The John Rae Society

We look forward to welcoming members from across the globe to our AGM on January 10, 2024 at 7pm. To [...]

Orkney’s renowned Arctic explorer, John Rae had his 210th birthday, marked by this graveside ceremony on Saturday 30th September. We [...]

We were delighted to receive birthday wishes for John Rae’s 210th birthday from renowned explorer, celebrity and John Rae Society [...]

We have an array of events to mark 21 decades since the birth of Arctic Explorer John Rae (1813 – [...]

The John Rae whisky! Lyon and Turnbull 16th August 2023 lots 404 and 405This is an amazing chance to bid [...]

Friday 12th May.The crickets were rasping their legs together to make that luxurious sound. If they were to kick-harder, it [...]

Dear Guests,The John Rae Society is delighted to invite you and another to the launch of The Orkney Brewery’s [...]

Sigrid and I are preparing to go to France for a month soon. I will miss the open Orkney Ocean [...]

Frankie and Pearl Sinclair came to the Hall of Clestrain on one of our open days. They said they had [...]

In April 2021 I began an email correspondence with JRS member, Glenn Munro, following the death of Ian Waddell. Glenn [...]