“Men’s Shed” to the rescue !
The National Army Museum newsletter landed in our in-box with an offer that would solve our major lack of space issue. "Rackline Storage System" free for uplift. But, and it was a very big BUT. It was in The Keep museum in Dorchester !! After being...
Huge thank you to Asheville Sister Cities
A huge thank you to Asheville Sister Cities for their very generous donation, the proceeds of their Burns Supper.
A Huge thank you to Perth and Kinross Heritage trust
A huge thank you to Perth and Kinross heritage trust for their partial funding for our children's animated history trail project! We're looking forward to the project and hope to update you all soon. Steven one of our former Kickstarters will be animating the...
Hour of Scotland with Daniel Downie
Comedian and historian Daniel Downie, creator of the acclaimed ‘Mountebank Comedy Walk of Edinburgh’ and ‘Mountebank History of Scotland’ series brings his acclaimed show ‘Hour of Scotland’ to Dunkeld this summer. Hour of Scotland is a show about Scotland’s history,...
The Story of Dunkeld Cathedral in Words and Music
The Story of Dunkeld Cathedral with Music A narrated history of the Church enhanced by music from the Cathedral Choir, organist and other local musicians. Dunkeld emerged as a centre of Christianity during the 7th Century, when Columba came over from Iona, and much...
Under the Branches, re-imagined tales from the Birnam Oak told through song
Join soprano Colleen Nicoll, tenor David Douglas and pianist Andrew Johnston for an evening of reimagined stories ‘under the branches’ of the Birnam Oak. Tales of love, hate, life and death will be staged by the trio in this special show devised for the Chapter House...
The Lost Witches of Dunkeld
Part of our LIVING HISTORY 2023 event. THE LOST WITCHES OF DUNKELD The witching hour is nigh .... Local storyteller, Lindsey Gibb, gives a vivid and fascinating account of the so called 'witches' of Dunkeld and the surrounding areas during the superstition-rife 17th...
DUNKELD LIVING HISTORY EVENT 2023
Dunkeld's history comes to life at our "Annual Living History Event". An exhibition of Victorian Photography in the Community Archive - £3 Entry, kids free. STANLEY PARK—SAT 29TH & SUN 30TH JULY, 10am to 5pm **** FREE **** Events throughout the day The Erskine...
Hot off the press !!
Fabulous article by the Perthshire Advertiser on our Bridge Toll Riots story written by our new apprentice, Imogen. The full story, including 3D images, can be seen on our online exhibition - www.historicdunkeld.org.uk