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...
Published: Monday, 06 August 2018 13:52 A chance to buy Michael Palin’s new book “ Erebus the story of a ship” . Every one bought...
A couple of months ago we had an email from the Travel company Adventure Canada Tours to ask if we could arrange access for 200...
John Rae Festival 4th to 6th May 2018 Following the success of the inaugural Festival in May 2017, the John Rae Society held another John...
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...
We have heard from our friends in Canada that there is an expedition to the arctic planned in 2019 in commemoration of John Rae’s exploits....
The other day one of our Trustees received an email from Michael Palin saying that he is very happy to support all the work that...
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 other day we were approched by Michael Palin ( he of Monty Python and travel documentaries ) as he is currently working on a...
John Rae Festival 5 to 8 May 2017 Last year, the John Rae Society took the first financial step towards the acquisition of Rae’s birthplace,...
As part of the 2017 Orkney Nature Festival, the John Rae Society ran a Family John Rae Explorer Trail around Stromness on Friday 19th May,...
John Rae Society Festival 2017 To celebrate the first step in September 2016 towards the acquisition of the Hall of Clestrain over a five year...