by William Foulger | Sep 26, 2026 | Latest News, Lectures and Events
The Society’s summer exhibition closes this week. We will be open on Monday 28th, Tuesday 29th and Thursday 1st October. Opening times are 11am to 4pm in our Town Hall premises at 2 Cromwell St. If you haven’t seen it yet, this is your last...
by William Foulger | Sep 1, 2026 | Latest News
The Stornoway Historical Society is once again participating in the annual Open Day Events programme happening around Scotland between 4th-6th September 2026. Our premises will be open this Saturday 5th September between 10am-4pm in our Town Hall premises at 2...
by William Foulger | Aug 8, 2026 | Latest News, Lectures and Events
The Society opened its summer exhibition on Thursday 13th August in our Town Hall premises at 2 Cromwell St. The theme of this year’s event is Vintage Postcards of Stornoway, Lewis and the Western Isles. Postcards provide a unique insight into 20th century life....
by William Foulger | Jul 14, 2026 | Latest News
The latest issue of the Society’s magazine, SY Gone By is out now. Featuring articles on Vintage Postcards, The Seaman’s Strike of 1966, Stornoway Streets and much more! Issue 66 is available to buy from local shops and our web site store priced at...
by William Foulger | Jun 18, 2026 | Latest News, Lectures and Events
Stornoway Historical Society Chairman, Malcolm Macdonald will be presenting a talk on Lewis & Highland Emigration on Saturday 20th June at An Lanntair as part of the Hebridean Refugee Festival. This day’s event includes four talks that afternoon on refugees,...
by William Foulger | Mar 26, 2026 | Latest News, Lectures and Events
Coming up on Monday 30th March will be the final public lecture of the winter season. Colin Tucker will be presenting a talk on “From Clipper Ships to Container Ships -Ships called Stornoway”. The venue is the Council Chambers, Sandwick Road and the talk...
by William Foulger | Mar 20, 2026 | Latest News
The Stornoway Historical Society has a near complete collection of Eilean an Fhraoich magazines bar one year, If there are any folks willing to part with a copy of the 1980 issue please email us at info@stornowayhistoricalsociety.org.uk or message us on our Facebook...
by William Foulger | Mar 9, 2026 | Latest News, Lectures and Events
Coming up on Monday 30th March will be the final public lecture of the winter season. Colin Tucker will be presenting a talk on ‘Boats called Stornoway’. The talk begins at 7.00 pm in the Council Chambers, Sandwick Road and immediately follows the AGM of...
by William Foulger | Feb 14, 2026 | Latest News, Lectures and Events
The next public lecture in our winter series will be held on Monday 23rd February 2026 at 7pm in the Council Chambers, Sandwick Road. Our guest speaker is Ken Galloway, SHS archivist and the subject of his talk is ‘Vintage Postcards’. Further details are...
by William Foulger | Feb 13, 2026 | Latest News, Lectures and Events
The video of our last public lecture is now available to view on our YouTube channel. Iain Macleod presented a talk on ‘Lews Castle – A Restoration Story’. Link at: https://youtu.be/E9UOtrhKDZo
