About The Wick Society
The Wick Society invites you to discover the rich history of Wick and its surrounding areas.
The Wick Society consists of the Wick Heritage Museum, which contains a number of rooms and displays depicting the hey days of the herring fishing industry. We are the custodians of the Johnston Photographic Collection – some 40,000 images that capture over 100 years of our history. We are proud to own and maintain the Isabella Fortuna, a refurbished fishing boat that makes trips around the Bay in the summer months. There is also, now our oral history project – Wick Voices. Over 150 recordings of memories, reminiscences from across the generations.
The Wick Heritage Museum is located in the historic Thomas Telford designed Lower Pulteneytown, where many of the buildings remain as originally built.
We are open from Easter until the end of October. Monday to Saturday 10.a.m. to 5.p.m. (last entry 3.45pm). Outwith these times please call or email [email protected] and we will be delighted to arrange a visit.
The Johnston Photographic Collection has a permanent display within the Wick Heritage Museum, while the whole collection can be viewed at www.johnstoncollection.net
The Wick Society Boat Section is based around Wick Harbour. During the summer months the Isabella Fortuna is berthed in the harbour and on evenings can be seen setting sail out and around the bay. A number of other traditional boats are being restored and cared for by the Team. While walking around the Harbour look out for the original Wick Herring Mart and the old Lifeboat Shed, both in the care of the Wick Society
Wick Voices is an oral history programme that seeks to record the memories and reminiscences of life in Wick and area. There are stories of the fishing, coopering, shops, etc. Many of the recordings can be heard by going to www.wickheritage.org and clicking on the Wick Voices link
