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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
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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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