Dux MedalBrora Heritage Centre The Dux medal is an award given to the student with the highest academic achievement in the whole year. The word ‘dux’ is Latin for leader. This medal was awarded to Catherine Ross on June 30, 1926, at a prize-giving ceremony to mark the...
Ups and Downs in India Board GameHighland Museum of Childhood This board game was produced by the Homeland Training College in 1930. Though aspects of it may surprise us today, it was intended as a fun way to learn about the duties and responsibilities of living and...
Egg BoxGrantown Museum This egg box comes from a croft near Grantown. It was used to transport eggs by train down to cities to feed people who had limited access to fresh food. There was a system of stamps that meant egg boxes could find their way back home. Roll...
Photograph of Hotel in RosemarkieGroam House Museum This photograph shows a Victorian-built hotel in Rosemarkie on the Black Isle during its heyday in the 1920s. The Hawkhill Hotel, later known as the Marine Hotel, benefitted from Rosemarkie’s popularity as a tourist...
Buddha SculptureNairn Museum This Buddha sculpture is known to have come from Myanmar (previously known as Burma). British rule in Burma lasted from 1824 until it finally gained independence in 1948. During this time, some wealthy gentlemen collectors, including...
