Eilean an Fhraoich Magazine 1980
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...
Boats Called Stornoway Lecture and SHS AGM
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 Stornoway...
Vintage Postcards Lecture
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 in the...
Lews Castle Restoration Video
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
Press Release re Comhairle Budget Cuts & Effects on SHS
There is currently some concern that Stornoway Historical Society may be one of the organisations that will be severely affected by the latest round of Council cuts which are proposed to take effect from 1st April 2026. Formed in 1993 this very active committee of...