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If the World Wars are one of your interests, this is the place for you. Andy Robertson founded a small collection of medals in 1978 and the collection has had such a vast multiplication that it branched off into everything and anything Read more On the remote island of Fetlar, the locals have created the ‘Fetlar Interpretive Centre’, “we are a small, dynamic community museum”. In the museum you can enjoy many exhibitions on history, archaeology, folklore and wildlife. They also hold an extensive archive of photographs going back to the 1860’s along with documents and diaries from the late 1800’s to the present day. Read more Lunnasting History Group operates from the Orgill Family History Centre in Vidlin. They focus on Vidlin’s local history and hold a vast collection of photos and artefacts. The group can help with any queries regarding genealogy and can help you create your family tree Read more Nesting’s scattered crofts are situated in one of Shetland’s most scenic areas. The Nesting Local History Group was founded in 1995 with the stated aim of collecting, recording and preserving the history of the parish of Nesting Read more Yell is the stepping stone island to Unst and Fetlar and is also home of the Old Haa Museum. Here, the history of the island, including the whaling years and shipwrecks are summarised along with natural history, genealogy and a picture and sound archive. Read more Tangwick Haa, originally built in the late 1600s for the Cheyne family, owners of the Tangwick estate, was converted into a museum in the late 1980s and tells the story of Northmavine and its people through the years. Read more The Unst Boat Haven was the inspiration of one man and it has become a ‘mecca’ for wooden boat enthusiasts from all over the world. The Boat Haven is the attractive home for a fine collection of over 20 old wooden boats, most of which were used for fishing Read more If you are taking ‘the road to the Isles’, keep right on to the end, i.e. Unst. At the top end of Unst you will find the Unst Heritage Centre, it concentrates on all things unique to Unst. Its peculiar geology really came about because of a freak of nature, but it has played a crucial part in its long history Read more The Whalsay History was formed in 1984 and acquired premises behind the secondary school, the north range of the Midden Court, in 1993. In 2006,restoration was completed, returning the building to its former glory and available for public use. Read moreThe Cabin Museum
Fetlar Museum Trust
Lunnasting History Group
Nesting Local History Group
Old Haa Museum
Tangwick Haa Museum
Unst Boat Haven
Unst Heritage Centre
Whalsay History Group
