Reunion invite to Fortrose - 12,000 miles away
Published: 25 January, 2008
A FORMER Fortrose Academy pupil is planning a reunion with a topsy-turvy twist. She is inviting old classmates to travel thousands of miles to the other side of the world to gather in Fortrose — New Zealand.
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Tribute to crofters who responded to naval tragedy
Published: 18 January, 2008
THIS photo has recently been contributed by one of the 12 survivors of the US liberty ship William H Welch, which hit rocks in blizzard conditions and sank off the Island of Foura, about two miles from the nearest Wester Ross village of Cove in February 1944.
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Pride of place for VC
Published: 21 December, 2007
THE Ross-shire descendants of a war hero whose Victoria Cross ended up in the hands of collectors have been given a pre-Christmas boost.
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Display tribute to seafarers
Published: 09 November, 2007
MORE than 40 years ago a class of Easter Ross pupils wrote down in a school jotter the memories their parents and grandparents told them about life during the busy years of the herring fishing.
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Still going strong 90 years on
Published: 12 October, 2007
A ROSS-shire man who embarked on a painstaking project with a piece of vintage farm machinery he first encountered as a teenager has seen his labour of love reach fruition.
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Hundreds seeking to follow ancestral lines
Published: 28 September, 2007
NO STONE is left unturned in Dingwall — that is the motto the town's registrars stick to when they help people trace their family trees.
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End of an era in Portmahomack
Published: 14 September, 2007
PAINSTAKING years spent delving into the past are already paying dividends in present-day Portmahomack — and are set to benefit the area in the future, too.
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Village link with sea warrior
Published: 17 August, 2007
LINKS between a Cold War minesweeper and a small Easter Ross village have been unearthed by a local historian.
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French tribute to 'forgotten' hero
Published: 03 August, 2007
THE war-time contribution of a brave young Ross man who lost his life during a daring air attack on German munitions trains will be marked in a quiet corner of France next week.
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Pupils delve deep into the past
Published: 25 May, 2007
THIS picture of the former bike shop owned by the Shivas family will doubtless stir a few memories.
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Card reveals how Carnaby Lodge got its name
Published: 30 March, 2007
A TANTALISING card from Conon Bridge threw light at last on the derivation of the name Carnaby Lodge in Dingwall.
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Bell tolls for schools after 160 years
Published: 23 March, 2007
THE door will finally be closed on more than 160 years of history in the Black Isle next week when the school bells rings for the last time in Cullicudden and Newhall primaries.
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Photo treasure of ex-POW Hugh
Published: 09 March, 2007
LAST month’s Ben Bentley story drew a phenomenal response! Among the first to make contact was 82-year-old Ben’s buddy and former workmate, 90-year-old Hugh Forsyth of Culbokie.
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Memento plea made to former Black Isle school pupils
Published: 05 January, 2007
PAST pupils from two Black Isle primary schools are being urged to dig out old mementos to help celebrate the institutions ahead of their closure later this year.
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Ferintosh archive will map changes over decades
Published: 04 August, 2006
A BLACK Isle community aims to put itself in the frame through a unique photography project.
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Ross historian warns of Afghan dangers
Published: 20 July, 2006
THE grim lessons of history, immortalised in a legendary painting with strong Ross-shire links, are not being learned by Britain's present-day leaders, it has been claimed.
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Postcard from a soldier treasured down the years
Published: 14 July, 2006
A PRETTILY-embroidered postcard sent to an Alness four-year-old in 1940 by her young soldier uncle from 'somewhere in France' is on the desk.
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Mum's 'Life of Marybank' display shapes up
Published: 30 June, 2006
A MARYBANK mum planning a birthday show with a difference has been given a boost by readers of the Ross-shire Journal.
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1966 . . . and a game they really remember
Published: 29 June, 2006
RUMMAGING through some old photographs dating back decades brought memories of footballing glory flooding back for a Muir of Ord man.
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