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Between Daylight and Hell, Scots who left a stain on American history There is a long tradition of books about the Scottish diaspora across the world. From Thomas Fischer’s books on the Scots in Germany and Prussia to Arthur Herman’s How the Scots Invented the Modern World, many of them adopt a reverential tone, what might be described as the Wha’s Like Us school of thought. In his informative and entertaining book, Iain Lundy takes a very different approach: rather than the Great Man approach, he takes what could be called the Terrible Man (and Woman) approach. Lundy, a journalist by trade, has spent years investigating the dark side of the Scottish-American story – researching Scots behaving badly. So whereas Fischer and others wrote about the excellent service provided by Scottish soldiers abroad, Lundy opens his book with an account of the misdeeds of Adam Stephen, who was court-martialled and cashiered out of Washington’s Continental Army whose drunken incompetence and disobedience resulted in an early friendly-fire incident at the Battle of Germantown. The Roll of Dishonour continues throughout the book: Charles Forbes embezzled millions of dollars from the Veterans Bureau after World War One. There are also killers: Thomas Cream, a notorious poisoner originally from Glasgow; William Stewart, one of the leading figures in the notorious Mountain Meadows Massacre. Sport also gets a mention: Robert Millar, originally from Paisley, was a professional footballer renowned for his Cantona-like temperament. In one game, he punched a fan to the ground, and in 1921 he was suspended for punching fellow Paisley-born Scot Neil Clarke at halftime. In athletics, Jock Semple, organiser of the Boston Marathon merits a mention for the notorious incident when in 1967 Kathrine Switzer was the first woman to officially enter the race, through an administrative error. Switzer’s boyfriend knocked Semple to the ground when he attempted to stop her running. (Switzer ran the Boston Marathon again earlier this year to mark the 50th anniversary of her first race). The rest of the chapters discuss fraudsters, libellous journalists, ungrateful divas, cruel slave owners and bumbling military officers. As you would expect of a journalist of many years standing, the author is a talented storyteller, and has clearly done his genealogical research (Scotland’s People gets an acknowledgement). The book itself is entertaining, and a useful antidote to much of the often self-congratulatory tone of much of the popular writing on the Scottish diaspora. Clearly well researched, it provides a very interesting alternative perspective on the Scottish diaspora in the USA. Chapters:
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Upcoming family history talks and events in Scotland, 9 - 15 January 2017
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, January 16 2017, 7.30 pm Archaeology of the Islands of Loch Lomond Fiona Baker Venue: Morison Memorial Church, Dumbarton Road, Clydebank Clydebank Local History Society Monday, January 16 2017, 7.30 pm Glasgow’s Grand Central Hotel Bill Hicks and Jill Scott Venue: Kelvinside Academy, Glasgow Glasgow & West of Scotland Family History Society Monday, January 16 2017, 8 pm Revisiting the Georgian House, Edinburgh Sheonagh Martin Venue: Dreghorn Loan Hall, Colinton, EH13 0DE Colinton Local History Society We welcome back Sheonagh Martin, Manager of the National Trust for Scotland property, The Georgian House, Edinburgh. She spoke to us some eight years ago, and since then there have been changes at the house, with more in the pipeline. Tuesday, January 17 2017, 7.30 pm Old Trades and Professions Richard Torrance Venue: Leith Community Education Centre in the New Kirkgate Tuesday, January 17 2017, 7.30 pm Robert Burns - The Fat of The Land Stuart Cochrane Venue: Kilmarnock College, Hill Street, Kilmarnock Kilmarnock & District History Group £2 donation for non-members Tuesday, January 17 2017, 7.30 pm The Crook Inn - its past, present & future James Welch Venue: Auditorium, Eastgate Theatre and Arts Centre, Peebles The Crook Inn probably started as a refuge for drovers and a meeting place for local shepherds in a relatively sparsely populated and lawless Tweedsmuir in the 16th century. It was one of the three oldest hostelries in Scotland - granted a drinks licence by King James VI in 1604, a year after he became James I of England. It served briefly as a church in Covenanting times, and it was where Robert Burns wrote his famous poem, ‘Willie Wastle Wife’. A well-used staging post between Edinburgh and Dumfries, it became a fashionable venue for the Edinburgh literati in Victorian times. Tuesday, January 17 2017, 7.30 pm - 9.30 pm Social Evening
Venue: Masonic Halls, Collier Street, Johnstone Wednesday, January 18 2017, 5.30 pm
Professor John MacKenzie, Emeritus Professor of Imperial History, Lancaster University Venue: Ross House, Dornoch University of the Highlands and Islands Centre for History Professor MacKenzie, a Visiting Professor at the Centre for History, is one of the foremost historians of imperialism, of any period, and a scholar who also has an outstanding reputation in the field of environmental history. We are delighted to be hosting this lecture by him, which will focus on religion and Scottish identity in a global context, mainly referring to Presbyterianism. Wednesday, January 18 2017, 7.30 pm The Glasgow Bridges Tom Marchant Venue: Best Western Eglinton Arms Hotel, Eaglesham Non-members welcome, £3 on the door Wednesday, January 18 2017, 7.30 pm Stunning Selkirkshire: A look at the wildlife of the County over a year Douglas Methven Venue: Selkirk Parish Church Hall Selkirkshire Antiquarian Society Annual Membership £6 per year. Non member £2 per event. For enquiries about the meetings or the Antiquarian Society please contact Jamie McIntyre jmcintyre@borderscollege.ac.uk Wednesday, January 18 2017, 7.30 pm Photographing Falkirk's Historic Industries Tom Astbury Venue: Falkirk Trinity Church Thursday, January 19 2017 Ayrshire Place Names Ian McVey Venue: Portland Church hall Troon & Ayrshire Family History Society Thursday, January 19 2017, 2.30 pm Noblewomen of Atholl, Work, Welfare and War Dr Nicola Cowmeadow Venue: Moulin Hall, Moulin North Perthshire Family History Group Visitors £3.00 Thursday, January 19 2017, 6.30 pm Cumnock men & women who served in WW1.
Venue: Baird Institute, 3 Lugar Street, Cumnock, East Ayrshire, KA18 1AD Thursday, January 19 2017, 7.30 pm Working for a living: terms and conditions from Palmerston to Lloyd George Andrew Ramage Venue: Haddington Town House Thursday, January 19 2017, 7.30 pm The History of Sanitation Hugh Walker 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, January 19 2017, 7.30 pm The History of Bagpipe Music Dr Jack Taylor Venue: MacRobert Hall, The Square, Tarland Dr Jack Talyor will give a talk, with musical interludes, on the history of bagpipe music and his recent project to transcribe some very old pipe tunes to written music before they were lost. Thursday, January 19 2017, 7.30 pm Fashioning a better Future, Paisley’s Changing High Street 1824 – 1869 David Roberts Venue: Paisley Museum, High Street, Paisley Renfrewshire Family History Society Thursday, January 19 2017, 7.30 pm Railways Around the Kirkcaldy Area Sandy Thomson Venue: Kirkcaldy Old Kirk, Kirk Wynd Saturday, January 21 2017, 2.00pm-4.00pm Oral testimony of emigrants Marjory Harper Venue: Dumbarton Room, Royal Scots Club, 29 Abercromby Place, Edinburgh, EH3 6QE Aberdeen and North East Scotland Family History Society Saturday, January 21 2017, 2.30pm-4.30pm Beginners' meeting
Venue: Unitarian Church Centre Aberdeen and North East Scotland Family History Society
Upcoming family history talks and events in Scotland, 14 - 20 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, November 14 2016, 4 pm The Stone Sculptor and his Craft Prof Roger Stalley, Fellow Emeritus of Trinity College, Dublin Venue: Lecture Theatre (109), Gregory Building University of Glasgow Dalrymple Lecture series, 14-17 November Monday, November 14 2016, 6.30 pm Ireland and the art of stone carving in early medieval Europe. Lecture 1 Prof Roger Stalley, Fellow Emeritus of Trinity College, Dublin Venue: Sir Charles Wilson Lecture Theatre, University of Glasgow (corner of Gibson Street and University Avenue) Glasgow Archaeological Society The sculptor and his craft: the major crosses of Ireland were remarkable pieces of engineering, something that has an important bearing on their function and the nature of their patronage. This talk will for the first time investigate how they made, tracking progress from quarry to finished product, a journey involving quarrying techniques, tools, transport, cranes and scaffolds. Monday, November 14 2016, 7.30 pm Edinburgh and the Act of Union 1707 Eric Melvin Venue: Gibson Craig Memorial Hall, Lanark Road West, Currie Currie & District Local History Society Monday, November 14 2016, 7.30 pm Discovering the lost Medieval Castle of Partick Bob Will, Guard Archaeology Venue: Partick Burgh Hall, room 1, 3-9a Burgh Hall Street, Glasgow, G11 5LN Monday, November 14 2016, 7.30 pm Beatrix Potter’s Scotland: Her Perthshire Inspiration Lynne McGeachie Venue: Bankfoot Church Centre West Stormont Historical Society Joint Meeting with Dunkeld and Birnam Historical Society Tuesday, November 15 2016, 2.00pm-4.00pm Researching Your Military Ancestors
Venue: National War Museum, Edinburgh Castle Free, but places are limited and booking is essential. To book your place call 0131 247 4137 or email library@nms.ac.uk Tuesday, November 15 2016, 6.30 pm Ireland and the art of stone carving in early medieval Europe. Lecture 2 Prof Roger Stalley, Fellow Emeritus of Trinity College, Dublin Venue: Sir Charles Wilson Lecture Theatre, University of Glasgow (corner of Gibson Street and University Avenue) Glasgow Archaeological Society The search for meaning: the crosses were major investments but who commissioned them and why? The panels of figure sculpture offer some clues, but the iconographies can be difficult to interpret and their meanings likewise obscure. This talk will offer a critique of past approaches and suggest some new avenues of investigation. Tuesday, November 15 2016, 7.30 pm A Musical Introduction to the Scots Language Fred Freeman Venue: Kilmarnock College, Hill Street, Kilmarnock Kilmarnock & District History Group £2 donation for non-members Tuesday, November 15 2016, 7.30 pm Emigration in the late 19th Century Andrew Muirhead Venue: Kilmarnock College, Hill Street, Kilmarnock Kilmarnock & District History Group £2 donation for non-members Wednesday, November 16 2016, 6.30 pm Ireland and the art of stone carving in early medieval Europe. Lecture 3 Prof Roger Stalley, Fellow Emeritus of Trinity College, Dublin Venue: Sir Charles Wilson Lecture Theatre, University of Glasgow (corner of Gibson Street and University Avenue) Glasgow Archaeological Society Artistic Identity: sharp distinctions in style are to be found amongst the sculptors, reflecting individual personalities and diverse experience; this talk will show that major craftsmen were clearly individuals of status, men like the so-called ‘Muiredach Master’, pre-eminent amongst the sculptors of early medieval Europe. Wednesday, November 16 2016, 7.30 pm The North Berwick Witches – the attempt on the life of James VI which began the Scottish Witch Hunt in general Robert Pugh, Dunbar Venue: Coastal Communities Museum, School Road, North Berwick, East Lothian EH39 4JU Organised by the Friends of the Coastal Communities Museum the current annual charge for membership is £10 for an individual or £18 per couple, which includes these Talks. Visitors are more than welcome to attend for a nominal entrance charge of £2 per person. Wednesday, November 16 2016, 7.30 pm Finding Richard the Third Philippa Langley, President of the Scottish Branch of the Richard the Third Society Venue: Chalmers Hall, Linlithgow Bridge West Lothian History and Amenity Society Wednesday, November 16 2016, 7.30 pm From Grangemouth to Gallipoli Neil Whyte Venue: Falkirk Trinity Church Thursday, November 17 2016 Robert Bruce & his association with Ayrshire Tom Barclay Venue: Portland Church hall Troon & Ayrshire Family History Society Thursday, November 17 2016, 10 am - 12 pm Local and family history drop-in
Venue: Barrhead Foundry 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, November 17 2016, 2 pm for 2.30 pm Carolina, Lady Nairne – songs and history Nicola Cowmeadow and Syd House Venue: Sandeman Room, AK Bell Library £5 for non-members Thursday, November 17 2016, 2.30 pm The Story of the Tinkers' Heart Jess Smith Venue: Moulin Hall, Moulin North Perthshire Family History Group Visitors £3.00 Thursday, November 17 2016, 6 pm - 8 pm The National Covenant and the Scottish People Dr Laura Stewart Venue: New Register House, Princes Street, Edinburgh Dr Laura Stewart (University of York). The National Covenant of 1638 is one of Scotland’s most controversial documents: for some, an expression of the people’s right to choose their own religion; for others, a statement in religious intolerance whose influence has lasted into modern times. Although the text has been heavily debated by scholars, very little attention has been given to its reception. This talk examines for the first time how the Covenant was taken by the people in the parishes. It sheds new light on its contested meanings and offers fresh reflections on its significance for understanding Scottish political identity. Dr Stewart is author of ‘Rethinking the Scottish Revolution: Covenanted Scotland, 1617-53’ (Oxford UP, 2016). New Register House. Thursday, November 17 2016, 7 pm The Songs of Robert Burns Dr Fred Freeman Venue: Rothesay House, Cumnock Dr Fred Freeman – presents the songs of Robert Burns. Fred is professor of Scottish Music at the Royal Conservatoire in Glasgow. There will be musical accompaniment and some communal singing! Thursday, November 17 2016, 7.30 pm Ireland and the art of stone carving in early medieval Europe. Lecture 4 Prof Roger Stalley, Fellow Emeritus of Trinity College, Dublin Venue: Sir Charles Wilson Lecture Theatre, University of Glasgow (corner of Gibson Street and University Avenue) Glasgow Archaeological Society Stone carving in the early medieval world. In the nineteenth century the high crosses were regarded as a spectacular proof of the civilization of ancient Ireland; but were they an indigenous development or dependent on models introduced from abroad from late Antiquity or Carolingian Europe? This talk will demonstrate that, when it comes to artistic expression, the importance of the local environment must never be underestimated. Thursday, November 17 2016, 7.30 pm If the Kaiser came to Haddington: how Haddingtonshire would have defended itself in World War One Allen Kilpatrick Venue: Haddington Town House Thursday, November 17 2016, 7.30 pm Flanders Field 1914 Alexander Hall Venue: Paisley Museum, High Street, Paisley Renfrewshire Family History Society Thursday, November 17 2016, 7.30 pm Jute, Jack and Journeyings Derek Larkman 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. Friday, November 18 2016, 7.30 pm AGM
Venue: Aytoun Hall, High Street, Auchterarder Auchterarder and District Local History Association Friday, November 18 2016, 7.30 pm Holmwood House Ian MacGillvray, National Trust for Scotland Venue: Best Western Eglinton Arms Hotel, Eaglesham Non-members welcome, £3 on the door Saturday, November 19 2016, 2.00 pm Workshop
Venue: Manchester Central Library Anglo-Scottish Family History Society Saturday, November 19 2016, 2.00pm-4.00pm Down and Out in Scotland: Researching Ancestral Crisis Chris Paton Venue: Renfield Saint Stephen's Church Centre Aberdeen and North East Scotland Family History Society Saturday, November 19 2016, 2.30pm-4.30pm TBA Fiona Musk Venue: Unitarian Church Centre Aberdeen and North East Scotland Family History Society
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
Upcoming family history talks and events in Scotland, 18 - 24 April 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, April 18 2016, 7 pm Ayrshire's Great War: an overview Tom Barclay, Ayr Venue: Newton Lounge Cumbrae Historical Society Followed by AGM Monday, April 18 2016, 7.30 pm AGM & Illustrating Glasgow Bill Black Venue: Kelvinside Academy, Glasgow Glasgow & West of Scotland Family History Society Monday, April 18 2016, 7-9 pm Elsie Inglis and Birth Records
Venue: Augustine Church, George IV Bridge, Edinburgh Tuesday, April 19 2016, 7.30 pm Scottish Historic Buildings
Venue: Leith Community Education Centre in the New Kirkgate Wednesday, April 20 2016, 2 pm A look back at Monifieth
Venue: Monifieth Community Cabin, South Union Street, DD5 4JG Monifieth Local History Society Viewing of the MLHS Video filmed in 2002. Entry to talks followed by afternoon tea £4 Wednesday, April 20 2016, 6 pm Glasgow's Architectural Legacy: Practice and Conservation Prof Robin Webster and Andrew Wright Venue: GCHT, 54 Bell Street, Glasgow Andrew Wright OBE will be discussing the philosophy of conservation underlying work within the heritage building sector. Professor Robin Webster OBE will speak about his practice, Cameron & Webster, and how it demonstrates the application of the practice’s conservation philosophy. Wednesday, April 20 2016, 7.30 pm Photo Album of Falkirk Jean Jamieson Venue: Falkirk Old and St Modan's Parish Church Wednesday, April 20 2016, 7.30 pm AGM
Venue: Volunteer Hall, Galashiels Wednesday, April 20 2016, 7.30 pm Vanished railways of West Lothian Harry Knox Venue: Ecclesmachan Village Hall West Lothian History and Amenity Society Wednesday, April 20 2016, 7.30 pm Crimes of an Henious Nature - Looking at some High Court Trials Margaret Fox Venue: Selkirk Parish Church Hall Selkirkshire Antiquarian Society Thursday, April 21 2016, 2.30pm Convicts and Transportation Ken Nisbet Venue: Moulin Hall, Moulin North Perthshire Family History Group £3 for visitors Thursday, April 21 2016, 7 pm AGM
Venue: Rothesay House, Cumnock Thursday, April 21 2016, 7.00 pm From Hudson Bay to Surinam: Scots in the Americas, 1600-1707 Dr David Dobson Venue: Sandeman Room, AK Bell Library Thursday, April 21 2016, 7.30 pm Captain Orr – Battle of Waterloo Lady Rosslyn MacPhail Venue: Paisley Museum, High Street, Paisley Renfrewshire Family History Society Thursday, April 21 2016, 7.30 pm Campaign for Women's suffrage in the Highlands Susan Kruse Venue: Council Chamber, Carnegie Building, Dornoch Thursday, April 21 2016, 7.30 pm An East Lothian soldier of the Great War, August to October 1914 Peter Ramage Venue: Haddington Town House Thursday, April 21 2016, 7.30 pm The Reading of Brochs John Barber, AOC Archaeology Group Venue: Brora Community Centre Saturday, April 23 2016, 1.30 pm - 4 pm Become An Urban Detective
Venue: Central Library, Rosemount Viaduct, Aberdeen AB25 1GW If you enjoy solving history mysteries, attend our workshop for Urban Detectives and discover how you can contribute to Canmore, the online catalogue of Scotland’s archaeology, buildings, industrial and maritime heritage. During the afternoon, you'll investigate the history of spaces and places through maps, historical documents, directories and online database and build your confidence in starting your own historical research. Suitable for heritage newcomers. Familiarity with the internet is required. Due to limited capacity of the venue, booking in advance is essential. Please note, a photographer may be present at Scotland's Urban Past events and the images may be used for promotional purposes. Saturday, April 23 2016, 10 am - 12.30 pm Exploring Archives
Venue: Aberdeen Town House, Broad Street, Aberdeen, AB11 1FY Embark on a step-by-step investigation of the architectural and social history of Aberdeen in an interactive event from Scotland's Urban Past and Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire Archives. This guided journey through maps and historical documents will give you the skills and confidence to use archives for research purposes and gain a new understanding of Aberdeen through the years. Suitable for heritage newcomers. Booking in advance is required for this half-day workshop. Please note, a photographer may be present at Scotland's Urban Past events and the images may be used for promotional purposes. Sunday, April 24 2016, 2.00 pm Members' Short Talks and Questions and Answers
Venue: Corn Exchange & Ormiston Institute, Market Square, Melrose, TD6 9PN Borders Family History Society An opportunity for members to give a short (5 to 10 minutes) talk on a subject of their choice. |
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