Stornoway Historical Society

Stornoway Historical Society The Stornoway Historical Society was founded in 1992 to promote the heritage of the town and district through publications, exhibitions and lectures.

Stornoway Historical Society covers the old burgh of Stornoway plus the villages of Laxdale, Benside , Guershader, Newvalley, Newmarket, Marybank, Plasterfield, Steinish, Sandwick, Parkend and Melbost. We publish our magazine SY Gone By bi-annually every July and December. Our committee meets monthly except for March, July and December. Our address is: Town Hall, 2 Cromwell St, Stornoway, Isle of

Lewis, HS1 2DB. Those seeking to join the Society please go to www.stornowayhistoricalsociety.org.uk. You can join using the online Paypal or Credit Card options available.

10/08/2025

Welcome to Stornoway Historical Society and to our website We hope you enjoy browsing through the features and gallery whether you’re a real SY or just interested in the town and island. If you have any memories you could send us, questions you think we could help with, please contact us. You migh...

06/08/2025

The Playhouse Cinema, , from the quayside circa late-1930s

[source: HLH Archives, D1751/2/1/18]

The summer issue of SY Gone By (Issue 64) is out now priced £5.00 from local shops and our website.
01/08/2025

The summer issue of SY Gone By (Issue 64) is out now priced £5.00 from local shops and our website.

26/07/2025

Update: The summer issue of our magazine, SY Gone By, should be available by the end of next week.

15/07/2025
Stornoway Historical Society is hosting a small summer exhibition starting this coming Tuesday 15th July in our Town Hal...
11/07/2025

Stornoway Historical Society is hosting a small summer exhibition starting this coming Tuesday 15th July in our Town Hall premises. This will run each Tuesday and Thursday. 11am-2pm until October.

'Behind the Iron Railings' takes a look at Stornoway's Victorian and Edwardian architecture through pictures and stories. All welcome.

New exhibition about emigration coming up next week at Museum & Tasglann nan Eilean.
13/06/2025

New exhibition about emigration coming up next week at Museum & Tasglann nan Eilean.

Exhibition featuring 250 years of Stories of Emigration from the Outer Hebrides at Museum nan Eilean Stornoway

16/05/2025

The video of our March public lecture is now available to view on our YouTube channel.
Malcolm Macdonald presented a talk on 'A History of Stornoway Football'.

Our website has been given a refresh. Have a look at:
18/04/2025

Our website has been given a refresh. Have a look at:

Welcome to Stornoway Historical Society and to our website We hope you enjoy browsing through the features and gallery whether you’re a real SY or just interested in the town and island. If you have any memories you could send us, questions you think we could help with, please contact us. You migh...

Stornoway RNLI is having an Easter Afternoon Tea on Saturday 19th April. The added bonus is that Stornoway Historical So...
09/04/2025

Stornoway RNLI is having an Easter Afternoon Tea on Saturday 19th April. The added bonus is that Stornoway Historical Society Chairman, Malcolm Macdonald will be giving a talk on Stornoway Shops. Come along and support your local RNLI

A date for your diaries - Saturday 19th April. We look forward to welcoming you to our Easter afternoon tea with raffles, great craic, a talk on old SY shops and, of course, carrot cake!

Iolaire Centre meeting Tuesday 1st April.
31/03/2025

Iolaire Centre meeting Tuesday 1st April.

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