Category: Mining

History talks and events 3-9 October 2016

27/9/2016

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

The Moray Society

Lunchtime talks by Museum volunteers about their favourite objects Ticket price Free Booking: Phone: 01343 543675 Email: [email protected] 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

The Moray Society

Lunchtime talks by Museum volunteers about their favourite objects Ticket price Free Booking: Phone: 01343 543675 Email: [email protected] 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

Mearns History Group

Wednesday, October 5 2016, 12:30- 1:00pm

A Logboat from the Spey

Venue: Elgin Museum, 1 High Street, Elgin, Moray, IV30 1EQ

The Moray Society

Lunchtime talks by Museum volunteers about their favourite objects Ticket price Free Booking: Phone: 01343 543675 Email: [email protected] 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

The Moray Society

Lunchtime talks by Museum volunteers about their favourite objects Ticket price Free Booking: Phone: 01343 543675 Email: [email protected] 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

Markinch Heritage Group

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

The Moray Society

Lunchtime talks by Museum volunteers about their favourite objects Ticket price Free Booking: Phone: 01343 543675 Email: [email protected] 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

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History talks and events 22 - 28 February 2016

17/2/2016

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Upcoming family history talks and events in Scotland, 22 - 28 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 22 2016, 7.30 pm

Perthshire Silver

Amy Waugh, Perth Museum and Art Gallery

Venue: Murthly Village Hall

West Stormont Historical Society

Non-members: adults £3, concessions £2. (Open discussion meetings at Luncarty are free)

Monday, February 22 2016, 7.30 pm

The Coal Mines and Quarries of Carlops and West Linton

James Waugh

Venue: Gibson Craig Memorial Hall, Lanark Road West, Currie

Currie & District Local History Society

James Waugh gave the Society an interesting talk on Glencorse Old Kirk on his last visit. His talk this time is based upon the the history of the Beresford family of Macbiehill, near Carlops, who were the main landowners on that area. It also covers the stories of the women and children who worked in the mines. Coal production at Coalyburn, Harlaw Muir and Kitleyknowe was vital to the production of Limestone and there were also large limestone quarries in that area between Carlops and West Linton.

Monday, February 22 2016, 7.30 pm - 9.30 pm

The Voyage of the ‘Scotia’ - the story of the Scottish National Antarctic Expedition of 1902 – 04

Professor David Munro MBE

Venue: Alloa Town Hall (Tommy Downs Room)

Clackmannanshire Field Studies Society

Tuesday, February 23 2016, 6 pm

Two Families, One Remote Estate: A Victorian Inheritance

David Jones

Venue: Dalhousie Building, Old Hawkhill, University of Dundee, DD1 4EN

Architectural Heritage Society of Scotland

Ardtornish, the house, the estate, the architects and the families through its archives; from pioneering concrete to original wallpapers, the survival of a unique ensemble

Tuesday, February 23 2016, 7 pm

Old Photographs - Tay Valley History Society

Venue: Carmyllie Church Hall, Carmyllie, Arbroath, DD11 2QZ

Carmyllie Heritage Society

Wednesday, February 24 2016, 7.30 pm

The Highland Diary of a Victorian Lady

Jonathan McColl

Venue: Highland Archive Centre, Bught Park, Inverness

Highland Family History Society

Thursday, February 25 2016, 2.00 pm

Noblewomen of Atholl: Work, Welfare and War

Dr Nicola Cowmeadow

Venue: Sandeman Room, AK Bell Library

Friends of PKC Archives

Dr Nicola Cowmeadow will focus on the early life and work of Katharine (Kitty) Stewart Murray, 8th Duchess of Atholl. She will examine Kitty's place in the Murray of Atholl family, tracing her path into politics. In addition, Kitty Atholl's life will be compared and contrasted with the life of an earlier Katherine, the first Duchess of Atholl, who lived in the era of the Glorious Revolution and the Union of Scotland and England of 1707. She is much less well known but was also a highly politicised woman who used her position, much like Kitty, to engage with politics in an earlier period in which women had no formal role in politics or church affairs. This presentation will show how these noblewomen of Atholl created a role for themselves in times of economic strife, political upheaval and war.

Thursday, February 25 2016, 7.30 pm

Life & Times of Thomas Muir

Jimmy Watson

Venue: Glen Halls, Neilston

Barrhead & Neilston Historical Association

Thursday, February 25 2016, 7.30 pm

The Tenement House in Glasgow

Venue: FCCS Office, Soutbank Marina, Kirkintilloch

Forth and Clyde Canal Society

Thursday, February 25 2016, 7.30 pm

The Archaeology (and a Little Bit of History) of Burns’ Cottage

Dr Tanja Ronankiewicz, Addyman Archaeology

Venue: Town Hall, Ayr

Ayrshire Archaeological and Natural History Society

Thursday, February 25 2016, 7.30 pm

The Childhood of JamesVI at Stirling

Ross Blevin,Senior Steward, Stirling Castle

Venue: Smith Museum and Art Gallery

Stirling Local History Society

Thursday, February 25 2016, 7.45 pm

Canals by Numbers: the Forth & Clyde Canal

Gemma Wild

Venue: Drymen Village Hall, Main Street, Drymen, Glasgow, G63 0BP

Drymen & District Local History Society

Speaker is Canal Officer - Cultural Heritage

Thursday, February 25 2016, 8 pm

Glasgow's Hidden Treasures part 2

David Walker

Venue: Chapel Hall, Our Lady of Perpetual Succour, 2 Crummock Street, Beith, Ayrshire

Beith Historical Society

Friday, February 26 2016, 6 pm

Stained Glass Workshop

Venue: GCHT, 54 Bell Street, Glasgow

Glasgow City Heritage Trust

Discover the art and craft of stained glass through a practical exploration of the techniques and materials used. Learn about the history and development of the craft along with the challenges facing conservation and restoration for the future.

Saturday, February 27 2016, 1.45 pm

Pre 1841 Census Records and their use in Research. The OPRs not on Scotlands People.

Bruce Bishop

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, February 27 2016, 2.00 pm

The Heraldry of a Vanished Collegiate Church in Edinburgh

Charles Burnett, FHSS

Venue: Royal Scots Club, Abercromby Place, Edinburgh

The Heraldry Society of Scotland

Sunday, February 28 2016, 2.00 pm

From Tweeds to Twin-Setts - a History of the Mills, mostly in Hawick

Gordon MacDonald

Venue: Corn Exchange & Ormiston Institute, Market Square, Melrose, TD6 9PN

Borders Family History Society

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History talks and events 15-21 February 2016

8/2/2016

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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:[email protected] 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.