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Take 5<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n What happened during the Highland Clearances?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Explore the Highland Clearances through the people it affected most. You can explore a selection of stories, based on first-hand narratives, using research by\u00a0Taigh-tasgaidh Shrath Nabhair<\/a>.<\/p>\n 1) Discover what the Clearances felt like from a child\u2019s perspective in the story of Angus Mackay and explore an object that was rescued from one of the longhouses. 2) Learn about the church minister who broke the news to his congregation that their village was to be cleared. What will your students make of this bearer of bad news? 3) Explore how ordinary people can bring about changes in the Law by focusing on the extraordinary work of anti-Clearance campaigner Donald MacLeod. 4) Consider if we can ever really know what happened in the past. Put this to the test as your students find out more about the notorious character usually called the \u2018villain\u2019 of the Highland Clearances, Patrick Sellar. Your students can decide for themselves how he should be remembered. 5) Finally, discover Highlands writer Neil Gunn, noted for his novels exploring life in coastal villages set up during the Clearances. Explore his typewriter from Dunbeath Museum<\/a>, or find ways to commemorate his achievements. 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Angus Mackay | Museum of the Highlands<\/a>
Chair from Strathnaver Clearances | Museum of the Highlands<\/a><\/p>\n
David Mackenzie | Museum of the Highlands<\/a><\/p>\n
Donald MacLeod | Museum of the Highlands<\/a><\/p>\n
Patrick Sellar | Museum of the Highlands<\/a>
Patrick Sellar was a well-known letter writer too. Take a look at his wax letter seal, at\u00a0Ionad Dualchais Bh\u00f9ra<\/a>.
Wax Letter Seal Belonging to Patrick Sellar | Museum of the Highlands<\/a><\/p>\n
Typewriter Belonging to Neil Gunn | Museum of the Highlands<\/a>
Neil Gunn | Museum of the Highlands<\/a><\/p>\n