Category: Heraldry

History talks and events 15-21 February 2016

8/2/2016

Upcoming family history talks and events in Scotland, 15 - 21 February 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, February 15 2016, 6.00 pm - 7.00 pm

The Literary Forgeries of ‘Antique Smith’

Dr Ralph McLean, National Library of Scotland

Venue: National Library of Scotland, George IV Bridge, Edinburgh, EH1 1EW

Society of Antiquaries of Scotland

This talk examines the career of Alexander Howland Smith ‘Antique Smith’ who rose to notoriety in the 1890s through his forgeries of famous Scots such as Mary Queen of Scots, Robert Burns, and Sir Walter Scott. By looking at the Society of Antiquaries extensive Smith collection this talk will investigate Smith’s techniques, provide examples of his forgeries, and relate his eventual discovery and downfall.

Monday, February 15 2016, 7.30 pm

Cathedrals and Palaces of St Petersburg

David Wright

Venue: Morison Memorial Church, Dumbarton Road, Clydebank

Clydebank Local History Society

Preceded by AGM

Monday, February 15 2016, 7.30 pm

Thomas Smith Tait and the Glasgow Empire Exhibition 1938

Neil Baxter

Venue: Kelvinside Academy, Glasgow

Glasgow & West of Scotland Family History Society

Monday, February 15 2016, 7-9 pm

The Office of The Lord Lyon

Dr Joseph Morrow, The Lord Lyon of Scotland

Venue: Augustine Church, George IV Bridge, Edinburgh

Scottish Genealogy Society

Preceded by AGM

Monday, February 15 2016, 8 pm

Mavisbank and the Villas of the Esk

Dr James Simpson, Architect & Historian

Venue: Dreghorn Loan Hall, Colinton, EH13 0DE

Colinton Local History Society

Tuesday, February 16 2016, 7.30 pm

Coats & Clarks – The Binding Thread of Paisley’s History

Valerie Reilly

Venue: Kilmarnock College, Holehouse Rd, Kilmarnock

Kilmarnock & District History Group

Tuesday, February 16 2016, 7.30 pm

Scotland's Air Ambulance

Andrew Farrington

Venue: West Kilbride Community Centre, Corse Street, West Kilbride, KA23 9AX

West Kilbride Civic Society

Air Ambulance generally crosses our path when watching the television news. Behind the scenes is an extraordinary organisation which responds daily to the day’s needs and emergencies. Come and fly with our speaker who, as pilot, will take us up in the air and behind scenes.

Tuesday, February 16 2016, 7.30 pm

Forth Cruise Tourism Group

Venue: Leith Community Education Centre in the New Kirkgate

Leith Local History Society

Wednesday, February 17 2016, 7.00 pm

The pre-historic landscape of Edinburgh

Dr Tom Armitage

Venue: Augustine Church, George IV Bridge, Edinburgh

The Old Edinburgh Club

Wednesday, February 17 2016, 7.00 pm - 8.00 pm

A founder’s workshop from the Bronze Age? Excavations in the shadow of Hunterston

Tom Rees, Consultant Archaeologist, Rathmell Archaeology Limited

Venue: Inverness Museum and Art Gallery, Castle Wynd, Inverness, IV2 3EB

Society of Antiquaries of Scotland

Investigations during construction of the Western Link Convertor Station at Hunterston in Ayrshire (http://www.westernhvdclink.co.uk/) revealed a small area of intense prehistoric activity. Excavation revealed a sequence of enclosures bounding a hollow within which were dense pit clusters, working surfaces and post-holes. Field evidence for bronze and iron smelting, founding and smithing (respectively) combined with late Bronze Age pottery suggests a remarkable discovery – an open air workshop from the Bronze Age. Booking is essential: phone 01463 237 114, email mailto:cait.mccullagh@highlifehighland.com or in person at Inverness Museum and Art Gallery In association with High Life Highland

Wednesday, February 17 2016, 7.30 pm

Geology, Archaeology and History of Ettrick and Yarrow

Walter Elliot

Venue: Selkirk Parish Church Hall

Selkirkshire Antiquarian Society

Wednesday, February 17 2016, 7.30 pm

The Devil in Dirleton Green: Witch hunting in 17th Century Scotland

Laura Paterson

Venue: Gullane Village Hall

Gullane and Dirleton History Society

Speaker is Postgraduate researcher, University of Strathclyde

Wednesday, February 17 2016, 7.30 pm

Scottish Womens Hospitals

Allan Cumming

Venue: Falkirk Old and St Modan's Parish Church

Falkirk Local History Society

Wednesday, February 17 2016, 7.30 pm

Our Evolving Avifauna

Stephen Welsh

Venue: Supper Room, Town House, Haddington

East Lothian Antiquarian & Field Naturalists' Society

Stephen Welsh, local ornithologist, will explain how some well-known and some lesser known species have evolved over the past centuries.

Wednesday, February 17 2016, 7.30 pm

The Disruption: the most significant event in 19th Century Scotland

Prof Stewart Brown, Edinburgh University

Venue: Torphichen Parish Church Hall, High Brae

West Lothian History and Amenity Society

Thursday, February 18 2016, 2.30pm

Missing in Action; Travellers and the Effect of War

Jess Smith

Venue: Moulin Hall, Moulin

North Perthshire Family History Group

£3 for visitors

Thursday, February 18 2016, 7 pm for 7.30 pm

Charles Cameron and Other Famous Architects of St Petersburg

Jeremy Watson

Venue: Adelaides, 209 Bath Street, at the corner of Pitt Street, Glasgow

Architectural Heritage Society of Scotland

Jeremy Watson, our former Chairman, will illustrate developments in Russian architecture, including a strong Scottish contribution, from the reign of Peter the Great up to the present day.