Talks

14 January 2022
JRS 2022 Talks:

JRS 2022 Talks:

The John Rae Society welcomes three Arctic experts to Orkney via Zoom in our second series of on-line talksto share [...]

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12 January 2022
JRS Talks 2021 – # 3 by Tom Addyman: The Hall of Clestrain

JRS Talks 2021 – # 3 by Tom Addyman: The Hall of Clestrain

Tom Addyman, MA (Conservation of Historic Buildings) with distinction, established Addyman Archaeology, one of the leading archaeological companies in Britain, [...]

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20 December 2021
JRS Talks 2021 – # 2 by Bob Shepton: Greenland and Baffin with the Wild Bunch

JRS Talks 2021 – # 2 by Bob Shepton: Greenland and Baffin with the Wild Bunch

Join Bob Shepton, Reverend and self-styled Arctic Explorer as he talks about his journey to Greenland and Baffin with the [...]

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13 December 2021
JRS Talks 2021 - # 1 by Ken Stewart : Forgotten Hero

JRS Talks 2021 - # 1 by Ken Stewart : Forgotten Hero

Ken Stewart gives a talk on John Rae’s boyhood in Orkney, his medical training and work as a doctor, his [...]

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21 April 2021
Obituary: Ian Waddel 1942 - 2021

Obituary: Ian Waddel 1942 - 2021

Ian Waddell 1942 – 2021Ian Waddell Q.C. was due to give us a talk on the 5th May.Born in Glasgow, [...]

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12 April 2021
On-Line Talk: The Hall of Clestrain – The Investigation and Salvation of a Most Precious Survival

On-Line Talk: The Hall of Clestrain – The Investigation and Salvation of a Most Precious Survival

By Tom Addyman, MA (Conservation of Historic Buildings) with distinction, established Addyman Archaeology, one of the leading archaeological companies in [...]

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25 March 2021
Talk a great success

Talk a great success

Our talk On-Line Talk: Where Sheep May Safely Graze on the future of The Hall of Clestrain and the [...]

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20 March 2021
Successful first talk.

Successful first talk.

Forgotten Hero — Now Remembered    March 12th 2021 This was the first in our series of online talks about the Arctic [...]

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5 March 2021
New series of On-Line Talks

New series of On-Line Talks

We are organising a series of Zoom hosted on-line talks and also Orkney Archaeology Society are hosting one for us [...]

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