Sutherland Societies: Difference between revisions

:The Society was established in September 1981 to promote the study of genealogy, family history, and related subjects in the Highlands of Scotland.  Our area covers the old counties of Sutherland, Ross, Inverness, and Nairn (and we retain interest in, and information about, Caithness and northern parishes of Argyll and Perth, though they now have their own local family history groups).  

:The main objectives of the North of Scotland Archaeological Society are to further the study of archaeology in the North of Scotland and to promote that interest to a wider audience.  Our membership extends across Ross-shire, Sutherland, Caithness, Aberdeenshire, Inverness-shire, and Argyll. We all share an avid enthusiasm for Highland archaeology.

:The Society's mission is to preserve, safeguard, and promote the heritage, history, and archaeology of the parish of Clyne in East Sutherland, Scotland.

:The primary purpose of the Society is to manage and maintain a museum, known as Historylinks Museum.

:The overall aim of the Society is the advancement of local knowledge and history in our community and to stimulate interest in this area by providing regular meetings and exhibiting materials together with the sharing of materials and knowledge within the community and with other groups and individuals.

:For over twenty years, our small group has been actively gathering memories, images, documents, and artefacts relating to the archaeology and local history of Lairg Parish.  

:The society was formed to record and preserve the history of the parish. The quest is on-going in that we are constantly finding fresh information and coming across new images and documents for our archive.