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All members and volunteers will shortly receive their invitation to an evening at the Museum for the “premiere” of a DVD made in 1997 at the time of the Museum’s 75th Anniversary. Three thousand people gathered in Fort William’s High Street on that occasion  and by courtesy of the families of the original producers we are able to revisit that memorable night  both for the Museum and the town of Fort William. The “Longest Strip theWillow in the West” DVD will be available for purchase @ £8.Cheese and wine will be served and we are very pleased that, after the DVD, Ian Abernethy will take us on a visual tour ofFortWilliam’s High Street in times past. Please pen the date in your diary – we all look forward to seeing you.The evening is free to Members and volunteers but non members are very welcome if accompanied by a small entrance fee or a large donation!

Our ‘splendidly idiosyncratic’ * Museum will start  2012 with a new Manager as  Mairi Mooney, our Curator/Manager,  will leave at the end of January to pursue new ideas – we will be wishing her well.  The closing date for applications has now passed and we are in the selection process.* ‘The Rough Guide to the Scottish Highlands & Islands’ – 2011

Receiving feedback on the Museum is always valuable. Better too when the reports are as good as those on TripAdvisor recently!October 2011: “Some of the best mementoes of the Jacobite era that I have seen. Also original documents relating to Culloden and the Glencoe massacre.”September 2011: “Because it was raining, we went into the museum. What a pleasant surprise!! Everything was so interesting and well laid out. We spent more than an hour going through all the rooms and reading about the history of the area. Well worth a visit.”September 2011: “Extremely well done to this nice little museum. A nice way to spend an hour or two looking at some of the local history. Free entry is such a nice touch these days in this money grabbing world!!!!!” (But we need donations too! – Webmaster)September 2011: “A great welcome with clear instructions of which way to go round the museum. No admission fee requested, but a request for a donation for the upkeep is well worth it. A small guide was provided. Although it is only a small museum, it has a great history to share with everyone. Very detailed information with all exhibits. Ten out of ten!!”September 2011: “We left it far too late in the day to visit and ran out of time so don’t make the same mistake! Staff are very pleasant and the exhibits interesting and informative and all for free.”August 2011: “I have been to Fort William on many occasions and never set foot in this venue. My mistake, as it is full of information, artefacts and heritage, all arranged in a logical order and more importantly it stimulates you to go and find out more. Don’t leave a trip to this Museum to the bottom of the list, or pencil it in as a wet weather ‘maybe’; make it a destination attraction. Well done to all.”