The Orcadian as we know it today was founded in 1798, in the relatively humble surroundings of a house in Victoria Street, Kirkwall In May 2007, The Orcadian was acquired by a new company, Orkney Media Group Limited, along with the newspaper Orkney Today It was James Urquhart Anderson who went on to establish The Orcadian newspaper in 1854 The latest Orkney books at The Orcadian Bookshop The founder of The Orcadian, James Urquhart Anderson