Moray residents are being encouraged to search out family heirlooms dating from World War I to help stock a display marking the centenary of the conflict.
As part of the ongoing Moray’s War project, the local authority is holding an exhibition later this month documenting the area’s wartime efforts.
Now the council has urged locals to ransack their attics and cupboards for hidden Great War memorabilia, which will be used to bring the historic conflict to life.
The Moray’s War initiative was launched last year, with aims to develop a comprehensive record of Moray and its people between 1914 and 1918.
The forthcoming event, at Keith Library on Saturday, October 24, will feature displays of posters, artefacts, photographs and newspapers of the time.
There will also be a collection of World War I weapons for visitors to handle.
Lord Lieutenant of Banffshire, Claire Russell, said Moray’s War had already helped evoke the period involved – but said there was “so much more” yet to be uncovered.
She said: “I would encourage everyone to give their support by attending the event and by looking out material relevant to that time.
“Moray’s War already has a great deal of information but there is so much more to discover and collect.”
Local historians Derek Bird and Jill Stewart will be on hand to answer questions and give advice on tracing military ancestry during the gathering, which will take place between 10am and 1pm.
Previous open days have seen medals, weapons, mustard gas jars and diaries brought along by people who have had them handed down or who have found them in their homes.
Anyone with any possible exhibits should take them to any library in Moray.