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, December 5 2016, 7 pm for 7.30 pm
Christmas Soirée
Venue: Drummond Community High School, Bellevue Place, Edinburgh
Non-members, £2.00.
Monday, December 5 2016, 7.30 pm
Stewarton Night
Venue: John Knox Church Hall, High Street, Stewarton
Stewarton and District Historical Society
Local tales: longer or shorter ones welcome. Come along and find out about the Bonnet Toun or tell us! Christmas drinks and nibbles. Members £1 Non-members £2.
Monday, December 5 2016, 7.30 pm
The Archaeology of the Islands of Loch Lomond
Fiona Baker
Venue: St Andrews Church, Park Road, Milngavie
Milngavie and Bearsden Historical Society
Postponed from last year, we welcome Fiona Baker who is a consultant archaeologist. She was responsible for The Loch Lomond Survey carried out between 1995-98 which was commissioned by the Friends of Loch Lomond. She works all over Scotland at present dealing with river hydro schemes. £4 for non-members
Monday, December 5 2016, 7.30 pm
Death or Glory at the Ends of the Earth
Dave Carson
Venue: Morison Memorial Church, Dumbarton Road, Clydebank
Clydebank Local History Society
Monday, December 5 2016, 8 pm
Unlocking the Union Canal
Alan Forrester
Venue: Dreghorn Loan Hall, Colinton, EH13 0DE
Colinton Local History Society
As an official of the Scottish Waterways Trust Alan Forrester has much to do with the Union Canal and can tell us much about this waterway which passes so close to us.
Tuesday, December 6 2016, 5.30 pm
Screening ‘Govan Young’ by Connelly Clark Films. Followed by a presentation on ‘Govan Old: Seeking a Sustainable Future for an Ancient Monument’
David Archibald (Film & TV) and Stephen Driscoll (Glasgow)
Venue: Room 202, 3 University Gardens, Glasgow
Centre for Scottish and Celtic Studies
Tuesday, December 6 2016, 6.45 pm for 7.15 pm
AGM followed by A Unique Concentration? Women living and working in Morningside 1841-1891
Jill Powlett Brown
Venue: Morningside Parish Church Hall
Morningside Heritage Association
Tuesday, December 6 2016, 7.30 pm
Local Boys made Good
Jean Mcdonald
Venue: Fairweather Hall, Barrhead Road, Newton Mearns, G77 6BB
The Story of James and Robert Couper
Wednesday, December 7 2016, 2.00 pm - 4.00 pm
The Story Of The Forth
John Reid
Venue: Kincardine Community Centre - Hepburn Room
Kincardine-on-Forth Local History Group
Wednesday, December 7 2016, 7.00 pm
Members evening and social
Venue: Augustine Church, George IV Bridge, Edinburgh
Short presentations to be arranged. Lectures are free to members and open to non-members paying a small fee (currently £5.00).
Wednesday, December 7 2016, 7.30 pm
Christmas Social
Lord Lyon
Venue: Smith Museum and Art Gallery, Dumbarton Road, Stirling
Central Scotland Family History Society
Thursday, December 8 2016
Christmas Party
Venue: Portland Church hall
Troon & Ayrshire Family History Society
Thursday, December 8 2016, 10 am - 12 pm
Local and family history drop-in
Venue: Giffnock Library
East Renfrewshire's Heritage Collection
Have you hit a family history brick wall? Do you need help with local history research? Or would you just like advice on using the heritage resources at Giffnock and Barrhead Libraries? Pop along to our local & family history drop-in where the local studies librarian will be on hand to point you in the right direction.
Thursday, December 8 2016, 7 pm
Christmas Social Evening
Venue: GLO Centre, 78 Muir Street, MOTHERWELL. ML1 1BN
Lanarkshire Family History Society
Thursday, December 8 2016, 7.30 pm
Members' Night
Venue: Haddington Town House
Thursday, December 8 2016, 7.30 pm
Members' Evening
Venue: Paisley Museum, High Street, Paisley
Renfrewshire Family History Society
Thursday, December 8 2016, 7.30 pm
Members Christmas Night
tbc
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, December 8 2016, 7.30 pm
Hospitals for the Soul
Prof Ray Mcaleese
Venue: MacRobert Hall, The Square, Tarland
Prof. Ray McAleese will tell us about the historic spittals, or hospitals, of north-east Scotland, established as bedehouses, almshouses and travellers’ inns.
Thursday, December 8 2016, 7.30 pm
From the Picts Grave to Fingal's Cave: Current archaeological research
Daniel Rhodes
Venue: Dirleton Kirk Hall
Gullane and Dirleton History Society
Catch up on recent developments in archaeology
Thursday, December 8 2016, 7.30 pm
Recent Investigations at Killiecrankie Battlefield
Maureen Kilpatrick, GUARD Archaeology
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, December 8 2016, 7.30 pm
Christmas Social
Coldstream and District Local History Society
Photo show, quiz and buffet supper
Thursday, December 8 2016, 7.30 pm
Barry, partner of Ostlere & Shepherd
David Potter
Venue: Kirkcaldy Old Kirk, Kirk Wynd
Thursday, December 8 2016, 7.30 pm - 9.00 pm
Christmas Evening
Venue: Johnnie Walker Bond, Strand Street Kilmarnock
East Ayrshire Family History Society
Thursday, December 8 2016, 7.30 pm - 9.30 pm
Christmas in Six Objects
Venue: Glen Halls, Neilston
Barrhead & Neilston Historical Association
Friday, December 9 2016, 2 pm - 3 pm
Caring for your family papers
Linda Ramsay
Venue: New Register House, Princes Street, Edinburgh
Linda Ramsay, Head of Conservation in NRS, and her colleagues will provide advice on storing, packaging, handling and preserving your family papers, from letters and plans, to photographs and ledgers, including tips on what to do about damp, mould and insects. Come ready with your document dilemmas! (New Register House)
Saturday, December 10 2016, 1 pm - 3 pm
Celebratory event of Cumnock being made a Police Burgh in 1866
Venue: Rothesay House, Cumnock
Saturday, December 10 2016, 2.00pm-4.00pm
Christmas social
Venue: Activities Room, Elgin Library, Cooper Park, Elgin, IV30 1HS
Aberdeen and North East Scotland Family History Society
Saturday, December 10 2016, 2.30pm-4.30pm
Christmas Social
Venue: Unitarian Church Centre
Aberdeen and North East Scotland Family History Society
For all ANESFHS members and helpers