Welcome to our Site Highlights page. We have brought together all our favourite items
on the site onto one page for you. The items will be changing regularly so do keep coming
back to check on our latest additions
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|  | Illustrated Postcards
Here you can view a selection of Am Baile's illustrated postcards from the first half of the 20th century |
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| | From Sea to Sea
Listen to a celebration of the history, people and landscape of the Caledonian Canal |
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| | Loch Ness Monster
Read about the many recorded sightings in the 1930s, when monster fever was at its height |
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| | Inverness Town House
Find out more about the many splendid works of art contained within this fine public building |
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| | Neil Gunn Writing Competition, 2007
To celebrate Highland 2007, Scotland's year of Highland Culture, the theme was 'Highland Spaces'. Read the winning entries from over 400 submissions |
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| | Baillie of Dunain Family Papers
This collection of letters covers one hundred years (c.1760-1860) and gives an interesting insight into one of Inverness's landowning families |
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| | Emigration to Canada
Canada has always been a popular destination for Highland emigrants. View a selection of press articles relating to Canadian emigration 1807-1849 |
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| | 'An Inverness Slide Show'
Joseph Cook was a popular Inverness speaker who collected photographs on many subjects to illustrate his talks. A selection of his images are discussed here by the Reverend Derek Henderson |
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| | Working with silver
In this audio collection John Fraser gives a detailed account of the silversmithing techniques he learnt as an apprentice in the 1930s with Inverness jewellers, Medlock & Craik
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| | Can you help?
Sometimes the Am Baile team come across a photo with little or no information. If you can help us please get in touch using the Make a Comment button |
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| | Marymas Fair
View a selection of images from the 2006 Marymas Fair, a former medieval 'holy day' or holiday, revived in Inverness in 1986 and held annually ever since |
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| | The Romantic Highlands
The Inverness-shire artist R. R. McIan (1803-1856) produced many images of the Highlands and Islands in the mid 19th century for inclusion in a variety of contemporary publications. Here we have brought together a selection |
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| | Thomas Telford
August 2007 marks the 250th anniversary of Thomas Telford's birth. Read his original report and survey of the Highlands as commanded by the Lords of the Treasury in 1802 |
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| | 2007, Year of Highland Culture
View some of the highlights of the Monster Street Party held in Inverness on 12 January 2007 to celebrate the start of 'Highland 2007' |
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| | The Journey West
A 7 part animation series featuring treasure, fairies and a rescue |
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| | Whisky
Ever wondered how they make whisky? |
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| | Panoramas
Browse a selection of our zoomable panoramas |
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| | Caledonian MacBrayne
A look at some of Am Baile's pictures of boats owned by David MacBrayne. MacBrayne's company would later become Caledonian MacBrayne Hebridean and Clyde Ferries |
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| | TMC Tutors' Collection
A few of the tunes that can be heard on this CD from the Highland Council's Traditional Music Classes |
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| | Tales of a Travelling Man
A collection of stories told by Alec Williamson who was born into a Ross-shire travelling family in 1932 |
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| | Croy Community Council
Croy Community Council gave Am Baile permission to display this lovely collection of photos from their own area |
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| | Your Stories
A new feature where you can tell everyone your own stories and memories |
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| | Urisks
5 cartoons about supernatural beings who live in Scottish waterfalls |
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| | John Cobb
A series of photographs taken during John Cobb's attempt at the water speed record on Loch Ness in 1952 |
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| | Mosaic Fish
The creation of a giant fish sculpture on the shore at Lochmaddy, North Uist |
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| | King Edward VII
Photos of King Edward VII's visit to Glenquoich estate in 1905. |
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| | Comics
Have fun with these animated comics which retell some of the Highlands' strangest stories |
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| | Gordon Shennan
Through his work with the RSPCC in the Highlands, Gordon Shennan became friends with many travelling families. A selection of his photos are shown here. |
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| | Shinty
Some of the shinty related items that can be found on Am Baile |
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| | Blane Diary. Volume 1
This diary was written by Malcolm Blane aged 9. His family had a house in Nairn at the beginning of the 20th century |
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| | Meikle Ferry Fund
A report about the Meikle Ferry Fund which was set up to raise money for the families of those who died in the 1809 disaster |
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| | Crime and Punishment
A small collection of some of the images on Am Baile which relate to crime and punishment |
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| | Duan Nollaig
Enjoy excerpts from this brand new CD of Gaelic Christmas music released by Fiona Mackenzie, Highland Council's Màiri Mhòr Gaelic Song Fellow |
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| | Casualties of Winter
Read extracts from our Newspaper Index about the fatal consequences of heavy snowstorms in the Highlands in the 19th century |
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| | Gaelic Tree Alphabet
In the spring of 2007 twenty primary schools in Ross and Cromarty took part in a Gaelic Tree Alphabet banner-making project |
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| | Neil Gunn Writing Competition
Listen to competitors in the Neil Gunn Writing Competition 2007 read their own winning entries, recorded at the recent Ullapool Book Festival |
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| | Nòs Ùr (New Style)
Listen to Gaelic and Scots entries in a new Celtic and Scots Languages Song Competition, recently held in Inverness |
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