The John Rae Society

Join us to celebrate John Rae’s 209th birthdayWe are planning two public events to mark the 209th birthday of Orphir-born [...]

Join Us for an Arctic Afternoon, with Cake!Two of the world’s foremost Arctic experts will be helping us understand the [...]

We have re-instated our annual draw! Tickets are £1 each and will be sent out to our members with the [...]

The John Rae Society welcomes three Arctic experts to Orkney via Zoom in our second series of on-line talksto share [...]

John Rae – Image courtesy of Stromness MuseumHelp us define the John Rae Spirit. Using the link below we want [...]

Tom Addyman, MA (Conservation of Historic Buildings) with distinction, established Addyman Archaeology, one of the leading archaeological companies in Britain, [...]

About three years ago the Orkney Adventure Scouts decided to rename themselves the John Rae Explorer Scouts. So inspired were [...]

From The Trustees of the John Rae Society – Thanks for all your support[...]

Join Bob Shepton, Reverend and self-styled Arctic Explorer as he talks about his journey to Greenland and Baffin with the [...]

Our President explains our aims to Sir Mark Jones of The Pilgrim TrustThe Pilgrim Trust supports the John Rae SocietyTrustees [...]