Time Travelling Fridays 3

We meet again for our final advent Time Travelling Friday. Today's voyager through space and time is the recently crowned BBC sports personality of the year, our fave, Andy Murray.

Although we have always been great fans of Andy's slight dourness and unwillingness to pander to the press, many have criticised poor Muzza for his supposed 'moodiness'.

Well, we can exclusively reveal that Andy's world-weariness is due to a twenty year stint spent as a grocer in late 1800s Stromness. He's just really, really tired and sick of his penny sweets getting pinched.

Peace's Almanac 1881 Trade Directory for Stromness.

Next up, Donald Sutherland, who was accused of using his actor looks and lovely voice to 'unfairly seduce' a certain Magnus Flett of Harray into the Lord Seaforth's regiment. Conspiring to 'carry him out of the country contrary to his inclination and without giving him an opportunity for a fair trial.'


Oh Donald!

Orkney Archive reference SC11/5/1778/46

Merry Christmas!!!

X Marks the Spot

For all of you who are champing at the bit to find out the answer to last week's puzzle, the answer is Graemeshall in Holm. Can you believe it? No? Here then is the proof, a small newspaper cutting pasted into Peace's Almanac on the back of the sketch.

Both the article and the sketch were pasted into Peace's Almanac next to an article about Graemeshall. They were found by one of our more eagle-eyed customers.

There are many interesting stories and articles in Peace's Almanac about Orkney and Orcadians alongside the facts, figures and trade directories, and they are always worth a look. Next time you visit the Orkney Room pull up a comfy leather armchair and enjoy some of these intriguing stories.