News

The Trustees of MKT will keep you updated with news and events over the coming season.

The Heritage Centre will re-open on Friday 11th May 2012. Centre is open daily from 1pm until 4pm.

Entry charge is £3 per person. No charge for children under 16 years of age, accompanied by an adult. Also free entry for all current MKT members. (No charge for visitors who require to do research in the Family History room.)

There is a regular local bus service in Pitlochry and a bus stop is within a few minutes walk of the Heritage Centre in Moulin.

EXHIBITIONS FOR 2012 WILL INCLUDE:

''Travelling people of Perthshire' and 'Aldour Special School' - material kindly supplied by Jess Smith.

Documents gifted to MKT from the Butters family of Faskally which will be on display to enhance the material already in the Trust's possession. A fascinating insight into one of Pitlochry's oldest families:

Croftinloan School memorabilia is on display and, as the 75th reunion took place in May, we hope that former pupils and staff will visit the centre to peruse the many photographs in the collection (Mrs Margaret Brown has kindly donated books written by Hugo Brown entitled 'Memoirs of the First 35 Years of Croftinloan School 1936-71' which are available free of charge);

HISTORY OF PITLOCHRY HIGHLAND GAMES;

CLEARANCES AND EMIGRATION;

DEVELOPMENT OF PITLOCHRY FROM THE THREE HAMLETS INTO A TOURIST TOWN;

FERGUSSON OF DUNFALLANDY (www.clanfergusonsociety.co.uk)

The Trustees are pleased to feature on this web site a book by Linda Moyes entitled " Catholic Highland Perthshire : a Journey" which traces the history of the Celtic / Catholic churches in Highland Perthshire from around 500 AD to the present time. It covers the areas from Dull to Dunkeld and north to Rannoch, Blair Atholl, Pitlochry, Moulin and all points in between. Copies price £6.50 plus postage are available by e mailing the author at linda.moyes@gmx.com

Dates for your diary:

Saturday 2nd to Tuesday 5th June - Diamond Jubilee Celebrations in Moulin will include floral displays in the Heritage Centre provided by Pitlochry Flower Club. On Sunday only, readings by local resident, Mrs Benita Wylie, from Hector MacGregor's book entitled ''Souter's Lamp' of tales set in old Moulin.

Useful Links:

www.explorescotland.net

www.athollcountrylifemuseum.org

Updated 10 May 2012