Thurso Heritage Museum
HIGH STREET, THURSO
(NEXT TO THE TOWN HALL)
OPEN.- JUNE to SEPTEMBER
MONDAY to SATURDAY
10 a.m - 1 p.m : 2 p.m. - 5 p.m.
THE ROBERT DICK COLLECTION
Personal Relics of Robert Dick, together with Fossils and Botanical Specimens collected by the Thurso baker, amateur Geologist and Botanist, friend and correspondent of Hugh Miller, and one time instructor to the President of the Royal Society.
PICTISH SCULPTURED STONES
The Ulbster and Skinnet Stones, both around 1,300 years old. The Ulbster Stone is one of the finest examples of a carved Pictish symbol stone.
THE THURSO PHILOSOPHICAL SOCIETY
Scientific apparatus connected with pioneering electrical experiments by Alexander Bain, James Anderson and others, including electric motors, and one of the earliest surviving radio receivers.
PLUS :- Fossils - Remains of the prehistoric Peoples of Caithness - Uniforms, Medals and Memorabilia connected with the Military History of Caithness - 'Granny's Cottage', a reconstruction of a Caithness Croft interior - Relics of the Flagstone Industry - Historic Photographs of Thurso & District - and other mementoes of Britain's northernmost town.
| Links List (Sites with reciprocal links) |
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| http://www.seaforth-highlanders.bc.ca | The Seaforth Highlanders of Canada |
| http://www-saw.arts.ed.ac.uk | The Scots at War Project |
| http://www.saintjohn.nbcc.nb.ca/~heritage/JervisBay/index.htm | Memorial Site to the Jervis Bay |
| http://www.CyndisList.com | The Largest Genealogy Resource in The World |
| http://globalgenealogy.com | The Largest Commercial Genealogy Resource |
Information contained on these pages may only
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