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Upcoming family history talks and events in Scotland, 21 - 27 November 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, November 21 2016, 4.30 pm Scottish identity and empire: from the 18th to the 20th centuries Prof John MacKenzie (University of St Andrews) Venue: Room 1.10, St Katharine’s Lodge, St Andrews Institute of Scottish Historical Research Monday, November 21 2016, 7 pm for 7.30 pm Earlier Records
Venue: Augustine Church, George IV Bridge, Edinburgh Non-members welcome from whom a small donation would be appreciated. Monday, November 21 2016, 7.30 pm The Sunday Post Bill Hicks and Jill Scott Venue: Morison Memorial Church, Dumbarton Road, Clydebank Clydebank Local History Society Monday, November 21 2016, 7.30 pm The Making of Italian Scotland Ronnie Convery Venue: Kelvinside Academy, Glasgow Glasgow & West of Scotland Family History Society Monday, November 21 2016, 7.30 pm People's History: Exploring Oral History in the Community Dr. S. Morrison, Strathcyde University Venue: St John's TocH, Largs North Ayrshire Family History Society Joint meeting with Largs Historical Society Tuesday, November 22 2016, 7.30 pm Aylmer Hunter Weston - An Ayrshire General at Gallipoli
Venue: West Kilbride Community Centre, Corse Street, West Kilbride, KA23 9AX Wednesday, November 23 2016, 2 pm Monifieth in World War 1 Elspeth Johnson Venue: Monifieth Community Cabin, South Union Street, DD5 4JG Monifieth Local History Society Wednesday, November 23 2016, 4 pm Being in the World With Witches: exploring alternative ontologies in early modern Scotland Morgana McCabe, University of Glasgow Venue: Lecture Theatre (109), Gregory Building University of Glasgow Wednesday, November 23 2016, 7.30 pm Highland Homecomings: Peter Fraser, John Diefenbaker and 20th century Highland Imperial Connections Dr Jim MacPherson Venue: Highland Archive Centre, Bught Park, Inverness Highland Family History Society Wednesday, November 23 2016, 7.30 pm Celts: Art and Identity Dr Fraser Hunter, National Museums Scotland Venue: Volunteer Hall, Galashiels Thursday, November 24 2016 Celts: Art and Identity Dr Fraser Hunter, National Museums Scotland Venue: Blue Room, Town Hall, Ayr Ayrshire Archaeological and Natural History Society Thursday, November 24 2016, 2 pm - 4 pm Find Your Ain Folk Drop in Service
Venue: Community Room, Largs Library, Allanpark Street, Largs North Ayrshire Family History Society Thursday, November 24 2016, 5.15 pm for 5.30 pm James VI and noble power: New thoughts on an old theme Dr Miles Kerr-Peterson and Dr Steven Reid (University of Glasgow) Venue: New Seminar Room, St John’s House, 71 South Street, St Andrews Institute of Scottish Historical Research Thursday, November 24 2016, 6 pm - 7.30 pm Paper Obsessions: Books and book collectors in Enlightenment Scotland Kelsey Jackson Williams, University of St Andrews Venue: Newhailes House, Newhailes Road, Musselburgh, EH21 6RY £8, including complimentary glass of wine. Limited space, book online Thursday, November 24 2016, 7.30 pm - 9.30 pm Robert Burns Jim Law Venue: Glen Halls, Neilston Barrhead & Neilston Historical Association Thursday, November 24 2016, 7.45 pm Waterloo - a Stirlingshire mystery! David Smith Education Officer at the Smith Museum, Stirling Venue: Drymen Village Hall, Main Street, Drymen, Glasgow, G63 0BP Drymen & District Local History Society Was Marshall Ney a local lad? Come and hear the evidence! Friday, November 25 2016, 2 pm - 3.30 pm The Duke of Buccleuch and Queensberry’s Scottish archives Crispin Powell Venue: New Register House, Princes Street, Edinburgh Crispin Powell (Archivist to Duke of Buccleuch and Queensberry). Crispin will talk about the rich archives still held at Drumlanrig Castle and Bowhill House, in addition to the pleasures and challenges of his role as the first professional archivist to look after the Duke’s collections in Scotland and England. Cataloguing, conservation and access are key elements of Crispin’s work, and he will outline the progress that has been made so far, and what plans he and the Duke have for the future. (New Register House) Sunday, November 27 2016 Soldiers' Wills Dr Tristram Clarke Venue: Corn Exchange & Ormiston Institute, Market Square, Melrose, TD6 9PN Borders Family History Society An introduction to the collection of Soldiers' Wills, mainly from the First World War which have been digitised and are preserved in the National Records of Scotland.
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Rowan trees have a special place in Scottish folklore. They are traditionally seen to have apotropaic power - that is, they can ward off witchcraft, and particularly the evil eye. Sometimes this tradition can appear in unexpected places, such as this case from the Kirk Session of Cumbernauld parish, from 1728: 18th Febry 1728 Clearly the members of Cumbernauld Kirk Session were more concerned with Sabbath breaking than the potential use of magic. But this is just one example of some of the fascinating snippets of social, local and family history to be found in the Kirk Session records. We will be writing more about some of our discoveries in Kirk Session records over the next few months as we roll out our kirk session records lookup service.
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