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In January 2017 we paid for a structural survey of the Hall of Clestrain by Steve Wood of David Narro [...]

The poster for the eventAt 11.00 p.m. at John Rae’s grave side in Kirkwall cathedral a piper played beautiful music, [...]

Hall of Clestrain Purchase – Press ReleaseAfter a long period of delicate negotiations the John Rae Society is very pleased [...]

It was a busy week helping at the Blue Door as well as the Dounby show. However the helpers of [...]

Last weekend Colin and Davey went down to the Hall of Clestrain to install the Display board and donation box. [...]

During the early part of the winter, a section of the roof was damaged and a gaping hole appeared. The [...]

The unveiling of a ‘National Commemorative Plaque’ dedicated to John Rae took place in glorious autumn sunshine at Clestrain [...]

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