This year’s birthday celebrations for John Rae were considerably more complex than the previous year’s free party with live music! [...]

The Hudson’s Bay Company in Canada has done a fantastic job creating a web site commemorating some of Canada’s historic [...]

We were ushered up to the noisy, excited, throng overlooking Horse Guards Parade. I plugged in my computer and [...]

At 3.30 p.m. as the Abbey was closing to the public, the invited guests began to gather at The Great [...]

We had a twin celebration of the unveiling of the memorial stone to Dr. John Rae in Westminster Abbey.One in [...]

John Rae Society’s First YearAs you will see, we have been rather busy!Behind the scenes work to get a memorial [...]

It was a warm sunny day in Kirkwall on 22 July 2014 when a small group gathered at the back [...]

John Rae was born at the Hall of Clestrain, Orphir, on 30th September 1813; one of nine children. His [...]