| ID |
Name |
| Record Type |
Description |
| 107569 |
Pairc Historical Society Date Established: 1990 |
| Organisation |
Pairc Historical Society Comunn Eachdraidh na Pàirc is the local historical society responsible for the Pairc area in South Lochs,… |
| 107568 |
Bernera Historical Society |
| Organisation |
Bernera Historical Society (Comann Eachdraidh Sgìre Bheàrnaraigh) was founded in 1991. Membership consists of residents and exiles, and activity falls… |
| 107567 |
Kinloch Historical Society Date Established: 1983 |
| Organisation |
Kinloch Historical Society (Comann Eachdraidh Cheann a’ Loch) was founded in 1983. The society’s aims are to promote, in the… |
| 107566 |
Carloway Historical Society Date Established: 1987 |
| Organisation |
Comann Eachdraidh Chàrlabhaigh (Carloway Historical Society) was established in 1987 and covers the area from Tolsta Chaolais to Dalmore in… |
| 107565 |
Uig Historical Society |
| Organisation |
Uig Historical Society (Comunn Eachdraidh Uig) is the local voluntary association collecting information on the history and traditions of the… |
| 107564 |
Ness Historical Society |
| Organisation |
Based in the former Cross Primary School, Comunn Eachdraidh Nis (Ness Historical Society) includes an accredited museum featuring displays on… |
| 107563 |
Stornoway Historical Society Date Established: 1992 |
| Organisation |
Stornoway Historical Society was formed in 1992 to advance the education of the public about the history, heritage and culture… |
| 107562 |
West Side Historical Society Date Established: 1979 |
| Organisation |
West Side Historical Society, or Comann Eachdraidh an Taobh Siar (CEATS), was one of the earliest groups of its kind… |
| 106796 |
Forestry Commission Date Established: 1919 |
| Organisation |
The Forestry Commission is a non ministerial government department resposible for forestry in Scotland and England. It was set up… |
| 106778 |
The Ministry of Defence |
| Organisation |
The Ministry of Defence is the British Government department responsible for implementing the defence policy set by her Majesty’s government… |
| 106776 |
The Voluntary Aid Detachment (VAD) |
| Organisation |
The Voluntary Aid Detachment (VAD) referred to a voluntary unit providing field nursing services, mainly in hospitals. The most important… |
| 106775 |
The Crofters’ Commission |
| Organisation |
The Crofting Commission took the place of the Crofters’ Commission in April 2012 as the statutory regulator of crofting in… |
| 106656 |
Metropolitan Police Service |
| Organisation |
The Metropolitan Police Service (abbreviated to MPS and widely known informally as ‘the Met’) is the territorial police force responsible… |
| 106562 |
Ministry of Civil Aviation, Mangersta, Uig |
| Organisation |
This station provided voice radio coverage to civil and military aircraft west of the Outer Hebrides. |
| 106548 |
The Faith Mission |
| Organisation |
The Faith Mission is a Protestant evangelical Christian organisation founded in Scotland in 1886 by John George Govan. It emphasises… |
| 106320 |
Harwell Atomic Energy Research Establishment |
| Organisation |
Harwell Atomic Research Establishment (known as AERE or colloquially Harwell) in Didcot, Oxfordshire, was the main centre for atomic energy… |
| 105737 |
School of Scottish Studies Archives |
| Organisation |
The School of Scottish Studies Archives is based at the University of Edinburgh, and comprises sound and photographic archives plus… |
| 105582 |
Black Watch, Royal Highland Regiment of Canada Date Established: 31 Jan 1862 |
| Organisation |
The Royal Highland Regiment was instigated in Montreal in 1862 as the 5th Battalion, Volunteer Militia Rifles of Canada. It… |
| 105492 |
North Lochs Historical Society |
| Organisation |
Comann Eachdraidh Cheann a Tuath nan Loch (North Lochs Historical Society) was founded in 1988 and serves the area of… |
| 105446 |
Polish Air Force |
| Organisation |
During the Second World War, several squadrons within the Royal Air Force were manned by Polish airmen, most of whom… |
| 104893 |
Oxfordshire & Buckinghamshire Light Infantry |
| Organisation |
The Oxfordshire Light Infantry was formed in 1881, becoming the Oxfordshire & Buckinghamshire Light Infantry in 1908. |
| 104227 |
New Zealand Expeditionary Force |
| Organisation |
The New Zealand Expeditionary Force was created in order to fight for Britain during the Great War. It was disbanded… |
| 77068 |
British Waterways |
| Organisation |
British Waterways is the organisation which cares for many of Britain’s canals and rivers. |
| 76373 |
Gatliff Hebridean Hostels Trust |
| Organisation |
The Gatliff Hebridean Hostels Trust is a voluntary organisation that provides crofters’ hostels within the Western Isles. It has four… |
| 76135 |
Scottish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SSPCA) Date Established: 1839 |
| Organisation |
The SSPCA is an animal welfare charity, founded in 1839. More information can be found on its website. |