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, October 2 2017
Ayrshire at War
Bob Mcmillan
Venue: John Knox Church Hall, High Street, Stewarton
Stewarton and District Historical Society
Ayrshire's great contribution to wars
Tuesday, October 3 2017, 1 pm
Glassford's Virginia: Imagining the Scottish Diaspora in the Eighteenth-Century Chesapeake Bay
Marenka Thompson-Odlum, University of Glasgow
Venue: G16, William Robertson Wing, Old Medical School, Teviot Place, Edinburgh
University of Edinburgh
Diaspora Studies graduate workshop. For more information see http://edin.ac/1MSzwtw
Tuesday, October 3 2017, 1 pm - 1.10 pm
Old College Students and the Caribbean, 1700-1838
Dr Stephen Mullen (University of Glasgow)
Venue: Hunterian Museum Gilbert Scott building University of Glasgow G12 8QQ
Black History Month
Dr. Stephen Mullen presents his fascinating new research. www.gla.ac.uk/hunterian /visit/insighttalks/
Tuesday, October 3 2017, 12.30 pm - 2 pm
‘With angels and dark angels’ - Black depictions of sacred figures in Christian art and devotion
Harry Dunlop
Venue: St Mungo Museum of Religious Life and Art, 2 Castle Street, Glasgow G4 0RH
Black History Month
In this talk Learning and Access Curator Harry Dunlop explores different cultural representations of Christ and the Virgin Mary in Christian art. The talk examines the intentions behind the representation of an angel as a Black African in a 1950s stained glass window in nearby Glasgow Cathedral and also explores the symbolic and perhaps subversive representation of the Virgin Mary as the Black Madonna. Free event www.glasgowmuseums.com
Tuesday, October 3 2017, 6 pm
Burnswark Hill: insights and implications
John Reid
Venue: Teviot Lecture Theatre in the Archaeology Department, School of History, Classics and Archaeology, Edinburgh
Tuesday, October 3 2017, 7 pm
Bannockburn Lecture Series : Be bloody bold and resolute The Real Macbeth
Dr Fiona Watson
Venue: Bannockburn, FK7 0LJ
Does Shakespeare's Macbeth actually resemble the real Scottish King? Dr Fiona Watson explains the true history and just how different the real Macbeth who ruled Scotland between 1040 and 1057 actually was. Tickets 5.00 pounds proceeds to Learning Fund. Further information and tickets from 01786 812664 or email bannockburn2014@nts.org.uk
Tuesday, October 3 2017, 7 pm - 9 pm
My Walk Through Family History
Matt Fry
Venue: Lanthorn Community Education Complex, Kenilworth Rise, Livingston EH54 6JL
West Lothian Family History Society
Tuesday, October 3 2017, 7.30 pm
From Dobbie’s Loan to Great Western Road: The history of Gartnavel Hospital and its predecessors
Eileen Ross
Venue: Fairweather Hall, Barrhead Road, Newton Mearns, G77 6BB
Tuesday, October 3 2017, 7.30 pm
Roxburghshire
John Rogerson
Venue: Lecture Hall, Hawick High School
Everybody Welcome. Voluntary Collection.
Wednesday, October 4 2017, 10 am - 11 am
Standing Stones of Stenness Walk
Venue: Stones of Stenness Circle and Henge
Join the Orkney Ranger Service for a free guided tour of our oldest stone circle, and explore the fascinating links with the nearby Neolithic village of Barnhouse.
Wednesday, October 4 2017, 7.30 pm
Opening night, slide show
Murray Dickson
Venue: Volunteer Hall, Galashiels
Thursday, October 5 2017, 11.15am - 12pm 12.15pm - 1pm 2pm - 2.45pm 3pm - 3.45pm
Bolts and Bodkins
Venue: Edinburgh Castle
Join castle archer, Rusty Bodkins for an explanation of how the Scots used the medieval longbow and crossbow. Learn about different types of arrowheads and how arrow wounds were treated. Get dressed for battle and join the garrison! Included in the normal admission price
Thursday, October 5 2017, 5.15 pm
‘“Advance on us like mad men!”: The Scottish Highland warrior’
Dr Ralph Moffat (Glasgow Museums)
Venue: Room 1.434 (Teaching Room 7), Doorway 3, Old Medical School
University of Edinburgh
Scottish history research seminar. See here for more details.
Thursday, October 5 2017, 5.30 pm
‘The Scotching of British History in the 19th century; or, how a Scot (con)founded the Royal Historical Society’
Dr Catriona MacDonald (University of Glasgow)
Venue: Arts Lecture Theatre, University of St Andrews
Institute of Scottish Historical Research
See here for more details.
Thursday, October 5 2017, 7 pm
The Poor Had No Lawyers
Andy Wightman
Venue: The 252 Memorial Hall, Betson Street, Markinch
Free to members and £2 for non members
Friday, October 6 2017, 1 pm - 3 pm
What do we really know about Robert Burns and slavery?
Professor Gerard Carruthers
Venue: Gallery of Modern Art, 1 Royal Exchange Square, Glasgow G1 3AH
Black History Month
Infamously, Robert Burns intended at one point to ‘work’ on the slave plantations in the West Indies. What can we say about this incident in his biography, and how did slavery feature in his work? This talk also looks at what contemporary Scottish writers have to say about the issue. Presented by Professor Gerard Carruthers. Free event with registration Register at tinyurl.com/crereventbrite
Friday, October 6 2017, 2.30 pm - 4 pm
Voices Through the Centures
Venue: Highland Archive Centre, Bught Park, Inverness
As part of NessBookFest, the Highland Archive Centre will host an afternoon of dramatic monologue readings. Drama students will bring documents in the Highland Archive Centre's collections to life, from a Victorian police occurrence book to a World War Two letter, from a contemporary report about the clearances to a letter describing life in the Caribbean in the 18th century. The readings will be accompanied by a display of the original archives. Free event. For more information please phone 01463 256444 or email archives@highlifehighland.com
Saturday, October 7 2017, 2 pm - 4 pm
Fashion through the Lens: Costume and Photography
Valerie Reilly
Venue: Renfield Saint Stephen's Church Centre
Aberdeen and North East Scotland Family History Society