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Australian Viewer Travels to Inverness for Live Highland History Event
An Australian viewer of the online series Learn with Lorna has traveled to Inverness for a live event organized by the show's host. The series, which began as a lockdown homeschooling resource, has reached 260 episodes and draws viewers from seven continents.
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An Australian viewer of the online series Learn with Lorna has traveled from Queensland to Inverness for a live event at the Highland Archive Centre. The event is scheduled for Thursday and will include a talk on the Highland Archive Service along with displays of family trees and documents.
Learn with Lorna began during the Covid lockdown as a homeschooling resource. It has continued for six years and has broadcast 260 episodes. Up to 4,000 people watch each installment, with viewers reported from seven continents. Host Lorna Steele-McGinn said a regular viewer contacted the show and proposed an in-person gathering.
The event will feature colleagues traveling from Skye, Caithness, and Lochaber with additional collections.
Wilson, the Australian viewer, has watched the series since episode one. She participates in weekly online events and said she wanted to meet participants in person. Wilson stated that the series helped her research family history and understand places connected to her ancestors.
Steele-McGinn works as a community engagement officer with the Highland Archive Service and streams episodes live on Facebook before uploading them to YouTube. She noted that popular topics include mental health, school days, and personal diaries. One frequently discussed story concerns Malcolm Blane, who kept diaries from age nine until his death at 22 during World War One.
Seven of his diaries are held at the archive centre.
