This is a huge, on-going project in conjunction with the Merchant Navy Association to log all the information held in these documents – invaluable for the details contained of the lives, ships and voyages of Shetland seamen throughout many years.

The books are lent to the SFHS for the information to be logged into a database and then returned to the owner or family or, if they wish, deposited with the Shetland Museum and Archives. Contact: secretary@shetland-fhs.org.uk