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Upcoming family history talks and events in Scotland, 11 - 17 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 11 2016, 6.00 pm - 7.00 pm Celts: art and identity Dr Fraser Hunter, National Museums Scotland Venue: Auditorium, National Museums Scotland, Chambers Street Society of Antiquaries of Scotland The idea of Celts is a potent, popular and enormously varied one, applied to many different types of evidence in different contexts. Coinciding with a major exhibition on Celts at the National Museum of Scotland, this talk will consider the many different things which get called Celtic art. It will consider what these different “Celtic arts” say about connections and differences across Europe, and consider the role of decoration in making powerful objects and creating powerful ideas. Monday, April 11 2016, 7 pm for 7.30 pm The National Library of Scotland: a Treasure Trove Veronica Denholm and Jennifer Giles Venue: Royal British Legion Social Club, 33 Rodney Street, Edinburgh Monday, April 11 2016, 7.30 pm The Land Girls Ruth Boreham Venue: Dalkeith Baptist Church, North Wynd, Dalkeith Monday, April 11 2016, 7.30 pm AGM and Members' Night
Venue: St Andrews Church, Park Road, Milngavie Milngavie and Bearsden Historical Society Monday, April 11 2016, 7.30 pm Open Evening
Venue: Luncarty Church Centre West Stormont Historical Society Non-members: adults £3, concessions £2. (Open discussion meetings at Luncarty are free) Tuesday, April 12 2016, 7.30 pm Medieval Pestilence, Plague and Climate Change Prof Richard Oram, Stirling University Venue: Dining Hall, Dollar Academy Tuesday, April 12 2016, 7.30 pm His Own Family Tree Iain Abernethy Venue: Public Library, Airds Crossing, Fort William Lochaber and North Argyll Family History Group Tuesday, April 12 2016, 7.30 pm Wemyss School of Needlework Fiona Wemyss Venue: Volunteer House (Vonef Centre) in 69 Crossgate Cupar KY15 5AS Tuesday, April 12 2016, 7.30 pm Edith Cavell Barbara Graham Venue: Largs Library Community Room Largs and North Ayrshire Family History Society Tuesday, April 12 2016, 7.30 pm - 8.30 pm Celts: art and identity Dr Fraser Hunter, National Museums Scotland Venue: Regent Building Lecture Theatre, Regent Walk, Aberdeen, AB24 3FX Society of Antiquaries of Scotland The idea of Celts is a potent, popular and enormously varied one, applied to many different types of evidence in different contexts. Coinciding with a major exhibition on Celts at the National Museum of Scotland, this talk will consider the many different things which get called Celtic art. It will consider what these different “Celtic arts” say about connections and differences across Europe, and consider the role of decoration in making powerful objects and creating powerful ideas. Tuesday, April 12 2016, 7.30 pm - 9.30 pm Birdie Bowers Drew McKenzie Venue: Masonic Halls, Collier Street, Johnstone Wednesday, April 13 2016, 6.30 pm The Mason's Mark Project
Venue: Lecture Theatre 2, Dalhousie Building, University of Dundee Wednesday, April 13 2016, 7.30 pm The Skylark IX Recovery Trust Anne Dyer Venue: Concord Community Centre (next to the Denny Theatre), Dumbarton, G82 1LJ Preceded by AGM. The Trust was formed in 2013 and is named for the historic little ship Skylark IX which rescued over 600 men from the beaches of Dunkirk during Operation Dynamo in WWII. Wednesday, April 13 2016, 7.30 pm GRO and minor records Ian Ferguson Venue: Smith Museum and Art Gallery, Dumbarton Road, Stirling Central Scotland Family History Society Thursday, April 14 2016 Early days of Discovery of Tourism in Scotland Alastair Durie Elie & Earlsferry History Society Alastair Durie talks on the start of the Discovery of Scotland as a tourist destination Thursday, April 14 2016, 7.30 pm Renfrewshire Surveyors and Estate Plans in the 18th Century John Moore Venue: The Shawl Gallery, Paisley Museum, High Street, Paisley Renfrewshire Local History Forum Speaker is subject librarian at the University of Glasgow Thursday, April 14 2016, 7.30 pm Social Evening
Venue: Loudoun Hall, Ayr Ayrshire Archaeological and Natural History Society With four short talks by members of the AANHS Thursday, April 14 2016, 7.30 pm The Churches of Musselburgh Alison Butler Venue: St Peter's Church Hall, High Street, Musselburgh Musselburgh Conservation Society Thursday, April 14 2016, 7.30 pm Field Marshal Haig, a Personal View Hon Philip Astor Venue: MacRobert Hall, The Square, Tarland Field Marshall Douglas Haig, Ist. Earl Haig, has become one of the most controversial figures of the First World War, his leadership both heavily criticised but also defended by historians. The Honourable Philip Astor will present a personal perspective of his grandfather and his role in the First World War. Thursday, April 14 2016, 7.30 pm - 9.00 pm Flora Macdonald Barbara Graham Venue: Johnnie Walker Bond, Strand Street Kilmarnock East Ayrshire Family History Society Friday, April 15 2016, 7.30 pm Branch Lines of Strathearn - Tourists, Tatties, and Trains John Young, Railway Historian and Author Venue: Aytoun Hall, High Street, Auchterarder Auchterarder and District Local History Association Saturday, April 16 2016, 1.45 pm Researching Your Military Relatives covering the 18th Century to WW2 Ken Nisbet Venue: St Ninian's Church Hall, Castle Douglas Dumfries and Galloway Family History Society Coffee and tea will be served at 1.45 p.m. meetings start 2.15 p.m Saturday, April 16 2016, 10 am - 12 pm Inheritance Bruce Bishop Venue: Scottish Genealogy Society Library, 15 Victoria Terrace, Edinburgh, EH1 2JL Your family didn’t have to be extremely wealthy for someone to leave an inheritance. Bruce Bishop will give a talk on the subject to include estates, land & sasine records, wills, commissary courts, etc and show how this kind of information can help with your family history research. Saturday, April 16 2016, 2.00 pm Annual Meeting and Members Heirlooms
Venue: Manchester Central Library Anglo-Scottish Family History Society Saturday, April 16 2016, 2.30pm-4.30pm Fintry – A Rural North East School Janet Byth Venue: Unitarian Church Centre Aberdeen and North East Scotland Family History Society
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Upcoming family history talks and events in Scotland, 25 - 31 January 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, January 25 2016, 2.00 pm - 3.00 pm Plague! Dr Anette Hagan Venue: National Library of Scotland, George IV Bridge, Edinburgh, EH1 1EW Society of Antiquaries of Scotland Join Dr Anette Hagan on a curator led tour of “Plague!” The new exhibition at the National Library of Scotland showcases eight contagious diseases that have ravaged Scotland over the last 700 years, and relates the cultural and social history of responses to such epidemics. It highlights government and public health measures, personal accounts in diaries and letters, moral and practical reactions by church people, responses in folk medicine and literature, and through medical investigation. For Fellows only. Free but ticketed. Booking essential as places are strictly limited. Monday, January 25 2016, 7.30 pm Family History at the Mitchell Dr Irene O'Brien Venue: Caldwell Halls, 16 Campsie Road, Torrance, G64 4BN Torrance Heritage and History Group Monday, January 25 2016, 7.30 pm Alcohol and the Liver: Imagery & Indulgence Dr Stefan Slater Venue: Millennium Room, Cramond Kirk Hall Dr Stefan Slater tells the story of alcohol and the liver in prose, poetry and art, and describes world differences in the amount we drink and in our tolerance to it Monday, January 25 2016, 7.30 pm Local and family history resources in the A K Bell Library Colin Proudfoot Venue: Stanley Village Hall West Stormont Historical Society Non-members: adults £3, concessions £2. (Open discussion meetings at Luncarty are free) Monday, January 25 2016, 7.30 pm - 9.30 pm Birds of the Upper River Forth Professor David Bryant Venue: Alloa Town Hall (Tommy Downs Room) Clackmannanshire Field Studies Society Speaker is Professor of Conservation Biology, Exeter University Wednesday, January 27 2016, 7.30 pm Culloden Estate: a local history case study from the 18th century to the Great War Norman Newton Venue: Highland Archive Centre, Bught Park, Inverness Highland Family History Society Wednesday, January 27 2016, 7.30 pm More Round and About in the Borders John Rogerson Venue: Volunteer Hall, Galashiels Thursday, January 28 2016, 7.30 pm Rocks and Fossils Dr John Faithfull Venue: Glen Halls, Neilston Barrhead & Neilston Historical Association Thursday, January 28 2016, 7.30 pm Life in Prehistoric Ayrshire, 4000-2000 BC Alison Sheridan, National Museums of Scotland Venue: Town Hall, Ayr Ayrshire Archaeological and Natural History Society Thursday, January 28 2016, 7.30 pm Treasures of the Smith Elspeth King Venue: Smith Museum and Art Gallery Stirling Local History Society Thursday, January 28 2016, 7.30 pm East Lothian: a wartime backwater? David Haire Venue: Dirleton Kirk Hall Gullane and Dirleton History Society Thursday, January 28 2016, 7.45 pm War Secrets - from incontinent seagulls to luminous sea-lions! Dave Harvie Venue: Drymen Village Hall, Main Street, Drymen, Glasgow, G63 0BP Drymen & District Local History Society Dave Harvie’s talk is on the aftermath of the sinking of RMS Lusitania by a German U-boat in 1915, when a desperate Admiralty devised some bizarre, top secret plans. Friday, January 29 2016 Death and Identity in Scotland from the Medieval to the Modern: Beliefs, Attitudes and Practices
Venue: New College, University of Edinburgh University of Edinburgh Death and Identity in Scotland from the Medieval to the Modern: Beliefs, Attitudes and Practices is taking place on Friday 29 January to Sunday 31 January 2016 at New College, University of Edinburgh. 29 January - 31 January. This is the third in a series of conferences that aims to accelerate interest and research into Scottish death studies. The theme for 2016 is death and identity. Papers are invited to explore this subject within any period from the medieval into the modern day from any disciplinary perspective. Established research and work-in-progress welcomed. Saturday, January 30 2016, 2.00 pm AGM
Venue: Potting Shed Coffee Shop, Mackenzie & Cruickshank, 1 West Road, Forres, IV36 2GW Moray & Nairn Family History Society Saturday, January 30 2016, 2.00 pm Pitfalls of registering heraldic style trademarks Campbell Newell Venue: Royal Scots Club, Abercromby Place, Edinburgh The Heraldry Society of Scotland In times of war and austerity, governments need to raise funds somehow. That hasn't changed in the 215 years since this advert was placed in the 7th April 1800 issue of The Aberdeen Journal: HAIR POWDER TAX Stamp Office, Edinburgh, March 25 1800 The HEAD DISTRIBUTOR of his MAJESTY’S STAMP DUTIES in NORTH BRITAIN, in pursuance of “An Act for granting to his Majesty a Duty on Certificates issued for using Hair Powder”, hereby gives notice to every Person using or wearing Hair Powder, that they will receive Certificates for the ensuing year, from 5th April 1800 to 5th April 1801, at the following places, viz. HEAD OFFICE AT EDINBURGH 1. DUNDEE Dundee John Alison 2. ABERDEEN Aberdeen Auldjo and Williamson Banff Thomas Ogilvie Stonehaven Charles Munro Oldmeldrum Thomas Simpson Huntly Alexander Stewart Peterhead John Dallachy Fraserburgh John Wallace Keith George Brander 3. TAIN Tain John Barclay Dingwall Patrick Hay Cromarty Walter Ross Fortrose Robert Mackid 4. PERTH Perth James Chalmers Alyth William Chalmers Blairgowrie George Brown Culross Alexander Masterton Dunkeld James Inches Dunblane James Finlayson Downe William Young Longforgan William Muir Gartmore Peter Gordon Errol Walter Macfarlane Kenmore Mrs McIntyre Kincardine Robert Rentoul Crief James Glass Callander Gilbert McEwan 5. HADDINGTON Haddington Hay Donaldson Dunbar Thomas Diddep Tranent David Aiken Gifford Robert Paterson North Berwick Mrs Oliver Stenton John Begbie Linton Alexander Brown Prestonpans David Thomson 6. BRECHIN Brechin Colin Gillies 7. INVERNESS Inverness Thomas Gilzean Fort William Duncan M’Intyre jun 8. INVERARAY Inveraray Edward Hall Oban John Bayne 9. AYR Ayr John Hamilton Irvine Robert Tod jun Kilmarnock John Wilson, surgeon; J and P Wilson, stationers Saltcoats Daniel Dow Maybole William Niven Girvan William Brown & Co Ballantrae John M’Whirter Beith William Dunn Stewarton Andrew Brown Mauchline William Millar Ochiltree David Kirkland Cumnock James Kirkland 10. NAIRN Nairn Alexander Hay Forres Thomas Eddie Elgin George Spark 11. LERWICK, SHETLAND Lerwick Francis Heddell 12. DUNSE Dunse James Home Lauder Robert Romanes Eyemouth James Edgar Coldstream William Air Greenlaw Peter Hogg Earlstoun William Hogg 13. PEEBLES Peebles William Laidlaw Selkirk Andrew Henderson Galashiels William Craig 14. DORNOCK Dornock Hugh Leslie 15. CUPAR FIFE Cupar Fife James Lumsdaine Dunfermline Miss Russel Inverkeithing Henry Arnot Burntisland David Knox Kirkcaldy John Ford Fife Thomas Archibald Anstruther William Cockburn St Andrews Alexander Fraser Kinghorn John Hutton Falkland Thomas Kennedy Leven Mrs Scott Kinross John Skelton 16. JEDBURGH Jedburgh John Lang Kelso Robert Bruce Melrose John Mercer Hawick John Oliver 17. CAMPBELTOWN Campbeltown Duncan M’Callum 18. GLASGOW Glasgow William Mure; Alexander Robertson Lanark Robert Newbigging Hamilton William Hamilton Paisley James Orr Greenock Robert Barr Port Glasgow J and D King Dumbarton John M’Aulay Rothsay, Bute John Bain 19. FORFAR Forfar Peter Ranken Cupar Angus George Brown Kirriemuir James Shepherd 20. KIRKWALL, ORKNEY Kirkwall James Riddoch 21. THURSO Thurso Donald Robison 22. DUMFRIES Dumfries John Sime Sanquhar Robert Whigham Moffat Alexander Craig Lockerby Mrs Janet Dalton Ecclefechan Mrs Janet Kerr Langholm John Graham Annan John Forrest Castle Douglas George Cameron Kirkcudbrigh Thomas M’Millan Gatehouse Anthony M’Nish Newton Douglas James Carson Stranraer Robert Bryce; Patrick Taylor Wigton Alexander Burton Whithorn James M’millan 23. LINLITHGOW Linlithgow James Taylor Queensferry Robert Murray Borrowstownness Henry Rymer Bathgate Robert Mochrie 24. MONTROSE Montrose Charles Thomson Arbroath John Colvill Bervie David Gavin Laurencekirk John Scott 25. STIRLING Stirling Thomas Wingate Alloa William Mackie Falkirk John Burns At all which places the persons applying for said certificates will be furnished, gratis with the printed forms of the entry required by the act, to be filled up in writing, and delivered in previously to the issuing of said certificate. And to prevent mistakes, the Public are hereby apprised, That a duty of One Pound One Shilling only is to be paid for each certificate, which sum will be expressed by a Stamp on the same; and that no more is to be demanded of any person, upon taking out a Certificate for using or wearing Hair Powder, upon any pretence whatever, except when there are more than two unmarried Daughters in a Family; in which case a Double Certificate, stamped with TWO STAMPS of One Pound One Shilling each, is required to be taken out by the Father or Mother for such unmarried daughters. Daily attendance will be given at the above Offices, for one kalendar month, from Monday the 31st of March ult from ten o’clock forenoon till three afternoon, Saturdays excepted. ALEX MENZIES, Head Distributor and Collector, North Britain N.B. Every person using or wearing Hair Powder, without taking out a Certificate, forfeits TWENTY POUNDS. All persons in arrear of this tax are immediately required to pay up the same; and informations are received by the Solicitor, and suitable rewards given. Alphabetical lists are regularly made up, and kept open for the inspection of all persons desiring the same. EXEMPTIONS FROM THE ABOVE TAX Clergymen not possessed of an annual income of 100l whether arising from ecclesiastical preferment or otherwise; Subalterns or Non-commissioned Officers, or Private Men, belonging to any regiment in the Army, Artillery, Division of Marines, Corps of Engineers, or Fencible Corps; Officers in his Majesty’s Navy under the rank of Commanders; Officers or Privates in any corps of Yeomanry or Volunteers, either cavalry or infantry. History and genealogy talks and events, 20 January - 26 January 2014 Here's this week's list of talks of interest to Scottish genealogists and family historians. Note that there may be a 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.
History and genealogy talks and events, 9 December - 15 December 2013 A wide range of talks of interest to genealogists and family historians this week. Note that there may be a 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.
History and genealogy talks and events, 2 December - 8 December 2013 A wide range of talks of interest to genealogists and family historians this week. Note that there may be a 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.
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