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History talks and events 29 February - 6 March 2016

23/2/2016

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Upcoming family history talks and events in Scotland, 29 February - 6 March 2016

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.
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Monday, February 29 2016, 7.30 pm

These Magnificent Men and their Flying Machines

Leonard Hart

Venue: Millennium Room, Cramond Kirk Hall

Cramond Heritage Trust

Leonard Hart, the Aircraft Preservation Society, on the rebuilding of a Sopwith Strutter from scratch


Monday, February 29 2016, 7.30 pm

Glasgow's Magnificent Mansions

Bill Black

Venue: Caldwell Halls, 16 Campsie Road, Torrance, G64 4BN

Torrance Heritage and History Group


Tuesday, March 1 2016, 6.00 pm - 7.00 pm

White, Black and Grey: recent discoveries in Aberdeen’s friaries

Alison Cameron

Venue: Regent Building Lecture Theatre, Regent Walk, Aberdeen, AB24 3FX

Society of Antiquaries of Scotland

Alison Cameron of Cameron Archaeology will present this lecture at the Regent Building Lecture Theatre hosted by the Aberdeen and North East Section of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland.


Tuesday, March 1 2016, 6.45 pm for 7.15 pm

Film Evening

Ian Rintoul

Venue: Morningside Parish Church Hall

Morningside Heritage Association


Tuesday, March 1 2016, 7 pm

AGM

Venue: Shetland Family History Society, 6 Hillhead, Lerwick

Shetland Family History Society


Tuesday, March 1 2016, 7.00 pm - 9.00 pm

Exploring and using the 1911 Scottish Census

Ken Nisbet

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

West Lothian Family History Society


Tuesday, March 1 2016, 7.30 pm

The Southern General Hospital in the 20th Century: From Poorhouse to Powerhouse

Alistair Tough

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

Mearns History Group


Tuesday, March 1 2016, 7.30 pm

Old Ayrshire Farming

John Stevenson

Venue: Kilmarnock College, Holehouse Rd, Kilmarnock

Kilmarnock & District History Group


Thursday, March 3 2016, 1.00 pm

The Memoirs of Captain Boyd

Capt John Watson Fraternity of Masters & Seamen

Venue: Glasite Hall, St. Andrew’s Church, King Street, Dundee

Friends of Dundee City Archives


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History talks and events 22 - 28 February 2016

17/2/2016

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Upcoming family history talks and events in Scotland, 22 - 28 February 2016

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 22 2016, 7.30 pm

Perthshire Silver

Amy Waugh, Perth Museum and Art Gallery

Venue: Murthly Village Hall

West Stormont Historical Society

Non-members: adults £3, concessions £2. (Open discussion meetings at Luncarty are free)


Monday, February 22 2016, 7.30 pm

The Coal Mines and Quarries of Carlops and West Linton

James Waugh

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

Currie & District Local History Society

James Waugh gave the Society an interesting talk on Glencorse Old Kirk on his last visit. His talk this time is based upon the the history of the Beresford family of Macbiehill, near Carlops, who were the main landowners on that area. It also covers the stories of the women and children who worked in the mines. Coal production at Coalyburn, Harlaw Muir and Kitleyknowe was vital to the production of Limestone and there were also large limestone quarries in that area between Carlops and West Linton.


Monday, February 22 2016, 7.30 pm - 9.30 pm

The Voyage of the ‘Scotia’ - the story of the Scottish National Antarctic Expedition of 1902 – 04

Professor David Munro MBE

Venue: Alloa Town Hall (Tommy Downs Room)

Clackmannanshire Field Studies Society


Tuesday, February 23 2016, 6 pm

Two Families, One Remote Estate: A Victorian Inheritance

David Jones

Venue: Dalhousie Building, Old Hawkhill, University of Dundee, DD1 4EN

Architectural Heritage Society of Scotland

Ardtornish, the house, the estate, the architects and the families through its archives; from pioneering concrete to original wallpapers, the survival of a unique ensemble


Tuesday, February 23 2016, 7 pm

Old Photographs - Tay Valley History Society

Venue: Carmyllie Church Hall, Carmyllie, Arbroath, DD11 2QZ

Carmyllie Heritage Society


Wednesday, February 24 2016, 7.30 pm

The Highland Diary of a Victorian Lady

Jonathan McColl

Venue: Highland Archive Centre, Bught Park, Inverness

Highland Family History Society


Thursday, February 25 2016, 2.00 pm

Noblewomen of Atholl: Work, Welfare and War

Dr Nicola Cowmeadow

Venue: Sandeman Room, AK Bell Library

Friends of PKC Archives

Dr Nicola Cowmeadow will focus on the early life and work of Katharine (Kitty) Stewart Murray, 8th Duchess of Atholl. She will examine Kitty's place in the Murray of Atholl family, tracing her path into politics. In addition, Kitty Atholl's life will be compared and contrasted with the life of an earlier Katherine, the first Duchess of Atholl, who lived in the era of the Glorious Revolution and the Union of Scotland and England of 1707. She is much less well known but was also a highly politicised woman who used her position, much like Kitty, to engage with politics in an earlier period in which women had no formal role in politics or church affairs. This presentation will show how these noblewomen of Atholl created a role for themselves in times of economic strife, political upheaval and war.


Thursday, February 25 2016, 7.30 pm

Life & Times of Thomas Muir

Jimmy Watson

Venue: Glen Halls, Neilston

Barrhead & Neilston Historical Association


Thursday, February 25 2016, 7.30 pm

The Tenement House in Glasgow

Venue: FCCS Office, Soutbank Marina, Kirkintilloch

Forth and Clyde Canal Society


Thursday, February 25 2016, 7.30 pm

The Archaeology (and a Little Bit of History) of Burns’ Cottage

Dr Tanja Ronankiewicz, Addyman Archaeology

Venue: Town Hall, Ayr

Ayrshire Archaeological and Natural History Society


Thursday, February 25 2016, 7.30 pm

The Childhood of JamesVI at Stirling

Ross Blevin,Senior Steward, Stirling Castle

Venue: Smith Museum and Art Gallery

Stirling Local History Society


Thursday, February 25 2016, 7.45 pm

Canals by Numbers: the Forth & Clyde Canal

Gemma Wild

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

Drymen & District Local History Society

Speaker is Canal Officer - Cultural Heritage


Thursday, February 25 2016, 8 pm

Glasgow's Hidden Treasures part 2

David Walker

Venue: Chapel Hall, Our Lady of Perpetual Succour, 2 Crummock Street, Beith, Ayrshire

Beith Historical Society


Friday, February 26 2016, 6 pm

Stained Glass Workshop

Venue: GCHT, 54 Bell Street, Glasgow

Glasgow City Heritage Trust

Discover the art and craft of stained glass through a practical exploration of the techniques and materials used. Learn about the history and development of the craft along with the challenges facing conservation and restoration for the future.


Saturday, February 27 2016, 1.45 pm

Pre 1841 Census Records and their use in Research. The OPRs not on Scotlands People.

Bruce Bishop

Venue: St Ninian's Church Hall, Castle Douglas

Dumfries and Galloway Family History Society

Coffee and tea will be served at 1.45 p.m. meetings start 2.15 p.m


Saturday, February 27 2016, 2.00 pm

The Heraldry of a Vanished Collegiate Church in Edinburgh

Charles Burnett, FHSS

Venue: Royal Scots Club, Abercromby Place, Edinburgh

The Heraldry Society of Scotland


Sunday, February 28 2016, 2.00 pm

From Tweeds to Twin-Setts - a History of the Mills, mostly in Hawick

Gordon MacDonald

Venue: Corn Exchange & Ormiston Institute, Market Square, Melrose, TD6 9PN

Borders Family History Society


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History talks and events 15-21 February 2016

8/2/2016

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Upcoming family history talks and events in Scotland, 15 - 21 February 2016

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 15 2016, 6.00 pm - 7.00 pm

The Literary Forgeries of ‘Antique Smith’

Dr Ralph McLean, National Library of Scotland

Venue: National Library of Scotland, George IV Bridge, Edinburgh, EH1 1EW

Society of Antiquaries of Scotland

This talk examines the career of Alexander Howland Smith ‘Antique Smith’ who rose to notoriety in the 1890s through his forgeries of famous Scots such as Mary Queen of Scots, Robert Burns, and Sir Walter Scott. By looking at the Society of Antiquaries extensive Smith collection this talk will investigate Smith’s techniques, provide examples of his forgeries, and relate his eventual discovery and downfall.


Monday, February 15 2016, 7.30 pm

Cathedrals and Palaces of St Petersburg

David Wright

Venue: Morison Memorial Church, Dumbarton Road, Clydebank

Clydebank Local History Society

Preceded by AGM


Monday, February 15 2016, 7.30 pm

Thomas Smith Tait and the Glasgow Empire Exhibition 1938

Neil Baxter

Venue: Kelvinside Academy, Glasgow

Glasgow & West of Scotland Family History Society


Monday, February 15 2016, 7-9 pm

The Office of The Lord Lyon

Dr Joseph Morrow, The Lord Lyon of Scotland

Venue: Augustine Church, George IV Bridge, Edinburgh

Scottish Genealogy Society

Preceded by AGM


Monday, February 15 2016, 8 pm

Mavisbank and the Villas of the Esk

Dr James Simpson, Architect & Historian

Venue: Dreghorn Loan Hall, Colinton, EH13 0DE

Colinton Local History Society


Tuesday, February 16 2016, 7.30 pm

Coats & Clarks – The Binding Thread of Paisley’s History

Valerie Reilly

Venue: Kilmarnock College, Holehouse Rd, Kilmarnock

Kilmarnock & District History Group


Tuesday, February 16 2016, 7.30 pm

Scotland's Air Ambulance

Andrew Farrington

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

West Kilbride Civic Society

Air Ambulance generally crosses our path when watching the television news. Behind the scenes is an extraordinary organisation which responds daily to the day’s needs and emergencies. Come and fly with our speaker who, as pilot, will take us up in the air and behind scenes.


Tuesday, February 16 2016, 7.30 pm

Forth Cruise Tourism Group

Venue: Leith Community Education Centre in the New Kirkgate

Leith Local History Society


Wednesday, February 17 2016, 7.00 pm

The pre-historic landscape of Edinburgh

Dr Tom Armitage

Venue: Augustine Church, George IV Bridge, Edinburgh

The Old Edinburgh Club


Wednesday, February 17 2016, 7.00 pm - 8.00 pm

A founder’s workshop from the Bronze Age? Excavations in the shadow of Hunterston

Tom Rees, Consultant Archaeologist, Rathmell Archaeology Limited

Venue: Inverness Museum and Art Gallery, Castle Wynd, Inverness, IV2 3EB

Society of Antiquaries of Scotland

Investigations during construction of the Western Link Convertor Station at Hunterston in Ayrshire (http://www.westernhvdclink.co.uk/) revealed a small area of intense prehistoric activity. Excavation revealed a sequence of enclosures bounding a hollow within which were dense pit clusters, working surfaces and post-holes. Field evidence for bronze and iron smelting, founding and smithing (respectively) combined with late Bronze Age pottery suggests a remarkable discovery – an open air workshop from the Bronze Age. Booking is essential: phone 01463 237 114, email mailto:cait.mccullagh@highlifehighland.com or in person at Inverness Museum and Art Gallery In association with High Life Highland


Wednesday, February 17 2016, 7.30 pm

Geology, Archaeology and History of Ettrick and Yarrow

Walter Elliot

Venue: Selkirk Parish Church Hall

Selkirkshire Antiquarian Society


Wednesday, February 17 2016, 7.30 pm

The Devil in Dirleton Green: Witch hunting in 17th Century Scotland

Laura Paterson

Venue: Gullane Village Hall

Gullane and Dirleton History Society

Speaker is Postgraduate researcher, University of Strathclyde


Wednesday, February 17 2016, 7.30 pm

Scottish Womens Hospitals

Allan Cumming

Venue: Falkirk Old and St Modan's Parish Church

Falkirk Local History Society


Wednesday, February 17 2016, 7.30 pm

Our Evolving Avifauna

Stephen Welsh

Venue: Supper Room, Town House, Haddington

East Lothian Antiquarian & Field Naturalists' Society

Stephen Welsh, local ornithologist, will explain how some well-known and some lesser known species have evolved over the past centuries.


Wednesday, February 17 2016, 7.30 pm

The Disruption: the most significant event in 19th Century Scotland

Prof Stewart Brown, Edinburgh University

Venue: Torphichen Parish Church Hall, High Brae

West Lothian History and Amenity Society


Thursday, February 18 2016, 2.30pm

Missing in Action; Travellers and the Effect of War

Jess Smith

Venue: Moulin Hall, Moulin

North Perthshire Family History Group

£3 for visitors


Thursday, February 18 2016, 7 pm for 7.30 pm

Charles Cameron and Other Famous Architects of St Petersburg

Jeremy Watson

Venue: Adelaides, 209 Bath Street, at the corner of Pitt Street, Glasgow

Architectural Heritage Society of Scotland

Jeremy Watson, our former Chairman, will illustrate developments in Russian architecture, including a strong Scottish contribution, from the reign of Peter the Great up to the present day.


Thursday, February 18 2016, 7.30 pm

The Cry of a Young Child: Pregnancy, Community and Infanticide in early 19th Century Sutherland

Elizabeth Ritchie

Venue: Brora Community Centre

Clyne Heritage Society

Speaker University of the Highlands and Islands, Dornoch


Thursday, February 18 2016, 7.30 pm

Archaeology at Culzean

Ian Joyce, National Trust for Scotland

Venue: Town Hall, Ayr

Ayrshire Archaeological and Natural History Society


Thursday, February 18 2016, 7.30 pm

Venue: Council Chamber, Carnegie Building, Dornoch

Dornoch Heritage Society

Talk title not confirmed


Thursday, February 18 2016, 7.30 pm

The Office of The Lord Lyon

Dr Joseph Morrow, The Lord Lyon of Scotland

Venue: Paisley Museum, High Street, Paisley

Renfrewshire Family History Society


Thursday, February 18 2016, 7.30 pm

Kellogg Durland: Among the Fife Miners

Hugh Hoffman

Venue: Kirkcaldy Old Kirk, Kirk Wynd

Kirkcaldy Civic Society

Kellogg Durland, 1881-1911, was an American journalist and social reformer who spent four months living and working with the Fife Miners


Thursday, February 18 2016, 7.30 pm

Roman frontiers in their landscape setting

Prof David Breeze

Venue: Haddington Town House

Haddington's History Society


Thursday, February 18 2016, 7.30 pm - 8.30 pm

A founder’s workshop from the Bronze Age? Excavations in the shadow of Hunterston

Tom Rees, Consultant Archaeologist, Rathmell Archaeology Limited

Venue: Lecture Theatre 2, Boyd Orr Buildings, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, G12 8QQ

Society of Antiquaries of Scotland

Investigations during construction of the Western Link Convertor Station at Hunterston in Ayrshire (http://www.westernhvdclink.co.uk/) revealed a small area of intense prehistoric activity. Excavation revealed a sequence of enclosures bounding a hollow within which were dense pit clusters, working surfaces and post-holes. Field evidence for bronze and iron smelting, founding and smithing (respectively) combined with late Bronze Age pottery suggests a remarkable discovery – an open air workshop from the Bronze Age. Booking is essential: phone 01463 237 114, email mailto:cait.mccullagh@highlifehighland.com or in person at Inverness Museum and Art Gallery In association with High Life Highland


Friday, February 19 2016, 6 pm

Preserving Historic Glasgow

Dr Tony Lewis and Anna Serafini

Venue: GCHT, 54 Bell Street, Glasgow

Glasgow City Heritage Trust

Delve into Eighteenth Century Glasgow with Dr. Tony Lewis and University of Strathclyde PhD candidate, Anna Serafini. Learn more about the architect Allan Dreghorn (1706 - 64) and Scottish timber roof structures from the period.


Friday, February 19 2016, 7.30 pm

An Archivist Life for Me!

Steve Connelly, PKC Archivist

Venue: Aytoun Hall, High Street, Auchterarder

Auchterarder and District Local History Association


Saturday, February 20 2016, 2.00 pm

Memories and Memory

Anne Reid

Venue: Manchester Central Library

Anglo-Scottish Family History Society


Saturday, February 20 2016, 2.30pm-4.30pm

Children Of The 1950s in Aberdeen

Lesley Diack (ANESFHS)

Venue: Unitarian Church Centre

Aberdeen and North East Scotland Family History Society


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History talks and events 8 - 14 February 2016

2/2/2016

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Upcoming family history talks and events in Scotland, 8 - 14 February 2016

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 8 2016, 7 pm

The History of the Victoria Cross

Alex Hall, Glengarnock

Venue: Newton Lounge

Cumbrae Historical Society


Monday, February 8 2016, 7 pm for 7.30 pm

BBC Scotland: Early Years and the Edinburgh Connection

Mike Shaw

Venue: Drummond Community High School, Bellevue Place, Edinburgh

Broughton History Society


Monday, February 8 2016, 7.30 pm

Midlothian Castles Then and Now and Peebles Town History

Andrew Stewart

Venue: Dalkeith Baptist Church, North Wynd, Dalkeith

Dalkeith History Society


Monday, February 8 2016, 7.30 pm

Open Evening

Venue: Luncarty Church Centre

West Stormont Historical Society

Non-members: adults £3, concessions £2. (Open discussion meetings at Luncarty are free)


Monday, February 8 2016, 7.30 pm

National Trust of Scotland Archives

Ian Riches, NTS Archivist

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

Currie & District Local History Society

As we wander and delight in the gardens, the properties and the landscape who knows what else is held? Ian Richies, NTS Archivist, leads us on a visual trip into the vast archives of the NTS.


Monday, February 8 2016, 7.30 pm

TBA

George Haggarty

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

Scottish Pottery Society


Monday, February 8 2016, 7.30 pm - 9.30 pm

Uncovering a Medieval Transport Hub: Cambuskenneth and its lost causeway and harbour

Dr Murray Cook

Venue: Alloa Town Hall (Tommy Downs Room)

Clackmannanshire Field Studies Society

Speaker is Archaeologist, Stirling & Clackmannanshire Councils


Tuesday, February 9 2016, 2.00 pm

St. Athernase Church & Scottish Churches Trust

Roma Roy

Venue: Kirkcaldy Old Kirk, Kirk Wynd

Kirkcaldy Civic Society


Tuesday, February 9 2016, 2.00 pm

Genealogy of Fishermen

Iain Murray

Venue: Fife Fisheries Museum, Anstruther

Fife Family History Society

Speaker from Fife Fisheries Museum


Tuesday, February 9 2016, 6 pm

Focus on Built Heritage for Communities: Scotland’s canal buildings, Scotland's Sporting Buildings

Nick Haynes

Venue: Dalhousie Building, Old Hawkhill, University of Dundee, DD1 4EN

Architectural Heritage Society of Scotland


Tuesday, February 9 2016, 6.00 pm - 7.00 pm

The origin of the Picts? Excavations at Dunnicaer sea stack

Dr Gordon Noble

Venue: Regent Building Lecture Theatre, Regent Walk, Aberdeen, AB24 3FX

Society of Antiquaries of Scotland

Dr Gordon Noble, University of Aberdeen, will present this lecture at the Regent Building Lecture Theatre, University of Aberdeen, hosted by the Aberdeen and North East Section of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland.


Tuesday, February 9 2016, 7.30 pm

One Small Step for Amphibians, but a Giant Leap for Life on Earth

Dr Nick Fraser

Venue: Auditorium, Eastgate Theatre and Arts Centre, Peebles

Tweeddale Society

The evolution of vertebrates from water to land some 350 million years ago is a major step in the history of life on earth. Until recently, there was a worldwide gap in the fossil record but discoveries in the Borders have filled this gap. Dr. Fraser, Keeper of Natural Sciences at the National Museum of Scotland, will explain the significance of these finds and how they provide a fascinating insight into the development of land-living vertebrates.


Tuesday, February 9 2016, 7.30 pm

The Sixth Earl of Mar

Murray Dickie, local historian

Venue: Dining Hall, Dollar Academy

Dollar History Society


Tuesday, February 9 2016, 7.30 pm

Birdie Bowers of Scott's Antarctic Expedition

Drew McKenzie

Venue: Largs Library Community Room

Largs and North Ayrshire Family History Society


Tuesday, February 9 2016, 7.30 pm - 9.30 pm

Dugald Semple (1884-1964): The Hermit of Linwood Moss and the Idea of Life Reform in the Early 20th Century

Steven Sutcliffe

Venue: Masonic Halls, Collier Street, Johnstone

Johnstone Historical Society


Wednesday, February 10 2016

Travellers in East Lothian

Jess Smith , author and traditional storyteller

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

Coastal Communities Museum


Wednesday, February 10 2016, 2.00 pm - 4.00 pm

Sir Edward Elgar’s Life and Work

Paul Bassett

Venue: Kincardine Community Centre - Hepburn Room

Kincardine-on-Forth Local History Group


Wednesday, February 10 2016, 2.15 pm

Dundee Afternoon Lecture: ‘Independent and Individualist’ – Art in Dundee 1867-1924

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

Abertay Historical Society


Wednesday, February 10 2016, 7.30 pm

Little Ross Lighthouse: How it came to be built

David Collin

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

Kirkcudbright History Society


Wednesday, February 10 2016, 7.30 pm

Someone to Watch Over Me: Kirk and Community

Margaret Fox

Venue: Volunteer Hall, Galashiels

Old Gala Club


Wednesday, February 10 2016, 7.30 pm

Kolkota, Scots Cemetery

Ian Stein

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

Central Scotland Family History Society


Wednesday, February 10 2016, 7.30 pm

Arthurian links with Dumbarton, the Rock and the local area

Hugh McArthur

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

Lennox Heritage Society

There is tantalising evidence of King Arthur across Scotland, even at Dumbarton Rock. Hugh has studied the subject for many years and has published his findings.


Thursday, February 11 2016

Members' Night

Elie & Earlsferry History Society


Thursday, February 11 2016, 4.00pm-6.00pm

The Journey to the District Asylum: Royal Asylums, Private Madhouses, and Stirling District Asylum

Dr Iain Hutchison, University of Glasgow

Venue: A96, Pathfoot Building, University of Stirling

University of Stirling

The surviving records of Stirling District Asylum, opened in 1869, and known locally as Bellsdyke, were recently deposited with the University of Stirling's archive collection where they have been cleaned, repaired and catalogued in readiness for their use as a valuable research resource. Institutional confinement of people with mental troubles prior to the opening of Bellsdyke and other district asylums was made by "the Royals" - a network of seven asylums that catered for both pauper and private (i.e. fee-paying) patients - in accommodation that befitted their social stations and economic circumstances. The modest fees for lowly paupers were nonetheless too high and "extravagant" in the eyes of some parochial boards administering the Poor Law and this enabled privately-run "madhouses" to offer an alternative. This structure of dual provision began to change following probing investigations in 1855 and the implementation of the Lunacy (Scotland) Act in 1857. The Act resulted in the gradually construction of district asylums, such as Bellsdyke, for pauper lunatics - a development that was to see the Royals direct attention solely towards private patients, and the closure of private madhouses. This paper will trace the roles of the Royals, private madhouses, and district asylums in nineteenth-century Scotland. It will endeavour to gauge inmate experience, with particular reference to Stirling's Bellsdyke Asylum. Iain Hutchison is Research Associate in Economic and Social History at the University of Glasgow. He is on the Board of the worldwide Disability History Association and, more locally, he is a member of the board of trustees of Disability History Scotland. He is reviews editor for H-Disability. He has recently been working on the history of Glasgow's Royal Hospital for Sick Children, funded by Wellcome and other bodies; and on the Leverhulme-funded "Matrons to Microbes" project where he has been investigating the history of infection control at the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh and Glasgow Royal Infirmary. However, he is primarily an historian of disability and most recently was the research historian for the HLF-funded "Seeing Our History" project for RNIB Scotland. This event is free and is open to staff, students and members of the public.


Thursday, February 11 2016, 7.30 pm

Raised from the Ashes - the Levenhall Story

Nick Aitken, ranger, East Lothian Council

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

Musselburgh Conservation Society


Thursday, February 11 2016, 7.30 pm

Forth Estuary Forum

Christopher Cutts

Venue: Queens Hall, Charlestown, KY11 3EG

Gellet Society

The North Queensferry Heritage Trust is a long established group that has been dedicated to preserving and promoting the history and beauty of North Queensferry and the immediate surroundings. It aims to encourage, preserve, develop and improve features of historic, architectural or environmental value. Their role in the future development of the town’s tourist industry is vital. The Trust was originally constituted on 4th May 1988 as a charity, registered in Scotland and is a member of Scottish Civic Trust, Scottish wildlife Trust and the Forth Estuary Forum. James Lawson is Chairman of the trust and will be telling you all about the recent attractions and activities that the Trust have actively been involved with.


Thursday, February 11 2016, 7.30 pm

Your Local Archive

Venue: MacRobert Hall, The Square, Tarland

Cromar History Group

The Archive Team will be launching the Cromar History Group archive web-site which will give public access to all the material categorised to date. Full of fascinating items – pictures, postcards and artefacts – come and see what we hold and how you can access details and photos of the material in the archive.


Thursday, February 11 2016, 7.30 pm

Waterloo Uncovered: The archaeology of Europe’s most famous battle

Tony Pollard (University of Glasgow)

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

Renfrewshire Local History Forum

Speaker is Director, Centre of Battlefield Archaeology, University of Glasgow


Thursday, February 11 2016, 7.30 pm - 9.00 pm

History of Lanark Visitors Centre

Ainsley Gough

Venue: Johnnie Walker Bond, Strand Street Kilmarnock

East Ayrshire Family History Society


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