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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
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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 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 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 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 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
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 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 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 Wednesday, February 17 2016, 7.00 pm The pre-historic landscape of Edinburgh Dr Tom Armitage Venue: Augustine Church, George IV Bridge, Edinburgh 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 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. Thursday, February 18 2016, 7.30 pm The Cry of a Young Child: Pregnancy, Community and Infanticide in early 19th Century Sutherland Elizabeth Ritchie Venue: Brora Community Centre Speaker University of the Highlands and Islands, Dornoch Thursday, February 18 2016, 7.30 pm Archaeology at Culzean Ian Joyce, National Trust for Scotland Venue: Town Hall, Ayr Ayrshire Archaeological and Natural History Society Thursday, February 18 2016, 7.30 pm
Venue: Council Chamber, Carnegie Building, Dornoch Talk title not confirmed Thursday, February 18 2016, 7.30 pm The Office of The Lord Lyon Dr Joseph Morrow, The Lord Lyon of Scotland Venue: Paisley Museum, High Street, Paisley Renfrewshire Family History Society Thursday, February 18 2016, 7.30 pm Kellogg Durland: Among the Fife Miners Hugh Hoffman Venue: Kirkcaldy Old Kirk, Kirk Wynd Kellogg Durland, 1881-1911, was an American journalist and social reformer who spent four months living and working with the Fife Miners Thursday, February 18 2016, 7.30 pm Roman frontiers in their landscape setting Prof David Breeze Venue: Haddington Town House Thursday, February 18 2016, 7.30 pm - 8.30 pm A founder’s workshop from the Bronze Age? Excavations in the shadow of Hunterston Tom Rees, Consultant Archaeologist, Rathmell Archaeology Limited Venue: Lecture Theatre 2, Boyd Orr Buildings, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, G12 8QQ 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 Friday, February 19 2016, 6 pm Preserving Historic Glasgow Dr Tony Lewis and Anna Serafini Venue: GCHT, 54 Bell Street, Glasgow Delve into Eighteenth Century Glasgow with Dr. Tony Lewis and University of Strathclyde PhD candidate, Anna Serafini. Learn more about the architect Allan Dreghorn (1706 - 64) and Scottish timber roof structures from the period. Friday, February 19 2016, 7.30 pm An Archivist Life for Me! Steve Connelly, PKC Archivist Venue: Aytoun Hall, High Street, Auchterarder Auchterarder and District Local History Association Saturday, February 20 2016, 2.00 pm Memories and Memory Anne Reid Venue: Manchester Central Library Anglo-Scottish Family History Society Saturday, February 20 2016, 2.30pm-4.30pm Children Of The 1950s in Aberdeen Lesley Diack (ANESFHS) Venue: Unitarian Church Centre Aberdeen and North East Scotland Family History Society |
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