Latest Blog Entries
The Princess Mary Christmas Gift Box
Collection Close-up! Find out about the gift box Princess Mary gave to soldiers for Christmas.
Chocisky – Chocolate for Whisky
Chocisky - Chocolate for Highland Whisky Chocisky have matched our Highland Whisky Chocolate produced from Sao Tome containing 70% Cocoa content, intense red fruits and liquorice notes. Guaranteed to expose layer upon layer of exciting flavours to your Highland Whisky...
Explore Your Archive
It is Explore Your Archive Launch Week so we will be exploring our archive with a new theme every day. Today’s theme is Sweet Archives. In our collection we have mementos sent home to soldier’s sweethearts including; photographs, pin cushions and sweetheart brooches....
Mrs Helen Mackenzie’s Scrapbook
Today on the blog we have an interesting find from our picture store. These pages from a scrapbook belonging to Mrs Helen Mackenzie show British Army and Naval medals from the 1800's.
Memorial Plaques of the First World War
Memorial Plaque commemorating Lieutenant Angus Urquhart. Lieutenant Urquhart was a solicitor from Inverness who served with the 4th Battalion, Queen’s Own Cameron Highlanders during the First World War. He was killed in action on the 26th September 1915. Memorial...
Piper
We have Piper products for sale which are made in Scotland and very popular and these would make a lovely gift for someone, these and other products can be seen in our online shop www.thehighlandersmuseum.com or you can phone 0131 310 8701 or pop in to the Museum shop...
Escape from St Valery
Sergeant Alfred V Hubbard (centre) on his wedding day in 1944. Alfred Hubbard was helped to escape from St Valery by Frenchwoman, Madame Jeanne Joly-Vincent in 1940 when the 2nd Battalion, Seaforth Highlanders were captured. Madame Joly-Vincent looked after and helped...
A 1950’s Guide to Fort George
In our Archives we not only hold information about our associated regiments, but have archives relating to Fort George and it's history. This Guide to Fort George published in the 1950's gives an overview of the history of the Fort, including the Chapel, Grand...
The Ishtar Gate
The Ishtar Gate, constructed in 575 BC was the main entrance to the city of Babylon, an ancient city in Mesopotamia (Iraq). The gate was made out of thousands of enamelled bricks featuring reliefs of animals and mythical creatures. It was named after the Mesopotamian...
School’s Out for Summer!
With Moray Schools already on holiday and Highland Schools about to follow suit this is the perfect time to follow-up on your children / grandchildren's school visits. Come and see Fort George where World War One and Two soldiers came to train and where the Seaforth...
Photograph of the International Order of Good Templars
This image was originally miss-identified as a picture of a Masonic Lodge and it is perhaps understandable why this mistake was made given the dress of those in the image. Looking for further information on the photograph, we contacted the local Lodge to see if they...
Highland Warriors have gone exploring!
Our regular visitors will notice some changes to the museum exhibits this summer. Some of our objects and archives have gone on loan to Canada as part of their new exhibition at the Canadian War Museum in Ottawa. We therefore have some new items on display here at the...
Weddings
Your wedding should be one of the most unforgettable days of your life. Make it a day to remember at the Fort George Chapel and The Highlanders’ Museum.
Room Hire
The Blue Hackle Rooms offer a unique location for weddings, functions, parties, lunches, meetings and corporate hospitality in the heart of the Highlands.
The Collection
Our Collection is one the largest regimental display outside London. Founded over 60 years ago, the Museum houses more than 50,000 objects.
Research
The archive at The Highlanders’ Museum (Queen’s Own Highlanders Collection) covers six British regiments & our allied regiments from overseas.