The Kessock Ferry Swim 2023! I was so impressed by all the swimmers – a great event organised by charity Àban Outdoor. I have thoroughly enjoyed researching and writing the history of the event over the last few months.You can now buy my booklet telling the history of the event direct from Àban’s ebay shop: … More photos from the Kessock Ferry Swim 2023
Introducing James Fraser, historian and traveller, who lived in the Highlands a century before Culloden. I really enjoyed talking with Professor David Worthington of the University of the Highlands and Islands about his research and his recently-published biography of Fraser. David’s work inspired my poem “Master James Fraser’s History of the Ward Law”, which was … More James Fraser
great to get this back from the printers! “The History of the Kessock Ferry Swim” is a special booklet I’ve researched and written, a commission from the charity Àban Outdoor.Swimming the route of the Kessock Ferry is a long tradition in Inverness, and it was revived as a charity event last year by Àban. Over … More Kessock Ferry Swim 2023
I have a new article “Archives in Writing” in the current issue of Northwords Now, available now. My article looks at how I used archives in my new book “Daughters of the North: Jean Gordon and Mary, Queen of Scots”, and also touches on archival research for my first book “Josephine Tey: A Life” as … More Archives in Writing article: Northwords Now 44
I am doing a talk in Brora this Thursday, 20th April, for the Clyne Heritage Society, about my book “Daughters of the North: Jean Gordon and Mary, Queen of Scots”. The talk starts at 7pm in the Community Centre Lounge, at the rear of Brora Primary School. The talk is open to all, and admission … More Talk in Brora
Jennifer Morag Henderson 