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 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
by William Foulger | Jan 22, 2026 | Lectures and Events
Our January lecture has been delayed until Monday 2nd February 2026. Our guest speaker is Iain Macleod and he will be talking about the restoration of the Lews Castle. The talk will begin at 7pm in the Council Chambers, Sandwick Road. Doors open at 6.30pm. Further...
