{"id":4339,"date":"2023-04-16T20:44:21","date_gmt":"2023-04-16T20:44:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hebridespeople.com\/staging\/?page_id=4339"},"modified":"2023-11-22T12:55:15","modified_gmt":"2023-11-22T12:55:15","slug":"stories","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/hebridespeople.com\/staging\/stories\/","title":{"rendered":"Stories"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"\"<\/a><\/figure>\n\n
\"\"<\/a><\/figure><\/figure>
\"\"<\/a><\/figure>\n\n
\"\"<\/figure><\/div>\n\n

The Western Isles are steeped in storytelling tradition.<\/h4><\/div><\/div>\n\n

Until relatively recently most people could recite tales of the Feinn and the faerie folk, the clans and their battles, and folklore stretching back for centuries. <\/p>\n\n

\"\"<\/a><\/figure>\n\n

Here, however, we have gathered the real histories of people from the Western Isles, their own stories of their upbringing in the islands\u2019 villages, of people\u2019s journeys away from their homeland, and of the history of the islands themselves.<\/p>\n\n

Village Histories<\/a><\/div>\n\n
Emigrant Stories<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>
<\/div>

Explore Further<\/h2>
\n

Tell us your story<\/a><\/h2>\n\n
If you have a story of family members who left the Western Isles and settled in another part of the world, and would like the … Read more<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>
\n

Emigrant Stories<\/a><\/h2>\n\n
The first recorded emigrations from the islands took place in the mid-1700s. The first recorded emigrations from the islands took place in the mid-1700s in … Read more<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>
\n

Village Histories<\/a><\/h2>\n\n
These stories are excerpts taken from Bill Lawson\u2019s Croft History books. There are now almost sixty Croft History books, all available in our shop. Many … Read more<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>
\n

The People of the Western Isles<\/a><\/h2>\n\n
The history of modern people in the Outer Hebrides begins with the melting of the icesheets and the arrival of Mesolithic Man. The oldest site … Read more<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Western Isles are steeped in storytelling tradition. Until relatively recently most people could recite tales of the Feinn and the faerie folk, the clans and their battles, and folklore stretching back for centuries. Here, however, we have gathered the real histories of people from the Western Isles, their own stories of their upbringing in […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5864,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_editorskit_title_hidden":false,"_editorskit_reading_time":0,"_editorskit_is_block_options_detached":false,"_editorskit_block_options_position":"{}","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-4339","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"yoast_head":"\nStories - Hebrides People Staging<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Stories - Hebrides People Staging\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The Western Isles are steeped in storytelling tradition. Until relatively recently most people could recite tales of the Feinn and the faerie folk, the clans and their battles, and folklore stretching back for centuries. Here, however, we have gathered the real histories of people from the Western Isles, their own stories of their upbringing in […]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/hebridespeople.com\/staging\/stories\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Hebrides People Staging\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2023-11-22T12:55:15+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/hebridespeople.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Harris-Finsbay-Annie-Station-and-sheep.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"2000\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1248\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Estimated reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/hebridespeople.com\/staging\/stories\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/hebridespeople.com\/staging\/stories\/\",\"name\":\"Stories - Hebrides People Staging\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/hebridespeople.com\/staging\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/hebridespeople.com\/staging\/stories\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/hebridespeople.com\/staging\/stories\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/hebridespeople.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Harris-Finsbay-Annie-Station-and-sheep.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2023-04-16T20:44:21+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2023-11-22T12:55:15+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/hebridespeople.com\/staging\/stories\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/hebridespeople.com\/staging\/stories\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/hebridespeople.com\/staging\/stories\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/hebridespeople.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Harris-Finsbay-Annie-Station-and-sheep.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/hebridespeople.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Harris-Finsbay-Annie-Station-and-sheep.jpg\",\"width\":2000,\"height\":1248},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/hebridespeople.com\/staging\/stories\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/hebridespeople.com\/staging\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Stories\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/hebridespeople.com\/staging\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/hebridespeople.com\/staging\/\",\"name\":\"Hebrides People Staging\",\"description\":\"Discover your Hebridean roots\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/hebridespeople.com\/staging\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Stories - Hebrides People Staging","robots":{"index":"noindex","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"og_locale":"en_GB","og_type":"article","og_title":"Stories - Hebrides People Staging","og_description":"The Western Isles are steeped in storytelling tradition. Until relatively recently most people could recite tales of the Feinn and the faerie folk, the clans and their battles, and folklore stretching back for centuries. Here, however, we have gathered the real histories of people from the Western Isles, their own stories of their upbringing in […]","og_url":"https:\/\/hebridespeople.com\/staging\/stories\/","og_site_name":"Hebrides People Staging","article_modified_time":"2023-11-22T12:55:15+00:00","og_image":[{"width":2000,"height":1248,"url":"https:\/\/hebridespeople.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Harris-Finsbay-Annie-Station-and-sheep.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Estimated reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/hebridespeople.com\/staging\/stories\/","url":"https:\/\/hebridespeople.com\/staging\/stories\/","name":"Stories - Hebrides People Staging","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/hebridespeople.com\/staging\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/hebridespeople.com\/staging\/stories\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/hebridespeople.com\/staging\/stories\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/hebridespeople.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Harris-Finsbay-Annie-Station-and-sheep.jpg","datePublished":"2023-04-16T20:44:21+00:00","dateModified":"2023-11-22T12:55:15+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/hebridespeople.com\/staging\/stories\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-GB","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/hebridespeople.com\/staging\/stories\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-GB","@id":"https:\/\/hebridespeople.com\/staging\/stories\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/hebridespeople.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Harris-Finsbay-Annie-Station-and-sheep.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/hebridespeople.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Harris-Finsbay-Annie-Station-and-sheep.jpg","width":2000,"height":1248},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/hebridespeople.com\/staging\/stories\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/hebridespeople.com\/staging\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Stories"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/hebridespeople.com\/staging\/#website","url":"https:\/\/hebridespeople.com\/staging\/","name":"Hebrides People Staging","description":"Discover your Hebridean roots","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/hebridespeople.com\/staging\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-GB"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hebridespeople.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4339","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hebridespeople.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hebridespeople.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hebridespeople.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hebridespeople.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4339"}],"version-history":[{"count":14,"href":"https:\/\/hebridespeople.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4339\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8452,"href":"https:\/\/hebridespeople.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4339\/revisions\/8452"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hebridespeople.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5864"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hebridespeople.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4339"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}