Boatbuilding- Sawhill
By Kenneth Campbell - Added 16/04/2014
Audio of Kenneth Campbell telling about the two-handled saw that was used in Scadabay to prepare planks for boatbuilding. He mentions the sons of Archie M...
Island Stories
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.
Bridges over the Footpaths
By Kenneth Campbell - Added 16/04/2014
Audio: Kenneth Campbell tells a familiar story of parents petitioning for a safe environment for their children’s journey to and from school. Dur: 1.05&nb...
Emigration
By Kenneth Campbell - Added 16/04/2014
Audio of Kenneth Campbell, recalling those who left Harris for all corners of the globe, and one particular emigrant’s expression of homesickness. Dur: 0....
Sea Skills vs. Land Skills
By Kenneth Campbell - Added 16/04/2014
Audio: Kenneth Campbell relates one man's summing up of the skills required for the very different ways of life on either side of the small island of Harris. Du...
The Campbells (Scadabay)
By Donald A Mackay - Added 15/04/2014
Kenneth Campbell told the Harris Historical Society how Alasdair (Siorram) and John Campbell came from Pairc in Lewis to settle in Scadabay c1820. Donald ...
Collam Meeting House
By Donald A Mackay & Kirsty Macleod - Added 16/04/2014
Audio: Donald Alex Mackay and his sister Chirsty MacLeod tell the Harris Historical Society about the old meeting house at Collam and how it affected the commun...
Old Folk
By Alex Maclennan - Added 17/04/2014
Audio of Alex MacLennan of Grosebay talking about Neil MacAulay, a much loved character, who was married to his Aunt Ann and big Anna MacDonald who kept a cow i...