- Wikidata identifier:
- Q113363729
- Instance of:
- museum; independent museum
- Museum/collection status:
- Accredited museum
- Accreditation number:
- 471
- Persistent shareable link for this record:
- https://museumdata.uk/museums/q113363729/
Collection-level records:
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Collection history (Collection development policy)
The collection, artefacts, photographs and archive material has evolved by donations from the local community over the past 45 years. The Ronan Cross and querns became part of the collection in 1992 and the Donald Thomson collection of books was added in 2013.
Source: Collection development policy
Date: 2022
Licence: CC BY-NC
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Collection overview (Collection development policy)
The society has collected written, oral audio and artefact material pertaining to the area on topics such as land-use, crofting, weaving, fishing, emigration, croft histories and associated photographs, placenames, employment, services, education and schools, newspaper cuttings, songs and bardachd, tales and traditions, archaeological artefacts including the Ronan Cross and a highly significant collection of quern stones.
Source: Collection development policy
Date: 2022
Licence: CC BY-NC