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History talks and events 6 - 12 February 2017

31/1/2017

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Upcoming family history talks and events in Scotland, 6 - 12 February 2017

Note that there may be a small charge for some of these events, and some may be for members only. We will be publishing lists of upcoming talks and events regularly - if you are organising a talk or event relating to Scottish genealogy or history, please let us know and we will be happy to add your events to our list.

Monday, February 6 2017, 7 pm for 7.30 pm

From Steam to Diesel in Photographs

Archie Foley

Venue: Drummond Community High School, Bellevue Place, Edinburgh

Broughton History Society

Non-members, £2.00.


Monday, February 6 2017, 7.30 pm

The Comet, the Clyde and the Commerce

Burns Shearer

Venue: St Andrews Church, Park Road, Milngavie

Milngavie and Bearsden Historical Society

Mr. Burns Shearer's talk will present a picture of the problems facing travellers on Clydeside in the early 1800s, the successes and disaster which befell The Comet, the perils of early steam navigation and the quite amazing development of the shipyards on the Clyde. £4 for non-members


Monday, February 6 2017, 7.30 pm

Death on the Green Templeton’s Carpet Factory

Bill Black

Venue: Morison Memorial Church, Dumbarton Road, Clydebank

Clydebank Local History Society


Monday, February 6 2017, 7.30 pm

Treasure Trove in Scotland and Recent Archaeological Finds in Ayrshire and the South

Dr Natasha Ferguson

Venue: John Knox Church Hall, High Street, Stewarton

Stewarton and District Historical Society

The Treasure Trove Officer of National Museums of Scotland explains how treasure trove protects found objects. Members £1 Non-members £2.


Monday, February 6 2017, 7.30 pm

Radio in World War One

Malcolm Fergusson

Venue: Gibson Craig Memorial Hall, Lanark Road West, Currie

Currie & District Local History Society


Monday, February 6 2017, 8 pm

St Kilda & the Islands

George Geddes

Venue: Dreghorn Loan Hall, Colinton, EH13 0DE

Colinton Local History Society

An evening in St Kilda will be sure to drive away the February Blues: wonderful pictures and extraordinary stories about this unique part of Scotland from George Geddes of the RCAHMS/Historic Environment Scotland.


Tuesday, February 7 2017, 2 pm

A View of Kirkcaldy from my windows’: the friendship of Adam Smith and David Hume

Dr Ralph McLean, National Library of Scotland

Venue: Kirkcaldy Old Kirk, Kirk Wynd

Kirkcaldy Civic Society


Tuesday, February 7 2017, 6.45 pm for 7.15 pm

The Lives of Peploe & Cadell

Venue: Morningside Parish Church Hall

Morningside Heritage Association


Tuesday, February 7 2017, 7.00 pm - 9.00 pm

Maps and Local History

Craig Statham, National Library of Scotland

Venue: Lanthorn Community Education Complex, Kenilworth Rise, Livingston EH54 6JL

West Lothian Family History Society


Tuesday, February 7 2017, 7.30 pm

Gathering the Voices

Stephen Anson

Venue: Fairweather Hall, Barrhead Road, Newton Mearns, G77 6BB

Mearns History Group

The story of Martin Ansbach of Leuterhausen


Wednesday, February 8 2017, 2.00 pm - 4.00 pm

Outlander

Gerry McMullan

Venue: Kincardine Community Centre - Hepburn Room

Kincardine-on-Forth Local History Group


Wednesday, February 8 2017, 6.30 pm

Great Oaks from Little Acorns Grow: The Story of the University of Dundee

Kenneth Baxter (University of Dundee_

Venue: D’Arcy Thompson Lecture Theatre, Tower Building, University of Dundee

Abertay Historical Society


Wednesday, February 8 2017, 7.30 pm

Riding the Marches, Musselburgh 2016

Fiona Grant-McDonald

Venue: Coastal Communities Museum, School Road, North Berwick, East Lothian EH39 4JU

Coastal Communities Museum

Organised by the Friends of the Coastal Communities Museum the current annual charge for membership is £10 for an individual or £18 per couple, which includes these Talks. Visitors are more than welcome to attend for a nominal entrance charge of £2 per person.
if you would like to find out more about the Talks or proceed to become a Friend of the museum, please contact, Ian Goodall, our Trustee who looks after the Friends administration: Tel: 01620 894313, e-mail: ig@goodall.net


Wednesday, February 8 2017, 7.30 pm

Stobs Camp

Andrew Jepson

Venue: Volunteer Hall, Galashiels

Old Gala Club


Wednesday, February 8 2017, 7.30 pm

Short History of the Haill Six Incorporated Trades of Kirkcudbright

Ian McIntyre

Venue: Parish Church Hall, St Mary Street, Kirkcudbright, DG6 4DN

Kirkcudbright History Society

£3 for non-members


Wednesday, February 8 2017, 7.30 pm

Margaret Harrison: Campaigning for Peace

Mary Irvine

Venue: Concord Community Centre (next to the Denny Theatre), Dumbarton, G82 1LJ

Lennox Heritage Society

Margaret Harrison, a true daughter of the Rock and, together with her husband, Bobby, a well known life-long campaigner for peace, particularly through objecting to nuclear armament.


Wednesday, February 8 2017, 7.30 pm

Tracing Your Naval Ancestors

John McGee, Treasurer of ASGRA

Venue: Smith Museum and Art Gallery, Dumbarton Road, Stirling

Central Scotland Family History Society


Wednesday, February 8 2017, 7.45 pm

Magna Carta

Robbie Fisher

Venue: RAF Club, Ardgowan Square, Greenock

Inverclyde Historical Society


Thursday, February 9 2017

Building Scotland’s Canals

Nick Haynes

Venue: Blue Room, Town Hall, Ayr

Ayrshire Archaeological and Natural History Society


Thursday, February 9 2017, 7.30 pm

Riddles Court, a Merchant House Fit for a King

Dr Mike Cressey

Venue: St Peter's Church Hall, High Street, Musselburgh

Musselburgh Conservation Society


Thursday, February 9 2017, 7.30 pm

Kindrochit Castle

Alastair and Stewart Urquhart

Venue: MacRobert Hall, The Square, Tarland

Cromar History Group

Master masons Alastair and Stewart Urquhart will give a talk on the recent restoration of Kindrochit Castle at Braemar.


Thursday, February 9 2017, 7.30 pm

Excavation of a Viking trading site in Gottland

Colin Sparrow

Venue: The Shawl Gallery, Paisley Museum, High Street, Paisley

Renfrewshire Local History Forum

Renfrewshire Local History Forum Lectures are open to non-members with no admission charge but a small donation would be appreciated.


Thursday, February 9 2017, 7.30 pm - 9 pm

By Sea and Rail to Elie

Alan Provan and Graham Meacher

Venue: Elie Church Hall

Elie & Earlsferry History Society

Society members Alan Provan and Graham Meacher will talk about the 'Steamers at Elie Harbour' and 'Local Railways' respectively. All welcome (non-members £3).


Thursday, February 9 2017, 7.30 pm - 9.00 pm

History of Craufurdland Castle

Simon Craufurd

Venue: Johnnie Walker Bond, Strand Street Kilmarnock

East Ayrshire Family History Society


Saturday, February 11 2017, 10 am - 12 pm

Old Parish Registers

Bruce Bishop

Venue: Scottish Genealogy Society Library, 15 Victoria Terrace, Edinburgh, EH1 2JL

Scottish Genealogy Society

Bruce Bishop will talk about what they contain and how these records can assist your research. This class is about sourcing the rare and unusual records that most people don’t know about – not just the usual OPRs on Scotlandspeople etc.


Saturday, February 11 2017, 2 pm - 4 pm

Inspired by the Oaks – Scenery Stroll at Chatelherault

Venue: Chatelherault

Clyde and Avon Valley Landscape Partnership

Join the team at Chatelherault to explore artwork inspired by the Avon Water and Cadzow Oaks. Learn about the painters including Alexander Fraser and Simon Bough, who were inspired by the natural beauty of the Avon Valley landscape.

Each takes around two hours and is FREE although booking is essential at www.cavlp.eventbrite.co.uk.


Saturday, February 11 2017, 2.00pm-4.00pm

The Register of Corrected Entries and how it can help your family history research

Ken Nisbet

Venue: Renfield Saint Stephen's Church Centre

Aberdeen and North East Scotland Family History Society


Saturday, February 11 2017, 2.00pm-4.00pm

A look at the possibilities of DNA

Venue: Activities Room, Elgin Library, Cooper Park, Elgin, IV30 1HS

Aberdeen and North East Scotland Family History Society


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Scottish history talks and events 30 Jan - 5 Feb 2017

24/1/2017

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Upcoming family history talks and events in Scotland, 30 January - 5 February 2017

Note that there may be a small charge for some of these events, and some may be for members only. We will be publishing lists of upcoming talks and events regularly - if you are organising a talk or event relating to Scottish genealogy or history, please let us know and we will be happy to add your events to our list.

Monday, January 30 2017, 7.30 pm

Polaris Submarines during the Cold War

Jim Foster

Venue: Millennium Room, Cramond Kirk Hall

Cramond Heritage Trust

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Tuesday, January 31 2017, 7.30 pm

Updates on projects - including online developments, community engagement, Galston Town Trail etc.

KDHG members

Venue: Kilmarnock College, Hill Street, Kilmarnock

Kilmarnock & District History Group

£2 donation for non-members

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Tuesday, January 31 2017, 7.30 pm

Down the Irrawaddy River in Burma

Vivian Macdonald

Venue: West Kilbride Community Centre, Corse Street, West Kilbride, KA23 9AX

West Kilbride Civic Society

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Wednesday, February 1 2017, 6.30 pm

The Poetic Landscape of Victorian Dundee

Erin Farley (University of Stirling)

Venue: Lecture Theatre 2, Dalhousie Building, University of Dundee

Abertay Historical Society

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Thursday, February 2 2017, 7 pm

Our Club’s 175 years history

Markinch Curling Club

Venue: The 252 Memorial Hall, Betson Street, Markinch

Markinch Heritage Group

Free to members and £2 for non members

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Thursday, February 2 2017, 7.30 pm

A Journey Through Time: Place names of the John Muir Way

Liz Curtis

Venue: Dirleton Kirk Hall

Gullane and Dirleton History Society

Liz Curtis explains the origins of the place names which John Muir would have known

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Thursday, February 2 2017, 7.30 pm

Treasure and a Coldstream Lad

Per Munro

Coldstream and District Local History Society

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Friday, February 3 2017, 11.00 am

Women Pilots of World War Two

Roy Johnstone

Venue: National Mining Memorial Centre, Lady Victoria Colliery, Newtongrange, Dalkeith EH22 4QN

National Mining Museum Scotland

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In and Out of the Asylum

21/1/2017

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One hundred and fifty years ago today Janet Mellis Mather was admitted to the Edinburgh Poorhouse as a "lunatic pauper". This was not her first admission to an asylum. She had first been admitted to the Poorhouse on 16 August 1859, before being removed from the poor roll and released into the care of her son, William, 5 weeks later.
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Before being admitted to the Poorhouse, she had been living with William at the 101 Rose Street, Edinburgh.
Name
Occupation
Relationship to head
Age
Birthplace
​William Mather
Bookseller master
​Son
​27
Edinburgh
​Janet Mather
Supported by her son
Head
58
Edinburgh
William had been a bookseller and stationer since at least 1848, and continued in that trade until about 1864. He was still living at 101 Rose Street with his mother in 1861:
Name
Occupation
Relationship to head
Age
Birthplace
​Janet Mather
Stationer
​Head
​65
Edinburgh
​William Mather
Stationer
Son
40
Edinburgh
This didn't last, for just over a year later, on 21 August 1862, Janet was readmitted to the City Poorhouse
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This time she was in the poorhouse for 7 months. Less than 3 months after she had been admitted, on 14 November 1862, her son married Elizabeth Letheney in Edinburgh. She was released into the care of her son on 25 March 1863, before being readmitted on 15 June 1864
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Her stay was much longer. On 9 October 1866, she was one of 24 patients transferred to St Cuthberts Poorhouse. It would appear that this was a temporary measure, as 13 of these patients were transferred back to the City Poorhouse just over three months later, on 21 January 1867. Conditions in the Edinburgh Poorhouse at this time were highly unsatisfactory, and the Parochial Board had decided to reorganise their arrangements. In August 1866, the Board decided to introduce so-called probationary wards for newly admitted inmates (paupers as well as "lunatics"), and plans were afoot to build a new Poorhouse at Craiglockhart, which would eventually open in 1867. It seems likely that Janet was moved as part of these new arrangements.
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Four months later, Janet was on the move again when she was released from the City Poorhouse:
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Her brother, William Ferrier Mather, was a grocer, as recorded in the Edinburgh Post Office Directory for 1865-66:
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Janet lived on for a couple more years, before dying aged 88 in 1869 in the Canongate. We can only speculate why she was taken in by her brother this time, and not her son, but it may have had something to do with William struggling to support his young family. Some time around 1865 he gave up his bookshop/stationery business. In 1871, he was a shop porter living at 93 North Bridge
Name
Occupation
Relationship to head
Age
Birthplace
​William Mather
Shop porter
​Head
​50
Edinburgh
​Elizabeth Mather
 
Wife
29
Edinburgh
William Mather
Scholar
Son
7
Edinburgh
Janet Mather
 
Daughter
4
Edinburgh
Elizabeth​ Mather
 
Daughter
3
​Edinburgh
Margaret Mather
 
Daughter
8 months
Edinburgh
By 1881, William was back in Rose Street, living at number 162. His children were no longer living with him. At this point, it's not clear if they had died or were living elsewhere.
Name
Occupation
Relationship to head
Age
Birthplace
​William Mather
General porter
​Head
​61
Edinburgh
​Elizabeth Mather
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Wife
38
Edinburgh
William's fortunes continued to decline. By 1891, he and his wife were in the City Poorhouse at Craiglockhart. William was described as having formerly been a jobbing labourer. In 1893 his death was recorded aged 74 in the Colinton district - it seems likely he died in the poorhouse, which was in the Colinton area. His wife died in 1925, again in Colinton. She too may have spent the rest of her days in the Poorhouse, although without checking her death record or the City Poorhouse records at Edinburgh City Archives that cannot be confirmed.

Sources:
  1. General Register of Lunatics in Asylum 1858-1862, National Records of Scotland, MC7/1
  2. General Register of Lunatics in Asylum 1862-1870, National Records of Scotland, MC7/2
  3. Edinburgh Post Office Directory 1865-1866
  4. Census 1851-1881
  5. Scotland's People
  6. Minute Books of the Board of Supervision for Relief of the Poor, National Records of Scotland, HH23/12 [Minutes dated 16 August 1866, 23 August 1866, 29 November 1866, 3 January 1867]
  7. Scottish Book Trade Index
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History talks and events 23 - 29 January 2017

17/1/2017

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Upcoming family history talks and events in Scotland, 23 - 29 January 2017

Note that there may be a small charge for some of these events, and some may be for members only. We will be publishing lists of upcoming talks and events regularly - if you are organising a talk or event relating to Scottish genealogy or history, please let us know and we will be happy to add your events to our list.

Monday, January 23 2017, 7.30 pm

Edinburgh and Environs over Time, a Cartographic Journey

Chris Fleet, Map Curator NLS

Venue: Gibson Craig Memorial Hall, Lanark Road West, Currie

Currie & District Local History Society


Monday, January 23 2017, 7.30 pm

Canals by Numbers: the History of the Union Canal

Alan Forrester

Venue: Water of Leith Conservation Trust, 24 Lanark Road, Edinburgh West EH14 1TQ

Water of Leith Conservation Trust

Join Alan Forrester from the Scottish Waterways Trust for a talk exploring the social and industrial history of Edinburgh's Union Canal, opened in 1822, as a 32 mile-long uninterrupted 'contour canal' from Edinburgh Quay in the heart of the capital to the Falkirk Wheel. Free for members - Guests £2.


Monday, January 23 2017, 7.30 pm

Metal Detecting and finds in our area

Phil Hannah

Venue: Luncarty Church Centre

West Stormont Historical Society


Tuesday, January 24 2017, 5 pm for 5.30 pm

Poles and Jews in Wartime Scotland: the Experience of Edinburgh's Polish School of Medicine

Dr Kenneth Collins

Venue: Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow Library Reading Room, 232-242 St Vincent St, Glasgow, G2 5RJ

University of Glasgow Institute of Health and Wellbeing

Coffee and biscuits from 5 pm, talks beging at 5.30 pm. This event is free but please contact us to book as places are limited. library@rcpsg.ac.uk, 0141 221 6072


Thursday, January 26 2017

Vernacular Building in Scotland

Simon Green, National Museum of Scotland

Venue: Blue Room, Town Hall, Ayr

Ayrshire Archaeological and Natural History Society


Thursday, January 26 2017, 2 pm - 4 pm

Find Your Ain Folk Drop in Service

Venue: Community Room, Largs Library, Allanpark Street, Largs

North Ayrshire Family History Society


Thursday, January 26 2017, 7.30 pm

The Blue Blanket, Ancient and Modern

Stuart Campbell, Seven Incorporated Trades of Stirling and Jane Currie, Stirling and District Embroiderer’s Guild

Venue: Smith Museum and Art Gallery

Stirling Local History Society


Thursday, January 26 2017, 7.30 pm - 9.30 pm

TBC

Venue: Glen Halls, Neilston

Barrhead & Neilston Historical Association


Thursday, January 26 2017, 7.45 pm

The 1884 Franchise Agitation in Stirlingshire

Mark Nixon

Venue: Drymen Village Hall, Main Street, Drymen, Glasgow, G63 0BP

Drymen & District Local History Society


Saturday, January 28 2017, 2 pm

The Scottish Knights of the Garter

Russell Malloch

Venue: Royal Scots Club, Abercromby Place, Edinburgh

The Heraldry Society of Scotland


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History talks and events 16 - 22 January 2017

10/1/2017

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Upcoming family history talks and events in Scotland, 9 - 15 January 2017

Note that there may be a small charge for some of these events, and some may be for members only. We will be publishing lists of upcoming talks and events regularly - if you are organising a talk or event relating to Scottish genealogy or history, please let us know and we will be happy to add your events to our list.

Monday, January 16 2017, 7.30 pm

Archaeology of the Islands of Loch Lomond

Fiona Baker

Venue: Morison Memorial Church, Dumbarton Road, Clydebank

Clydebank Local History Society


Monday, January 16 2017, 7.30 pm

Glasgow’s Grand Central Hotel

Bill Hicks and Jill Scott

Venue: Kelvinside Academy, Glasgow

Glasgow & West of Scotland Family History Society


Monday, January 16 2017, 8 pm

Revisiting the Georgian House, Edinburgh

Sheonagh Martin

Venue: Dreghorn Loan Hall, Colinton, EH13 0DE

Colinton Local History Society

We welcome back Sheonagh Martin, Manager of the National Trust for Scotland property, The Georgian House, Edinburgh. She spoke to us some eight years ago, and since then there have been changes at the house, with more in the pipeline.


Tuesday, January 17 2017, 7.30 pm

Old Trades and Professions

Richard Torrance

Venue: Leith Community Education Centre in the New Kirkgate

Leith Local History Society


Tuesday, January 17 2017, 7.30 pm

Robert Burns - The Fat of The Land

Stuart Cochrane

Venue: Kilmarnock College, Hill Street, Kilmarnock

Kilmarnock & District History Group

£2 donation for non-members


Tuesday, January 17 2017, 7.30 pm

The Crook Inn - its past, present & future

James Welch

Venue: Auditorium, Eastgate Theatre and Arts Centre, Peebles

Tweeddale Society

The Crook Inn probably started as a refuge for drovers and a meeting place for local shepherds in a relatively sparsely populated and lawless Tweedsmuir in the 16th century. It was one of the three oldest hostelries in Scotland - granted a drinks licence by King James VI in 1604, a year after he became James I of England. It served briefly as a church in Covenanting times, and it was where Robert Burns wrote his famous poem, ‘Willie Wastle Wife’. A well-used staging post between Edinburgh and Dumfries, it became a fashionable venue for the Edinburgh literati in Victorian times.
James will run through the Crook’s fascinating history before going on to tell us about its decay during the 20th century, its acquisition by the local community and its planned resurrection.
James Welch is Vice-Chairman of the Tweedsmuir Community Company. He has practised as a Chartered Landscape Architect, Environmental Planner and Expert Witness for 25 years, and is the Founder and Director of Optimised Environments Ltd (OPEN) based in Edinburgh & London.


Tuesday, January 17 2017, 7.30 pm - 9.30 pm

Social Evening

Venue: Masonic Halls, Collier Street, Johnstone

Johnstone Historical Society


Wednesday, January 18 2017, 5.30 pm

Professor John MacKenzie, Emeritus Professor of Imperial History, Lancaster University

Venue: Ross House, Dornoch

University of the Highlands and Islands Centre for History

Professor MacKenzie, a Visiting Professor at the Centre for History, is one of the foremost historians of imperialism, of any period, and a scholar who also has an outstanding reputation in the field of environmental history. We are delighted to be hosting this lecture by him, which will focus on religion and Scottish identity in a global context, mainly referring to Presbyterianism.


Wednesday, January 18 2017, 7.30 pm

The Glasgow Bridges

Tom Marchant

Venue: Best Western Eglinton Arms Hotel, Eaglesham

Eaglesham History Society

Non-members welcome, £3 on the door


Wednesday, January 18 2017, 7.30 pm

Stunning Selkirkshire: A look at the wildlife of the County over a year

Douglas Methven

Venue: Selkirk Parish Church Hall

Selkirkshire Antiquarian Society

Annual Membership £6 per year. Non member £2 per event. For enquiries about the meetings or the Antiquarian Society please contact Jamie McIntyre jmcintyre@borderscollege.ac.uk


Wednesday, January 18 2017, 7.30 pm

Photographing Falkirk's Historic Industries

Tom Astbury

Venue: Falkirk Trinity Church

Falkirk Local History Society


Thursday, January 19 2017

Ayrshire Place Names

Ian McVey

Venue: Portland Church hall

Troon & Ayrshire Family History Society


Thursday, January 19 2017, 2.30 pm

Noblewomen of Atholl, Work, Welfare and War

Dr Nicola Cowmeadow

Venue: Moulin Hall, Moulin

North Perthshire Family History Group

Visitors £3.00


Thursday, January 19 2017, 6.30 pm

Cumnock men & women who served in WW1.

Venue: Baird Institute, 3 Lugar Street, Cumnock, East Ayrshire, KA18 1AD

Cumnock History Group


Thursday, January 19 2017, 7.30 pm

Working for a living: terms and conditions from Palmerston to Lloyd George

Andrew Ramage

Venue: Haddington Town House

Haddington's History Society


Thursday, January 19 2017, 7.30 pm

The History of Sanitation

Hugh Walker

Venue: Abbey Church Hall, Abbey Park Place, Dunfermline

Dunfermline Historical Society

Visitors are charged a fee of £2.00 per meeting and are made very welcome.


Thursday, January 19 2017, 7.30 pm

The History of Bagpipe Music

Dr Jack Taylor

Venue: MacRobert Hall, The Square, Tarland

Cromar History Group

Dr Jack Talyor will give a talk, with musical interludes, on the history of bagpipe music and his recent project to transcribe some very old pipe tunes to written music before they were lost.


Thursday, January 19 2017, 7.30 pm

Fashioning a better Future, Paisley’s Changing High Street 1824 – 1869

David Roberts

Venue: Paisley Museum, High Street, Paisley

Renfrewshire Family History Society


Thursday, January 19 2017, 7.30 pm

Railways Around the Kirkcaldy Area

Sandy Thomson

Venue: Kirkcaldy Old Kirk, Kirk Wynd

Kirkcaldy Civic Society


Saturday, January 21 2017, 2.00pm-4.00pm

Oral testimony of emigrants

Marjory Harper

Venue: Dumbarton Room, Royal Scots Club, 29 Abercromby Place, Edinburgh, EH3 6QE

Aberdeen and North East Scotland Family History Society


Saturday, January 21 2017, 2.30pm-4.30pm

Beginners' meeting

Venue: Unitarian Church Centre

Aberdeen and North East Scotland Family History Society


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History talks and events 9 - 15 January 2017

5/1/2017

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Upcoming family history talks and events in Scotland, 9 - 15 January 2017

Note that there may be a small charge for some of these events, and some may be for members only. We will be publishing lists of upcoming talks and events regularly - if you are organising a talk or event relating to Scottish genealogy or history, please let us know and we will be happy to add your events to our list.

Monday, January 9 2017, 10 am - 12 pm

Beginners Class

Ken Nisbet

Venue: Scottish Genealogy Society Library, 15 Victoria Terrace, Edinburgh, EH1 2JL

Scottish Genealogy Society

This module is just what it says - for beginners. Ken Nisbet, who has many years experience in researching family history will take this class.


Monday, January 9 2017, 7 pm for 7.30 pm

Robert Adam's Lost Mansion of Bellevue

Chris Collins

Venue: Drummond Community High School, Bellevue Place, Edinburgh

Broughton History Society

Non-members, £2.00.


Monday, January 9 2017, 7.30 pm

The Missionary Man

Sheila and Sandy Plant

Venue: John Knox Church Hall, High Street, Stewarton

Stewarton and District Historical Society

An amazing talk of an ancestor's bravery and compassion after the Battle of Rorke's Drift by our members Mr and Mrs Plant who have researched these exciting events. Members £1 Non-members £2.


Monday, January 9 2017, 7.30 pm

Old College Excavations

Tom Addeyman .

Venue: Gibson Craig Memorial Hall, Lanark Road West, Currie

Currie & District Local History Society


Monday, January 9 2017, 7.30 pm

Old Glasgow Through the Lens

Douglas Annan

Venue: St Andrews Church, Park Road, Milngavie

Milngavie and Bearsden Historical Society

Mr. Douglas Annan gives a wonderful tour of Glasgow from his collection of old photos from the Annan collection dating back as far as 1855. £4 for non-members


Monday, January 9 2017, 7.30 pm

Open Evening

Venue: Luncarty Church Centre

West Stormont Historical Society


Monday, January 9 2017, 7.30 pm

The New Hunterian Museum

Venue: Partick Burgh Hall, room 1, 3-9a Burgh Hall Street, Glasgow, G11 5LN

Scottish Pottery Society


Tuesday, January 10 2017, 6.45 pm for 7.15 pm

The History of Policing in Scotland

Venue: Morningside Parish Church Hall

Morningside Heritage Association


Tuesday, January 10 2017, 7 pm for 7.30 pm

Bridges and Roads across the North Esk Through Time

Donald Macpherson, Bridges and Structures Manager, Aberdeenshire Council

Venue: Montrose Museum, Panmure Place, Montrose DD10 8HE

Montrose Natural History and Antiquarian Society

£3 for non-members


Tuesday, January 10 2017, 7.30 pm

Next Train for Largs

John Riddell

Venue: Community Room, Largs Library, Allanpark Street, Largs

North Ayrshire Family History Society


Tuesday, January 10 2017, 7.30 pm

The German Army in WW2 and why it lasted so long

Ben Shepherd

Venue: Kilmarnock College, Hill Street, Kilmarnock

Kilmarnock & District History Group

£2 donation for non-members


Tuesday, January 10 2017, 7.30 pm - 9.30 pm

Six Cord Thread

Sheina Ross

Venue: Masonic Halls, Collier Street, Johnstone

Johnstone Historical Society


Wednesday, January 11 2017, 2.00 pm - 4.00 pm

Construction Of Longannet Power Station

Ally Stocks

Venue: Kincardine Community Centre - Hepburn Room

Kincardine-on-Forth Local History Group


Wednesday, January 11 2017, 7.00 pm

Burke and Hare revisited

John Baxter

Venue: Augustine Church, George IV Bridge, Edinburgh

The Old Edinburgh Club

Lectures are free to members and open to non-members paying a small fee (currently £5.00).


Wednesday, January 11 2017, 7.30 pm

Archaeological Work in Dumbarton and District

Fiona Baker

Venue: Concord Community Centre (next to the Denny Theatre), Dumbarton, G82 1LJ

Lennox Heritage Society

Well known local archaeologist Fiona Baker will be describing her work across the area discovering, uncovering and deciphering early history. Come and find out more about our landscape and below your feet.


Wednesday, January 11 2017, 7.30 pm

Kingmaker Monck

Gerald Urwin

Venue: Gullane Village Hall

Gullane and Dirleton History Society

General Monck led Cromwell's troops at the siege of Dirleton Castle in 1650


Wednesday, January 11 2017, 7.30 pm

The Victoria Cross

Colin Mailer

Venue: Smith Museum and Art Gallery, Dumbarton Road, Stirling

Central Scotland Family History Society


Wednesday, January 11 2017, 7.30 pm

Members' Bring Along Night

Venue: Volunteer Hall, Galashiels

Old Gala Club


Wednesday, January 11 2017, 7.30 pm

Tongland Abbey and Tongland Fishhouse - a Tale of Two Ruins

David Devereux

Venue: Parish Church Hall, St Mary Street, Kirkcudbright, DG6 4DN

Kirkcudbright History Society

£3 for non-members


Wednesday, January 11 2017, 7.30 pm

Workin’ the Fishin’ – 60 years of Fishing on the Forth

Archie Johnston, Port Seton

Venue: Coastal Communities Museum, School Road, North Berwick, East Lothian EH39 4JU

Coastal Communities Museum

Organised by the Friends of the Coastal Communities Museum the current annual charge for membership is £10 for an individual or £18 per couple, which includes these Talks. Visitors are more than welcome to attend for a nominal entrance charge of £2 per person.
if you would like to find out more about the Talks or proceed to become a Friend of the museum, please contact, Ian Goodall, our Trustee who looks after the Friends administration: Tel: 01620 894313, e-mail: ig@goodall.net


Wednesday, January 11 2017, 7.45 pm

Women With Brass Necks

Vicki McDonnell

Venue: RAF Club, Ardgowan Square, Greenock

Inverclyde Historical Society


Thursday, January 12 2017

The Mapping of Ayrshire

Charles Fleet, National Library of Scotland

Venue: Blue Room, Town Hall, Ayr

Ayrshire Archaeological and Natural History Society


Thursday, January 12 2017, 7.30 pm

Edinburgh Cinemas Remembered

Venue: St Peter's Church Hall, High Street, Musselburgh

Musselburgh Conservation Society

A film by Edinburgh Films


Thursday, January 12 2017, 7.30 pm - 9.00 pm

Members Evening - Members Invited to Share Family Research Experiences

Venue: Johnnie Walker Bond, Strand Street Kilmarnock

East Ayrshire Family History Society


Thursday, January 12 2017, 7.30 pm - 9.30 pm

Golfer Heritage night

Venue: Elie Church Hall

Elie & Earlsferry History Society

An evening of golfing heritage provided by several interesting speakers. All welcome (non-members £3).


Saturday, January 14 2017, 2.00pm-4.00pm

What's in a name?

Venue: Activities Room, Elgin Library, Cooper Park, Elgin, IV30 1HS

Aberdeen and North East Scotland Family History Society


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