by Seaboard History Editor | Feb 24, 2014 | World War Two
Newspaper Clipping – People’s Journal Saturday, October 21st 1939. North Men Who Were On Board: Sore Blow To Ross-Shire Inverness-Shire, Ross-Shire, Caithness and Orkney families suffered a severe blow with the skinning of H.M.S Royal...
by Seaboard History Editor | Feb 24, 2014 | Boats and Disasters
Those who went down to the sea in ships, be it cobles, yawls, motor boats or schooners, did so at great risk, especially in winter time, in common with other fishing communities the Seaboard villages had their share of accidents at sea. In 1912 the...
by Seaboard History Editor | Feb 13, 2014 | Sports
Football Memories – Roddy MacLennan Late 1940’s Early 1950’s Peko scored a goal for Seaside Rovers and isn’t even on the team. At a football match in Fearn, Fearn Thistle took on Seaside Rovers, the spectators used to stand very close to the pitch....
by Seaboard History Editor | Feb 13, 2014 | Fishing
Although the main occupation of the Seaboard was herring and white fishing, by the mid-1900’s salmon fishing came close behind. Read more about fishing in the Seaboard Villages in Chapters 3-7 of Down to the Sea here. Women carrying menfolk to stop their feet...
by Seaboard History Editor | Feb 13, 2014 | People of the Seaboard Villages
The majority of these photographs have been gathered from the ‘Times Past’ section of the Seaboard Community Newsletter. With thanks to our Seaboard Community Newsletter editor Patricia Woods for supplying the images. If you would like us to include...
by Seaboard History Editor | Feb 13, 2014 | People of the Seaboard Villages
David [Davack] and Janet Skinner’s wedding bands.12/10/1863. David [Davack] and Janet Skinner. Wedding Banns of Thomas Vass and Jessie Vass, 29th March 1892. John MacIntyre [1836-1905] and his wife Catherine Sutherland Ross of Balintore, sister of the missionary...
by Seaboard History Editor | Feb 12, 2014 | World War Two
Fearn Airfield Fearn Airfield Fearn Airfield Memories of the aerodrome from Dougald McAngus: “The whole area taken over for the aerodrome before the war was what I would describe as my poaching ground. Selling rabbits at a shilling for a pair. (40...
by Seaboard History Editor | Feb 3, 2014 | Hilton of Cadboll School
Click on the images below to see a timeline of photographs given to the Research Project by members of the community of Hilton of Cadboll Primary School – formerly known as Hilton of Cadboll Junior Secondary School. Hilton School circa 1904. Second Row, left to...
by Seaboard History Editor | Jan 31, 2014 | History
Visiting the Highland Archive Centre, in Inverness, to look through some old Valuation Roles and search some of their archives. If you would like to visit the Highland Archive Centre click here
by Seaboard History Editor | Jan 30, 2014 | Sports
Here is a collection of images donated to the Research Project of sporting moments in the Seaboard Villages. Balintore Circa 1921. Back Row, left to right as viewer looks. Davy Robertson, John Vass [Bealie], not known, William Skinner [Tag], Andrew Vass [Steet],...
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