| The
tale of Mansie Anderson – an early Orcadian evangelist |
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The
Rev John Keddie discovers the life and work of his great-great-great-grandfather,
Magnus Anderson, who was instrumental in generating a religious
revival in Orkney two centuries ago.
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| Tragic
truth of a wartime wreck - Research
unravels story of men buried in Orkney |
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Just
after Christmas, 1915, the bodies of two sailors were washed ashore
in Rousay – victims of the weather and the Great War, which
was to claim so many lives.
Those
two bodies now lie in a small graveyard in Rousay where two tall
stones mark their graves. The two men were a 36-year-old Shetlander,
James Scott Jamieson, and 37-year-old Peter Brymer.
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| Storm
which changed the face of Orkney |
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The
end of January will mark the 50th anniversary of one of the worst
storms in Orkney history.
Some
2,300 people perished across Britain and the Netherlands during
the so-called “great storm” of 1953.
And
while, miraculously, no one was killed in Orkney, hurricane winds
changed the face of the islands, ripping away chunks of land from
around the coastline.
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| Epic
trip that defied disaster |
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The
epic journey of Captain Hamish Flett and his crew on board the
North Isles steamer, Earl Thorfinn, during the hurricane
that swept across Orkney in January,1953, has taken an honoured
place in the annals of Orkney seamanship.
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| Orcadian
explorer embarked on an African voyage of discovery |
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In
December, 1864 Orkney’s forgotten explorer, Dr William Baikie,
died in West Africa of a malignant fever, ten years after his
first travels into the interior of what was then regarded as the
‘Unknown Continent.’
William
Baikie’s reputation is ranked alongside that of Dr David
Livingstone, in terms of importance to exploration and the welfare
of the local tribespeople he came across.
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| New
era for rock of ages |
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With
the opening of the refurbished King Street Halls, David Partner
looks back at the history of the kirk and the buildings which
have occupied the site.
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| A
lot of talking to help spread the news |
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Ian
Johnston looks back over the development of the Orkney Talking
Newspaper as the volunteers prepare to record their 1,000th edition.
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| Bird
buffs risk perils of the Sule |
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A
group of bird ringers have made a pilgrimage almost every summer
since 1975 to Sule Skerry, which lies 45 miles west of Stromness.
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| Records
of Orcadians who headed for Hudson’s Bay span over a century |
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Copies
of the enrolment papers for every Orcadian who worked for the
Hudson’s Bay Company between 1780-1911 have just been gifted
to the archive department of the Orkney Library.
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Daisy
finds life’s not always a party in Brazil –
until they lift the World Cup |
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Daisy
Giles visited Brazil recently, when she became the first Orkney
person to take part in the International Volunteer Programme,
run by registered charity, American Field Service (AFS). She talked
to Ian Johnston about her experience...
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