The Obit in the Northern Ensign 1897 for Alexander Gunn, born in Badbea in 1820, states: "Mr. Gunn became a correspondent of the Ensign over 40 years ago, since which time he was a faithful and more or less regular correspondent. His subjects were most varied, from steam for fishing boats, tramways, or light railways for Caithness, evictions, recollections of Badbea and Berriedale, recollections of his schools and school days, to politics and religion." Gunn's letters to the Ed of the Northern Ensign, often under the nom-de-plume A Native of Badbea leave a remarkable record of life in the Highlands during a time of great change. This correspondence is important and should be available for all to access.
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The Obit in the Northern Ensign 1897 for Alexander Gunn, born in Badbea in 1820, states: "Mr. Gunn became a correspondent of the Ensign over 40 years ago, since which time he was a faithful and more or less regular correspondent. His subjects were most varied, from steam for fishing boats, tramways, or light railways for Caithness, evictions, recollections of Badbea and Berriedale, recollections of his schools and school days, to politics and religion." Gunn's letters to the Ed of the Northern Ensign, often under the nom-de-plume A Native of Badbea leave a remarkable record of life in the Highlands during a time of great change. This correspondence is important and should be available for all to access.