by curator | Apr 17, 2022 | Uncategorized
The Courthouse is open again from Sunday 17th April until mid October. Visit our beautiful building, listen to historic trials (in Cromarty’s unique Fishertoun dialect), learn about the town’s past and tell your own stories with Cromarty Camera Club’s exhibition –...
by curator | Apr 14, 2022 | Uncategorized
The last meeting of this short season for the Cromarty History Society will be held in the Cromarty Old Brewery at 7.30 p.m. on Tuesday 19 April 2022. Our very quick AGM will be followed by the showing of Memories of Cromarty: Films from the Archives. We are charging...
by curator | Apr 10, 2022 | Uncategorized
Scotland’s most senior judge took charge of the bench at Cromarty Courthouse Museum last Monday (4th April 2022). Lord Carloway, Lord President of the Court of Session, was visiting Cromarty and wanted to learn about the past legal proceedingsat the Courthouse and...
by curator | Mar 18, 2022 | Uncategorized
The Cromarty History Society talk for March 2022 tells of the rebellion and resistance by enslaved Africans on the plantations of Guyana, between 1800 and 1840. The talk is given by David Alston, author of Slaves and Highlanders, and draws on his extensive research on...
by curator | Feb 17, 2022 | Uncategorized
We are looking for two people to join our small friendly staff to work at the Courthouse for the coming season (April – October 2022). We would like a Museum Assistant to work 1 day a week and a Cleaner to work 4 hours a week. You can find details of both posts here....
by curator | Feb 9, 2022 | Uncategorized
On Thursday 17 February the History Society will have it’s first meeting since the Covid pandemic started. The talk is called “7 Braehead, A Pickletoun House” and will be given by Arthur Bird at 7:30 in the Old Brewery in Cromarty. It is open to all, £3 per...
