PRevious Events
Online Lecture: University of Islands and Highlands in Scotland
"Around Orkney" Interview on BBC Radio Orkney with Helen and Huw
"Around Orkney" Interview on BBC Radio Orkney with Helen and Huw
On September 22, 2022, at 1 p.m., Professor Wendell McConnaha led an online seminar as part of the INS Public Seminar Series, titled "How Edinburgh Doctors Led the British Imperial Century." McConnaha explored how, despite Scotland's smaller population compared to England, over half of the British explorers during the British Imperial Century (1815-1915) were Scottish.
"Around Orkney" Interview on BBC Radio Orkney with Helen and Huw
"Around Orkney" Interview on BBC Radio Orkney with Helen and Huw
"Around Orkney" Interview on BBC Radio Orkney with Helen and Huw
On Tuesday, 19th April 2022, McConnaha was a guest on BBC Radio's Around Orkney, joining Helen and Huw for an interview. Together, they discussed their work in telling the story of an Orcadian who is still remembered as a hero in West Africa.
Book Talk: King of Lokoja
"Around Orkney" Interview on BBC Radio Orkney with Helen and Huw
Book Signing: King of Lokoja - Kirkwall
Wendell McConnaha signed and discussed his book *The King of Lokoja: William Balfour Baikie, the Forgotten Man of Africa* at The Francie & Finch Bookshop
Book Signing: King of Lokoja - Kirkwall
Book Signing: King of Lokoja - Kirkwall
Book Signing: King of Lokoja - Kirkwall
Wendell McConnaha signed and discussed his book *The King of Lokoja: William Balfour Baikie, the Forgotten Man of Africa*, Orkney Library and Archive, Kirkwall, Scotland
Book Launch: King of Lokoja
Book Signing: King of Lokoja - Kirkwall
Book Launch: King of Lokoja
Book launch for The King of Lakoja at Michaels, Chicago