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Upcoming family history talks and events in Scotland, 3 - 9 October 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, October 3 2016, 12:30- 1:00pm From accessioning to display: my three favourite Treasure Trove objects
Venue: Elgin Museum, 1 High Street, Elgin, Moray, IV30 1EQ Lunchtime talks by Museum volunteers about their favourite objects Ticket price Free Booking: Phone: 01343 543675 Email: curator@elginmuseum.org.uk Website: www.elginmuseum.org.uk Monday, October 3 2016, 7.30 pm Making Archaeology and its Sciences do Something Useful Dr Brian Moffat Venue: St Andrews Church, Park Road, Milngavie Milngavie and Bearsden Historical Society Dr. Brian Moffat makes a welcome return to give an update of the investigations at the mediaeval hospital at Soutra; exotic plants brought in for medical purposes still in use today and other strangely prophetic skills. £4 for non-members Monday, October 3 2016, 7.30 pm Elsie Inglis and the Scottish Women’s Hospitals Iain Macintyre Venue: Gibson Craig Memorial Hall, Lanark Road West, Currie Currie & District Local History Society Monday, October 3 2016, 7.30 pm The Hunterston Brooch and Portencross Castle Alan Hodgkinson Venue: John Knox Church Hall, High Street, Stewarton Stewarton and District Historical Society The Hunterston Brooch is an important Celtic brooch found in 1926 while digging drains. Portencross Castle is a recently renovated ancient Ayrshire coastal fortress. Members £1 Non-members £2. Monday, October 3 2016, 7.30 pm Cast in bronze Tom Marchant Venue: Morison Memorial Church, Dumbarton Road, Clydebank Clydebank Local History Society Tuesday, October 4 2016, 1 pm Business, farming and ‘jolly good times’: The migration of British and Irish soldiers to the Perth military settlement in Upper Canada 1815-1850 Shane Smith (Northumbria University) Venue: Room G16, School of History, Classics and Archaeology, William Robertson Wing, Old Medical School Scottish Centre for Diaspora Studies Diaspora Studies Graduate Workshop Series Tuesday, October 4 2016, 12:30- 1:00pm Beakers, Burials and Beanfeasts
Venue: Elgin Museum, 1 High Street, Elgin, Moray, IV30 1EQ Lunchtime talks by Museum volunteers about their favourite objects Ticket price Free Booking: Phone: 01343 543675 Email: curator@elginmuseum.org.uk Website: www.elginmuseum.org.uk Tuesday, October 4 2016, 6.45 pm for 7.15 pm The Charles Smith Lecture; Edinburgh City Archives Richard Hunter, City Archivist Venue: Morningside Parish Church Hall Morningside Heritage Association Tuesday, October 4 2016, 7.30 pm 19th Century Nationalism Ian Mathieson Venue: Kilmarnock College, Holehouse Rd, Kilmarnock Kilmarnock & District History Group £2 donation for non-members Tuesday, October 4 2016, 7.30 pm The Court of the Lord Lyon King of Arms The Lord Lyon - Dr John Morrow Venue: Fairweather Hall, Barrhead Road, Newton Mearns, G77 6BB Wednesday, October 5 2016, 12:30- 1:00pm A Logboat from the Spey
Venue: Elgin Museum, 1 High Street, Elgin, Moray, IV30 1EQ Lunchtime talks by Museum volunteers about their favourite objects Ticket price Free Booking: Phone: 01343 543675 Email: curator@elginmuseum.org.uk Website: www.elginmuseum.org.uk Thursday, October 6 2016, 12:30- 1:00pm The Verdun Crucifix
Venue: Elgin Museum, 1 High Street, Elgin, Moray, IV30 1EQ Lunchtime talks by Museum volunteers about their favourite objects Ticket price Free Booking: Phone: 01343 543675 Email: curator@elginmuseum.org.uk Website: www.elginmuseum.org.uk Thursday, October 6 2016, 7 pm Female Suffrage in Fife 1900 – 1919 Dr Sarah Pederson Venue: The 252 Memorial Hall, Betson Street, Markinch Free to members and £2 for non members Thursday, October 6 2016, 7.30 pm The 1800 Census of Coldstream David Welsh Coldstream and District Local History Society Friday, October 7 2016, 11.00 am A New Mining World Heritage Landscape in the Heart of Europe Miles Oglethorpe Venue: National Mining Memorial Centre, Lady Victoria Colliery, Newtongrange, Dalkeith EH22 4QN National Mining Museum Scotland Friday, October 7 2016, 12:30- 1:00pm More news from the Sculptor’s Cave, Covesea: ‘our’ finds in context
Venue: Elgin Museum, 1 High Street, Elgin, Moray, IV30 1EQ Lunchtime talks by Museum volunteers about their favourite objects Ticket price Free Booking: Phone: 01343 543675 Email: curator@elginmuseum.org.uk Website: www.elginmuseum.org.uk Saturday, October 8 2016, 2.00pm-4.00pm Another look at recording and storing your family history
Venue: Activities Room, Elgin Library, Cooper Park, Elgin, IV30 1HS Aberdeen and North East Scotland Family History Society Saturday, October 8 2016, 2.00pm-4.00pm Mapping Aberdeenshire over time - four hundred years of maps, their makers and audiences Chris Fleet, MapCurator, National Library of Scotland Venue: Renfield Saint Stephen's Church Centre Aberdeen and North East Scotland Family History Society
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