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18 March 2023
President's Sea Swim Blog # 2

President's Sea Swim Blog # 2

26th Feb. The 59 degrees North Orkney Adventure Kayaking van was there. Eager kayakers launching off onto a sea [...]

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4 March 2023
<strong>John Rae Society’s work commended in Scottish Parliament</strong>

John Rae Society’s work commended in Scottish Parliament

Speaking during a debate in the Scottish Parliament on Arctic Connections, Mr Halcro Johnston, a member of the society, highlighted [...]

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23 February 2023
President's Sea Swim Blog

President's Sea Swim Blog

8th February. A brilliant red sunrise, with the Shepherd’s Warning! The wind getting up, the sea a bit rough, but [...]

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14 February 2023
Online Talk: May We Be Spared to Meet on Earth

Online Talk: May We Be Spared to Meet on Earth

Three of the four editors of this book will examine some of the private correspondence of the officers and sailors [...]

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7 February 2023
President's Sea Swim Challenge

President's Sea Swim Challenge

Andrew Appleby, President of The John Rae Society, is doing a wild winter sponsored sea swim! This is to help [...]

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30 January 2023
Important Donation by Highland Park

Important Donation by Highland Park

Fig.1 Highland Park Cheque PresentationFig.2 Old New Year Celebrations at the Highland Park Shop Fig.3 Music [...]

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1 December 2022
Hall of Clestrain’s Foundation Terrace

Hall of Clestrain’s Foundation Terrace

Fig.1 The map for referenceFig.2 The scraped natural subsoilFig.3 Layers of packed gravel Fig.4 [...]

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22 November 2022
Hall of Clestrain's Main Drain Unblocked

Hall of Clestrain's Main Drain Unblocked

The flooded drainThe opened drainThe working sceneAs many of us are aware, the main drain from [...]

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