Harris has a rich oral history and thanks to local historical societies and various characters we have a treasury of local stories and accounts describing past and present life on Harris.
By Dona Johnson - Added 04/08/2014
Growing up in the rural coastal village of Struparsaig proved trying at times for the inhabitants, however the memories that Katie holds close to her heart are ...
By David Prentice - Added 11/07/2014
Angus Campbell has been fishing the waters off the coast of The Isle of Harris since he was fifteen years old. A self-made businessman and entrepreneur, Angus b...
By David Prentice - Added 06/05/2014
From the Intelligence Corps of the British Army to the battle grounds of Middle Earth, Sheila Roderick has led a life as varied and as colourful as the unique t...
By Kenneth Campbell - Added 15/04/2014
Audio of Kenneth Campbell telling us about the demise of the “cas-chrom”, the advantages of the common spade, how people gave up grinding their own ...
By David Prentice - Added 10/07/2014
When Andrew and Emma Craig opened the Skoon Art Café in 2005, they could scarcely anticipate the level of success they now enjoy, as each year hundreds o...
By David Prentice - Added 06/05/2014
For Geoff Stear, living on the Isle of Harris doesn’t simply mark a change in the pace of life or a chance to settle down. It’s a privilege; the ful...
By Kenneth Campbell - Added 18/04/2014
Kenneth Campbell recounts working in Obbe when he was young at the time of Lord Leverhulme's developments in Obbe and the rest of his Harris estate....