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| Title | Description | Images | Id |
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| Lemreway Croft History | Lemreway Croft History is an unpublished collection compiled by Pairc Historical Society from local records and oral tradition, supported by the census and other statutory records. | 108787 | |
| The Clan Donald | The Clan Donald by the Reverend Angus Macdonald, Minister of Killearnan and the Reverend Archibald Macdonald, Minister of Kiltarlity, was published in three volumes by Northern Counties Publishing Co Ltd of Inverness... | 108942 | |
| The MacLeods: the Genealogy of a Clan | The MacLeods: the Genealogy of a Clan: MacLeod chiefs of Harris and Dunvegan by Reverend Donald MacKinnon and Alick Morrison was published by the Clan MacLeod Society in 1969. | 109062 | |
| Hebridean Heritage | Hebridean Heritage: Autobiography of a West Highland Minister was written by Angus J MacVicar. | 109421 | |
| Caverstay Croft History | Caverstay Croft History is a compilation of information held by Pairc Historical Society and gathered from census records, society records and oral tradition. | 109427 | |
| The Archaeology of Ness | The Archaeology of Ness, by Chris S. Barrowman, is a book summarising the results of the Ness Archaeological Landscape Survey (NALS), for which the fieldwork was carried out in 2006 and 2007. The survey recorded more... | 109442 | |
| Ancient Barra | Ancient Barra is one of a series of three booklets in the series Exploring the Archaeology of the Outer Hebrides. Written by Keith Branigan, and published by Comhairle nan Eilean Siar, the book provides a visitors'... | 109633 | |
| Your country needs you! | Middlebrook, Martin, Your Country Needs You! : from six to sixty-five divisions (London: Leo Cooper Ltd, 1999 (Barnsley: Pen & Sword Books, 2007 imprint)). ISBN 9780850527094 Your Country Needs You takes the... | 110079 | |
| Roll of Honour: Berneray | Berneray's Roll of Honour appears on the island's war memorial in Church Road. First World War Private Donald MacAskill of 4a Ruisgarry (Tarraloch), Cameron Highlanders Private Roderick MacAskill of 4a Ruisgarry (... | Yes | 111715 |
| Ministearan an Arain? A Profile of 19th Century Moderates | This paper, written by Reverend Dr Roddy MacLeod, was published in volume 52 of the Transactions of the Gaelic Society of Inverness, 1980 to 1982. | 112365 | |
| Gobha na Hearadh, The Harris Blacksmith | This paper, including many details of the life of blacksmith John Morison, sometimes Morrison, was presented by Neil Macdonald. It was subsequently published in the Transactions of the Gaelic Society of Inverness,... | 113019 | |
| Sgeulachdan Bhearnaraidh | This collection of tales related to Alick Morrison by islanders was presented by him to the Gaelic Society of Inverness in 1983, and later published in their Transactions, Volume 53. | 113055 | |
| Seaforth Muniments (Seaforth Estate Papers) | Mackenzies of Seaforth owned the Isle of Lewis from 1610 until its sale to James Matheson in 1844. The Papers are held by National Records of Scotland (Edinburgh). | 115910 | |
| Session Papers of Grianam Case | A copy of these legal documents, the Grianam Case Session Papers Vol 161 1770, is held at Lionacleit Community Library. | 117489 | |
| Eilean Phabaidh – Eachdraidh 's Sgeulachdan | The paper Eilean Phabaidh – Eachdraidh, Sgeulachdan, Taibhsearachd agus Bardachd le Ailig Moireasdan was presented to the Gaelic Society of Inverness in 1988, and subsequently published in the Society's Transactions,... | 117683 | |
| Placenames in the Western Isles | Revised edition (April 2007); originally compiled April 1983; [33] pages. Compiled by Comhairle nan Eilean Siar (internal unpublished document). Parallel text (English and Gaelic). Sections on: Lewis, Harris, North Uist... | 118287 | |
| HMY Iolaire - list of all on board at time of grounding | This list shows all men on board HMY Iolaire at 1.55 am on 1st January 1919, prior to the wrecking of the Iolaire on the Beasts of Holm, offshore from Stornoway, in the Isle of Lewis. The list is grouped by village... | 118510 | |
| When I heard the bell : the loss of the Iolaire | Author: John MacLeod (1966-) Edinburgh : Birlinn 2009 Physical description: 292 pages; includes maps; 21 cm. ISBN 9781841587929 | 118516 | |
| Royal Navy ratings’ service records 1853-1928 | This is an online selection of 700,000 Royal Navy service records for ratings who entered the service between 1853 and 1928. Some of the records cover periods of service up to at least 1950. The original records are in... | 118518 | |
| Property addressing: online search facility of the Comhairle Nan Eilean Siar | Comhairle Nan Eilean Siar (Western Isles Council), under the Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982, section 97, has the responsibility to name and number streets. This service is provided by the Data Custodian within the... | 118646 | |
| Hebridean Connections user feedback | Feedback from users of Hebridean Connections: from the start of the project in 2005 to date, giving additional information that was not previously held by Western Isles heritage organisations. | 41338 | |
| Register of Births, Marriages and Death | 5181 | ||
| The Northern Chronicle | The Northern Chronicle was an Inverness-based local newspaper, in existence from 1881 to 1969, when it merged with several other papers, including The Highland News, to form the Highland News & Northern Chronicle. | 9285 | |
| Memoirs of the clan "Aulay" with recent notes of interest | Subtitle: extracted from public sources and family papers This work is a genealogical monograph written by Fanny Macaulay, a sister of Thomas Babington Macaulay, Member of Parliament and essayist. It was edited by... | 28137 | |
| Garyvard Croft History | The croft and village history of Garyvard has been collected by Comunn Eachdraidh na Pairc, with genealogy from Angus "Ease" Macleod's records and input from the community. The history is published in the form of a... | 27841 | |
| Croft history: Isle of North Uist, volume 4 | Lawson, Bill, with Comann Eachdraidh Uibhist a Tuath Northton, Isle of Harris : Bill Lawson Publications, 2004 157 pages; illustrations ISBN: 9781872598437 This volume of croft histories was compiled by Bill Lawson with... | 68222 | |
| Lewis: a history of the island | Lewis: a history of the island was authored by Donald Macdonald (1904-1990), of North Tolsta. It contains a wide-ranging history of the island of Lewis, including prehistoric, medieval and modern history, land... | 38349 | |
| Commonwealth War Graves Commission Database | The database of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission is a major source of information on casualties of the First and Second World Wars. It lists the names and places of commemoration of 1.7 million members of the... | 73135 | |
| North Tolsta Historical Society Archive | 104359 | ||
| Croft History Isle of Lewis, Volume 15 | This volume of croft histories, published in 2008, was compiled by Bill Lawson for Comann Eachdraidh Tholastaidh bho Thuath (North Tolsta Historical Society). The document covers Tolsta Tack, the original settlements of... | 103819 |