History & Culture

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1. Gangster Baby Faced Nelson - Shetland conections?

   By Lerwick antiques, December 24, 2012
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   • MuckleJoannie
   • December 24, 2012

3. Old Shetland Cures

   By khitajrah, May 11, 2008
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   • BigMick
   • October 16, 2008

4. Zulu, the "Crystal River".

   By wullie m., July 2, 2011
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   • wullie m.
   • July 8, 2011

5. Kist o Riches

   By wullie m., December 11, 2010
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   • Pooks
   • December 21, 2010

6. War & Peace 1 2

   By shetlandpeat, February 20, 2013
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   • sheltie53
   • April 4, 2013

7. Shetland Spitfire

   By Para Handy, March 25, 2012
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   • Skylark
   • August 29, 2015

8. Shetlopedia politics information back online

   By JAStewart, August 4, 2016   

   • politics
   • shetlopedia
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     Tagged with:

     • politics
     • shetlopedia
     • jarlmedia
   • 5 replies
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   • MuckleJoannie
   • October 27, 2019

9. etymology of the word njugle

   By wolf, January 18, 2009
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   • Dagfinn
   • July 10, 2009

10. Watsness RAF Camp

    By Frances144, January 21, 2011
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    • shetlandpeat
    • January 21, 2011

11. Pictish Stones

    By Njugle, June 7, 2008
    • 13 replies
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    • Heatherconnie
    • October 23, 2008

12. Standing Stone in Wester Skeld

    By mgb2010, March 26, 2007
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    • Kevin
    • September 5, 2007

13. Geneology

    By Pooks, March 18, 2006
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    • RickB
    • July 26, 2006

14. Island differences

    By manxman, October 5, 2007
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    • Tom
    • April 7, 2008

15. Storytelling meetup in Lerwick for Research

    By Research Student, August 12, 2016   

    • storytelling
    • yell
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      • yell
      • shetland
      • lerwick
      • ghost story
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    • Ghostrider
    • August 15, 2016

16. Silver Fox Farm at Tingwall - More info?

    By Lerwick antiques, December 23, 2012
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    • Ghostrider
    • December 23, 2012

17. Lairds

    By thekid, April 2, 2010
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    • lerwick
    • June 15, 2010

18. IRA plot to bomb The Queen in Shetland following the death of Bobby Sands

    By Davie P, May 7, 2021
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    • ReeseTheDundonian
    • September 20, 2021

19. Olla Nicolson, Northmavine.

    By wullie m., July 17, 2010
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    • wullie m.
    • July 22, 2010

20. Shetland Archive Films

    By MuckleJoannie, June 5, 2007
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    • MuckleJoannie
    • June 7, 2007

21. Archaeological digs at firth

    By Para Handy, July 28, 2011
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    • EM
    • July 28, 2011

22. The story of Fair Isle's Heinkel

    By Njugle, November 21, 2007
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    • Pooks
    • March 30, 2008

23. Christmas Festival - Origin of Up Helly Aa ?

    By trout, January 28, 2007
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    • Tom
    • February 4, 2007

24. Bears on Shetland?

    By Guest Fetlar Writer, July 15, 2017   

    • bear
    • fetlar
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      • bear
      • fetlar
      • folklore
      • tait
      • norway
    • 2 replies
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    • admin
    • February 20, 2021

25. Ky-actin'

    By scoots, August 13, 2011
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    • Ghostrider
    • August 20, 2011

26. Jessie M.E. Saxby

    By John Holroyd, December 7, 2016
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    • Philip Snow
    • June 29, 2018