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The Hope MacDougall COLLECTION

The story of a collector on tour in the Highlands and Islands

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Please explore the Collection website by clicking on the links below and any underlined links in the text
kettles and ironmonery from the archived MacDougall Collection

Dunollie and The MacDougalls

  • Brief history of the Estate
  • Introduction to The MacDougall Family
  • Miss Hope MacDougall

    The Hope MacDougall Collection

  • The start of the collection
  • Stories from her time collecting
  • The geographical extent of the collection
  • What is in the collection?

    The MacDougall Trust

  • What is The MacDougall Trust?
  • What has the Trust been doing?
  • Trustees - past and present

    Work in Progress

  • 1999     2000     2001     2002
  • 2003      2004     2005     2006
  • 2007
  • 2007 SUMMER EXHIBITION

    • Ambitions and Aspirations

  • The future aims of the Trust

    Funding the Collection

  • Funding and Fundraising efforts to date
  • Become a Friend of The Hope MacDougall Collection
  • Sponsor an object with the Friends
  • Merchandise from the Friends
  • Donations

    • The Gallery

  • Visit the Gallery

    Volunteer Opportunities

  • Help The Trust

    Contact the Trust

  • Contact The Trust

    Links to related sites

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    • What happened in 2004 ?

    Corran Halls display
    Museum week
    How did you choose the items for the display in Corran Halls?
    Museum week must have been a major feat - a report please

    Whelk funding approved January 2004 for Touring Exhibition
    The aim of the project is to tour a heritage exhibition and research database to rural and remote parts of Argyll and Bute, using the existing village hall network and working with local groups.
    A laptop computer holding the Collection database will travel with the exhibition, providing a research tool and training opportunities for local historians, archivists and enthusiasts for the duration of the display.

    Project Funding
    LEADER+ 16,815
    Argyll & Islands Enterprise 5,500
    Friends of MacDougall Collection 1,000
    Gordon Frazer Charitable Trust 5,000
    Esmee Fairbairn Trust 10,000
    total project cost38,315
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