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Help us define the John Rae Spirit. Using the link below we want you to choose up to 5 words from a shortlist of 10...

Tom Addyman, MA (Conservation of Historic Buildings) with distinction, established Addyman Archaeology, one of the leading archaeological companies in Britain, concerned with historic building, recording...

About three years ago the Orkney Adventure Scouts decided to rename themselves the John Rae Explorer Scouts. So inspired were they by the great explorer,...

Join Bob Shepton, Reverend and self-styled Arctic Explorer as he talks about his journey to Greenland and Baffin with the Wild Bunch! This was the...

The Pilgrim Trust supports the John Rae Society Trustees of The Pilgrim Trust have made a grant of £35,000 to The John Rae Society guaranteeing...

Ken Stewart gives a talk on John Rae’s boyhood in Orkney, his medical training and work as a doctor, his Arctic expeditions and how he...

Visitors from the US and Canada as well as parts of the UK tuned in to hear more about the achievements of the John Rae...

In somewhat blustery weather last weekend, we had a very welcome visit from Sir Mark Jones, Chairman of The Pilgrim Trust and his wife, Camilla...

John Rae Society invites the world to remember the remarkable life and achievements of Arctic explorer John Rae at St Magnus Cathedral graveyard An open...

Despite wet weather on the Sunday morning, we had a good turnout over the two days and visitors were very enthusiastic about developments at the...

What a wonderful morning it was when I opened an email from Shirley Stuart, Head Teacher of North Walls Community School! It told us in...