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History talks and events 21-27 November 2016

15/11/2016

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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

Scottish Genealogy Society

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

West Kilbride Civic Society


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

Old Gala Club


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

Newhailes House

£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

National Records of Scotland

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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Never on a Sunday - magic and the Sabbath

31/3/2016

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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
The which Day, the Session, upon Information that Mary, George & Alexr Starks in Cumbernauld had last Lord’s Day been taken up in using Charms as Antidotes to bodily Disorders which they imputed to Witchcraft, appointed their Officer to summond them to next meeting.

25th Febry 1728
This Day Mary, George & Alexr Starks, summoned & called, Compeared; when Geo & Alexr Starks confessed that they, at the Desire of the said Mary, went to the Wood on the Lord’s Day, & brought thence a timber called Rowntree, which the said Mary owned she boiled & gave the juice of it to her Daughter to drink. But declares she gave it not as any Charm for Witchcraft but merely as a Drunk that might do good to her Daughter’s Health. They were removed. And the Session finding that the Guilt in this Case is Principally Profanation of the Lord’s Day, after deliberating on the several Circumstances of it, they judged it proper, & accordingly appointed that Geo & Alexr Starks be rebuked before the publick Congregation on this Day three weeks; & if they give satisfying evidences of their Repentance be absolved; & that they attend the Minr, twixt & that time, to be conversed with.

17th March 1728
George & Alexr Starks appeared before the Congregation this Day to be rebuked & shew Repentance of their Sin of Sabbath Breaking, & other suspicious Practices; & Alexr Stark professing a suitable Sorrow for & Repentance of his sin was absolved; But George discovering no such Disposition, is continued under Scandal.

[Cumbernauld Kirk Session minutes, NRS Ref CH2/79/1]
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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