Friday 12th May.The crickets were rasping their legs together to make that luxurious sound. If they were to kick-harder, it would be even more exotic!...
Dear Guests, The John Rae Society is delighted to invite you and another to the launch of The Orkney Brewery’s brand-new Long Strides beer. This...
Help us define the John Rae Spirit. Using the link below we want you to choose up to 5 words from a shortlist of 10...
As part of the Scotland Digs Digital campaign, illustrator Sara Julia Campbell has reimagined a 19th-century scene from the Hall of Clestrain based on finds...
This beautiful round box belonged to John Rae when he was working for Hudson’s Bay Company. It was kindly given to The John Rae Society...
On Wednesday 5th June Isaac, here, was invested into the John Rae Explorer Scouts. This was a great honour for him as he’d expressly requested...
We have been sent an interesting article by a member, Rognvald Boyd. Here is an extract: “Dr. John Rae – commemorated on an unusual scaleFamous...
The achievements and life of pioneering Scottish explorer and surveyor Dr John Rae were celebrated by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) today. Fronted...
This book review was first published by the Ormsby Review on https://bcbooklook.com The bane of the British Admirality Finding John Rae is a creative non-fiction...
This year’s birthday celebrations for John Rae were considerably more complex than the previous year’s free party with live music! A combination of events came...
The Hudson’s Bay Company in Canada has done a fantastic job creating a web site commemorating some of Canada’s historic figures. The first to be...
We were ushered up to the noisy, excited, throng overlooking Horse Guards Parade. I plugged in my computer and emailed what pictures I had to...
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