Archive team's activity sheets highlight local history
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Staff at the Nucleus centre in Wick have been busy creating activity sheets based around their archives to send out to people shielding at home during the coronavirus crisis.
There are activities for both adults and children, from tips on doing your own research at home to "spot the difference" and wordsearches, and calligraphy and quizzes for children.
The team at Nucleus: The Nuclear and Caithness Archive, which opened in 2017, hope the activities will provide a little light relief during a worrying time, as well as stimulating an interest in local history.
Caithness Voluntary Group, which is co-ordinating the Caithness-wide community support effort, has been distributing the sheets to community groups for inclusion with their food and prescription deliveries, as well as to care homes throughout the county which have been delighted to receive them.
Anyone who is interested in receiving copies of the archive activity packs should contact north.highlandarchive@highlifehighland.com for details.
While the archive is closed, the staff have continued to keep in touch with the public through the Nucleus Facebook page. In the run-up to the 75th anniversary of VE Day, followers could try a series of activities themed around the war in Caithness, from crosswords and anagrams to baking.
Every evening at 6pm, extracts from Hugh Lyall’s diary from 1966 are published. Hugh was a crofter from Canisbay, and his diary entries offer a fascinating glimpse into the life of a Caithness community in the 1960s.
In addition, High Life Highland archive service’s community engagement officer Lorna Steele is delivering Learn with Lorna talks every Thursday between 11am and 11.30am on the Highland Archive Centre’s Facebook page and High Life Highland’s YouTube channel.
The Learn with Lorna series covers a variety of topics including family history, World War II and the Victorians and is suitable for all ages.
