The West Highland Museum in Fort William has added to its display of Jacobite relics with its latest acquisition of a hidden portrait snuff box at a sale by Lyon and Turnbull auctioneers earlier this month.

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Curling cup on display in West Highland Museum

April 21, 2019

The cup and other curling memorabilia are on display in the Museum until 2020.

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Postcards from the trenches another Lochaber link to Great War

March 14, 2019

A series of postcards sent home to Ballachulish from the trenches in the First World War has added a local dimension to a travelling exhibition on the conflict.

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Museum gets youngsters digging up history indoors

October 12, 2018

Children at the West Highland Museum Saturday Club in Fort William, run by Betty Bruce, enjoyed a special time travelling event when they went on an indoor archaeological ‘dig’.

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Fiona’s time as Fort museum curator comes to an end

April 5, 2018

For 30 years, Fiona Marwick’s name has been synonymous with that of the West Highland Museum in Fort William.

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Caol man helps Lochaber museum reach milestone visitor number

January 10, 2018

Fort William’s West Highland Museum clocked up its highest annual visitor number in 35 years when their 55,000th visitor walked through the door.