Upcoming family history talks and events in Scotland, 31 October - 6 November 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 31 2016, 5.30 pm The Public History of Scotland and Caribbean Slavery Louise Welsh (Glasgow), Stephen Mullen (Glasgow) and Michael Hopcroft (Glasgow Caledonian) Venue: Room 202, 3 University Gardens, Glasgow Centre for Scottish and Celtic Studies Monday, October 31 2016, 7.30 pm John Tweedie Memorial Lecture, It’s A Dogs Life Hamish Coghill Venue: Gibson Craig Memorial Hall, Lanark Road West, Currie Currie & District Local History Society Monday, October 31 2016, 7.30 pm Photographs of Cupar Allan Carr Venue: Age Concern Building, Provost Wynd, Cupar Tuesday, November 1 2016, 1 pm “Imprest on vellum": Lowland language and the early American republic, c. 1800-1830 Sean Murphy (University of St Andrews) 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, November 1 2016, 5.30 pm Memory and the work of forgetting: telling protest in rural England Dr Carl Griffin, Reader in Historical Geography, University of Sussex Venue: Ross House, Dornoch University of the Highlands and Islands Centre for History This paper offers an initial attempt to think through how, against markers of traumatic pasts, English rural communities in the long eighteenth century attempted both to forget and to reinscribe the past in usable ways. Tuesday, November 1 2016, 6.45 pm for 7.15 pm The Life of Eric Liddell Sue Caton Venue: Morningside Parish Church Hall Morningside Heritage Association Tuesday, November 1 2016, 7.00 pm - 9.00 pm Bangour War Hospital (incl. Hopetoun and Polkemmet Aux. Hospitals) WWI Sybil Cavanagh Venue: Lanthorn Community Education Complex, Kenilworth Rise, Livingston EH54 6JL West Lothian Family History Society Tuesday, November 1 2016, 7.30 pm From Cannon to Steam Propulsion Professor Michael Moss Venue: Fairweather Hall, Barrhead Road, Newton Mearns, G77 6BB The origins of Clyde Engineering. Tuesday, November 1 2016, 7.30 pm The Victoria Cross Alexander Hall Venue: Kilmarnock College, Hill Street, Kilmarnock Kilmarnock & District History Group £2 donation for non-members Wednesday, November 2 2016, 2 pm - 3 pm The Argyll Papers Alison Diamond Venue: New Register House, Princes Street, Edinburgh Professor Allan Macinnes (Emeritus Professor of History at the University of Strathclyde and expert on Highland history), has described the Argyll Papers held at Inveraray Castle as ‘one of the most important private archives in Britain.’ Alison will talk about the archives, their history and content, and the current focus on raising the profile of the collection and making it more accessible. She will speak about the forthcoming partnership project with Argyll and Bute Council, Written in the Landscape, which will catalogue collections of family papers and conserve the maps and plans held at Inveraray Castle, working with local communities and heritage centres throughout Argyll. (New Register House) Wednesday, November 2 2016, 4 pm Lochbrown Landscape Proect: the hidden archaeology of a prehistoric landscape Kirsty Millican, HES Venue: Lecture Theatre (109), Gregory Building University of Glasgow Wednesday, November 2 2016, 7.30 pm Art and Architecture in Neolithic Orkney: Process, Temporality and Context Dr Antonia Thomas Venue: Orkney College Launch of Dr. Antonia Thomas' exciting new book on Neolithic Art, plus the chance to buy the book at a discount. Thursday, November 3 2016, 7 pm Annual General Meeting + When, how and why Scottish Burials changed dramatically Dr Ed Small Venue: The 252 Memorial Hall, Betson Street, Markinch Free to members and £2 for non members Thursday, November 3 2016, 7.30 pm Ken the Horse of Hawick Ian Landles BEM Coldstream and District Local History Society Thursday, November 3 2016, 7.30 pm John Sutherland Todd Warnock Venue: Royal Dornoch Golf Club Friday, November 4 2016, 11.00 am S R Crockett: Penicuik Minister and Best Selling Author Pam Stell Venue: National Mining Memorial Centre, Lady Victoria Colliery, Newtongrange, Dalkeith EH22 4QN National Mining Museum Scotland Saturday, November 5 2016, 10 am - 12 pm Annual Coffee Morning
Venue: Dunn Memorial Hall, Largs North Ayrshire Family History Society
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