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Upcoming family history talks and events in Scotland, 9 - 15 January 2017
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 16 2017, 7.30 pm Archaeology of the Islands of Loch Lomond Fiona Baker Venue: Morison Memorial Church, Dumbarton Road, Clydebank Clydebank Local History Society Monday, January 16 2017, 7.30 pm Glasgow’s Grand Central Hotel Bill Hicks and Jill Scott Venue: Kelvinside Academy, Glasgow Glasgow & West of Scotland Family History Society Monday, January 16 2017, 8 pm Revisiting the Georgian House, Edinburgh Sheonagh Martin Venue: Dreghorn Loan Hall, Colinton, EH13 0DE Colinton Local History Society We welcome back Sheonagh Martin, Manager of the National Trust for Scotland property, The Georgian House, Edinburgh. She spoke to us some eight years ago, and since then there have been changes at the house, with more in the pipeline. Tuesday, January 17 2017, 7.30 pm Old Trades and Professions Richard Torrance Venue: Leith Community Education Centre in the New Kirkgate Tuesday, January 17 2017, 7.30 pm Robert Burns - The Fat of The Land Stuart Cochrane Venue: Kilmarnock College, Hill Street, Kilmarnock Kilmarnock & District History Group £2 donation for non-members Tuesday, January 17 2017, 7.30 pm The Crook Inn - its past, present & future James Welch Venue: Auditorium, Eastgate Theatre and Arts Centre, Peebles The Crook Inn probably started as a refuge for drovers and a meeting place for local shepherds in a relatively sparsely populated and lawless Tweedsmuir in the 16th century. It was one of the three oldest hostelries in Scotland - granted a drinks licence by King James VI in 1604, a year after he became James I of England. It served briefly as a church in Covenanting times, and it was where Robert Burns wrote his famous poem, ‘Willie Wastle Wife’. A well-used staging post between Edinburgh and Dumfries, it became a fashionable venue for the Edinburgh literati in Victorian times. Tuesday, January 17 2017, 7.30 pm - 9.30 pm Social Evening
Venue: Masonic Halls, Collier Street, Johnstone Wednesday, January 18 2017, 5.30 pm
Professor John MacKenzie, Emeritus Professor of Imperial History, Lancaster University Venue: Ross House, Dornoch University of the Highlands and Islands Centre for History Professor MacKenzie, a Visiting Professor at the Centre for History, is one of the foremost historians of imperialism, of any period, and a scholar who also has an outstanding reputation in the field of environmental history. We are delighted to be hosting this lecture by him, which will focus on religion and Scottish identity in a global context, mainly referring to Presbyterianism. Wednesday, January 18 2017, 7.30 pm The Glasgow Bridges Tom Marchant Venue: Best Western Eglinton Arms Hotel, Eaglesham Non-members welcome, £3 on the door Wednesday, January 18 2017, 7.30 pm Stunning Selkirkshire: A look at the wildlife of the County over a year Douglas Methven Venue: Selkirk Parish Church Hall Selkirkshire Antiquarian Society Annual Membership £6 per year. Non member £2 per event. For enquiries about the meetings or the Antiquarian Society please contact Jamie McIntyre jmcintyre@borderscollege.ac.uk Wednesday, January 18 2017, 7.30 pm Photographing Falkirk's Historic Industries Tom Astbury Venue: Falkirk Trinity Church Thursday, January 19 2017 Ayrshire Place Names Ian McVey Venue: Portland Church hall Troon & Ayrshire Family History Society Thursday, January 19 2017, 2.30 pm Noblewomen of Atholl, Work, Welfare and War Dr Nicola Cowmeadow Venue: Moulin Hall, Moulin North Perthshire Family History Group Visitors £3.00 Thursday, January 19 2017, 6.30 pm Cumnock men & women who served in WW1.
Venue: Baird Institute, 3 Lugar Street, Cumnock, East Ayrshire, KA18 1AD Thursday, January 19 2017, 7.30 pm Working for a living: terms and conditions from Palmerston to Lloyd George Andrew Ramage Venue: Haddington Town House Thursday, January 19 2017, 7.30 pm The History of Sanitation Hugh Walker Venue: Abbey Church Hall, Abbey Park Place, Dunfermline Dunfermline Historical Society Visitors are charged a fee of £2.00 per meeting and are made very welcome. Thursday, January 19 2017, 7.30 pm The History of Bagpipe Music Dr Jack Taylor Venue: MacRobert Hall, The Square, Tarland Dr Jack Talyor will give a talk, with musical interludes, on the history of bagpipe music and his recent project to transcribe some very old pipe tunes to written music before they were lost. Thursday, January 19 2017, 7.30 pm Fashioning a better Future, Paisley’s Changing High Street 1824 – 1869 David Roberts Venue: Paisley Museum, High Street, Paisley Renfrewshire Family History Society Thursday, January 19 2017, 7.30 pm Railways Around the Kirkcaldy Area Sandy Thomson Venue: Kirkcaldy Old Kirk, Kirk Wynd Saturday, January 21 2017, 2.00pm-4.00pm Oral testimony of emigrants Marjory Harper Venue: Dumbarton Room, Royal Scots Club, 29 Abercromby Place, Edinburgh, EH3 6QE Aberdeen and North East Scotland Family History Society Saturday, January 21 2017, 2.30pm-4.30pm Beginners' meeting
Venue: Unitarian Church Centre Aberdeen and North East Scotland Family History Society
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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.
Upcoming family history talks and events in Scotland, 14 - 20 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 14 2016, 4 pm The Stone Sculptor and his Craft Prof Roger Stalley, Fellow Emeritus of Trinity College, Dublin Venue: Lecture Theatre (109), Gregory Building University of Glasgow Dalrymple Lecture series, 14-17 November Monday, November 14 2016, 6.30 pm Ireland and the art of stone carving in early medieval Europe. Lecture 1 Prof Roger Stalley, Fellow Emeritus of Trinity College, Dublin Venue: Sir Charles Wilson Lecture Theatre, University of Glasgow (corner of Gibson Street and University Avenue) Glasgow Archaeological Society The sculptor and his craft: the major crosses of Ireland were remarkable pieces of engineering, something that has an important bearing on their function and the nature of their patronage. This talk will for the first time investigate how they made, tracking progress from quarry to finished product, a journey involving quarrying techniques, tools, transport, cranes and scaffolds. Monday, November 14 2016, 7.30 pm Edinburgh and the Act of Union 1707 Eric Melvin Venue: Gibson Craig Memorial Hall, Lanark Road West, Currie Currie & District Local History Society Monday, November 14 2016, 7.30 pm Discovering the lost Medieval Castle of Partick Bob Will, Guard Archaeology Venue: Partick Burgh Hall, room 1, 3-9a Burgh Hall Street, Glasgow, G11 5LN Monday, November 14 2016, 7.30 pm Beatrix Potter’s Scotland: Her Perthshire Inspiration Lynne McGeachie Venue: Bankfoot Church Centre West Stormont Historical Society Joint Meeting with Dunkeld and Birnam Historical Society Tuesday, November 15 2016, 2.00pm-4.00pm Researching Your Military Ancestors
Venue: National War Museum, Edinburgh Castle Free, but places are limited and booking is essential. To book your place call 0131 247 4137 or email library@nms.ac.uk Tuesday, November 15 2016, 6.30 pm Ireland and the art of stone carving in early medieval Europe. Lecture 2 Prof Roger Stalley, Fellow Emeritus of Trinity College, Dublin Venue: Sir Charles Wilson Lecture Theatre, University of Glasgow (corner of Gibson Street and University Avenue) Glasgow Archaeological Society The search for meaning: the crosses were major investments but who commissioned them and why? The panels of figure sculpture offer some clues, but the iconographies can be difficult to interpret and their meanings likewise obscure. This talk will offer a critique of past approaches and suggest some new avenues of investigation. Tuesday, November 15 2016, 7.30 pm A Musical Introduction to the Scots Language Fred Freeman Venue: Kilmarnock College, Hill Street, Kilmarnock Kilmarnock & District History Group £2 donation for non-members Tuesday, November 15 2016, 7.30 pm Emigration in the late 19th Century Andrew Muirhead Venue: Kilmarnock College, Hill Street, Kilmarnock Kilmarnock & District History Group £2 donation for non-members Wednesday, November 16 2016, 6.30 pm Ireland and the art of stone carving in early medieval Europe. Lecture 3 Prof Roger Stalley, Fellow Emeritus of Trinity College, Dublin Venue: Sir Charles Wilson Lecture Theatre, University of Glasgow (corner of Gibson Street and University Avenue) Glasgow Archaeological Society Artistic Identity: sharp distinctions in style are to be found amongst the sculptors, reflecting individual personalities and diverse experience; this talk will show that major craftsmen were clearly individuals of status, men like the so-called ‘Muiredach Master’, pre-eminent amongst the sculptors of early medieval Europe. Wednesday, November 16 2016, 7.30 pm The North Berwick Witches – the attempt on the life of James VI which began the Scottish Witch Hunt in general Robert Pugh, Dunbar Venue: Coastal Communities Museum, School Road, North Berwick, East Lothian EH39 4JU Organised by the Friends of the Coastal Communities Museum the current annual charge for membership is £10 for an individual or £18 per couple, which includes these Talks. Visitors are more than welcome to attend for a nominal entrance charge of £2 per person. Wednesday, November 16 2016, 7.30 pm Finding Richard the Third Philippa Langley, President of the Scottish Branch of the Richard the Third Society Venue: Chalmers Hall, Linlithgow Bridge West Lothian History and Amenity Society Wednesday, November 16 2016, 7.30 pm From Grangemouth to Gallipoli Neil Whyte Venue: Falkirk Trinity Church Thursday, November 17 2016 Robert Bruce & his association with Ayrshire Tom Barclay Venue: Portland Church hall Troon & Ayrshire Family History Society Thursday, November 17 2016, 10 am - 12 pm Local and family history drop-in
Venue: Barrhead Foundry East Renfrewshire's Heritage Collection Have you hit a family history brick wall? Do you need help with local history research? Or would you just like advice on using the heritage resources at Giffnock and Barrhead Libraries? Pop along to our local & family history drop-in where the local studies librarian will be on hand to point you in the right direction. Thursday, November 17 2016, 2 pm for 2.30 pm Carolina, Lady Nairne – songs and history Nicola Cowmeadow and Syd House Venue: Sandeman Room, AK Bell Library £5 for non-members Thursday, November 17 2016, 2.30 pm The Story of the Tinkers' Heart Jess Smith Venue: Moulin Hall, Moulin North Perthshire Family History Group Visitors £3.00 Thursday, November 17 2016, 6 pm - 8 pm The National Covenant and the Scottish People Dr Laura Stewart Venue: New Register House, Princes Street, Edinburgh Dr Laura Stewart (University of York). The National Covenant of 1638 is one of Scotland’s most controversial documents: for some, an expression of the people’s right to choose their own religion; for others, a statement in religious intolerance whose influence has lasted into modern times. Although the text has been heavily debated by scholars, very little attention has been given to its reception. This talk examines for the first time how the Covenant was taken by the people in the parishes. It sheds new light on its contested meanings and offers fresh reflections on its significance for understanding Scottish political identity. Dr Stewart is author of ‘Rethinking the Scottish Revolution: Covenanted Scotland, 1617-53’ (Oxford UP, 2016). New Register House. Thursday, November 17 2016, 7 pm The Songs of Robert Burns Dr Fred Freeman Venue: Rothesay House, Cumnock Dr Fred Freeman – presents the songs of Robert Burns. Fred is professor of Scottish Music at the Royal Conservatoire in Glasgow. There will be musical accompaniment and some communal singing! Thursday, November 17 2016, 7.30 pm Ireland and the art of stone carving in early medieval Europe. Lecture 4 Prof Roger Stalley, Fellow Emeritus of Trinity College, Dublin Venue: Sir Charles Wilson Lecture Theatre, University of Glasgow (corner of Gibson Street and University Avenue) Glasgow Archaeological Society Stone carving in the early medieval world. In the nineteenth century the high crosses were regarded as a spectacular proof of the civilization of ancient Ireland; but were they an indigenous development or dependent on models introduced from abroad from late Antiquity or Carolingian Europe? This talk will demonstrate that, when it comes to artistic expression, the importance of the local environment must never be underestimated. Thursday, November 17 2016, 7.30 pm If the Kaiser came to Haddington: how Haddingtonshire would have defended itself in World War One Allen Kilpatrick Venue: Haddington Town House Thursday, November 17 2016, 7.30 pm Flanders Field 1914 Alexander Hall Venue: Paisley Museum, High Street, Paisley Renfrewshire Family History Society Thursday, November 17 2016, 7.30 pm Jute, Jack and Journeyings Derek Larkman Venue: Abbey Church Hall, Abbey Park Place, Dunfermline Dunfermline Historical Society Visitors are charged a fee of £2.00 per meeting and are made very welcome. Friday, November 18 2016, 7.30 pm AGM
Venue: Aytoun Hall, High Street, Auchterarder Auchterarder and District Local History Association Friday, November 18 2016, 7.30 pm Holmwood House Ian MacGillvray, National Trust for Scotland Venue: Best Western Eglinton Arms Hotel, Eaglesham Non-members welcome, £3 on the door Saturday, November 19 2016, 2.00 pm Workshop
Venue: Manchester Central Library Anglo-Scottish Family History Society Saturday, November 19 2016, 2.00pm-4.00pm Down and Out in Scotland: Researching Ancestral Crisis Chris Paton Venue: Renfield Saint Stephen's Church Centre Aberdeen and North East Scotland Family History Society Saturday, November 19 2016, 2.30pm-4.30pm TBA Fiona Musk Venue: Unitarian Church Centre Aberdeen and North East Scotland Family History Society
Upcoming family history talks and events in Scotland, 7 - 13 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 7 2016, 7 pm for 7.30 pm The Pentland Way – A Walk with History John Stirling and Bob Paterson Venue: Drummond Community High School, Bellevue Place, Edinburgh Non-members, £2.00. Monday, November 7 2016, 7.30 pm Galston Memories Elijah Beattie Venue: John Knox Church Hall, High Street, Stewarton Stewarton and District Historical Society Mr Beattie shares his childhood memories of the town and may tell us about Brunawn and Galston Handball. Members £1 Non-members £2. Monday, November 7 2016, 7.30 pm The Key to the Punjab - the Great Sikh Fortress of Govindgarh, Amritsar Tom Addyman Venue: St Andrews Church, Park Road, Milngavie Milngavie and Bearsden Historical Society Tom Addyman is an archaeology expert and involved in a major project to preserve a “Unique Indian Fortress” adjacent to the major city of Amritsar – famed for its golden temple. £4 for non-members Monday, November 7 2016, 7.30 pm Through the Lens Dating Photos Through Costume Valerie Reilly Venue: Morison Memorial Church, Dumbarton Road, Clydebank Clydebank Local History Society Tuesday, November 8 2016, 10.15 - 11.45 am U3A Family History Group
Venue: Turriff Library, Grange Villa, The Square, Turriff, AB43 5AE For further details, please contact Turriff Library. Tuesday, November 8 2016, 2.30 pm - 4 pm Introduction to Ancestry
Venue: Mearns Library East Renfrewshire's Heritage Collection Ancestry Library Edition is a must for anyone doing their family history and you can get access to this fabulous resource in your local East Renfrewshire library, without spending a penny. This informal session will help you master the basics and you'll soon be searching with ease through millions of world-wide records. Tuesday, November 8 2016, 7 pm for 7.30 pm Plastics and Poo – Threats to Scottish Wildlife Matt Barnes, Volunteer & Community Engagement Manager Scotland, Marine Conservation Society Venue: Montrose Museum, Panmure Place, Montrose DD10 8HE Montrose Natural History and Antiquarian Society £3 for non-members Tuesday, November 8 2016, 7.30 pm Tarves Tales Through Time: 6 Owners, 5 Centuries Lindsay Mathewson Venue: Buchan Hotel, Ellon Ellon and District Heritage Society Entrance £3 Tuesday, November 8 2016, 7.30 pm On the Road: the artefact assemblage from Charlie Hoy’s Cramond excavations 1970-1986 Dawn McLaren Venue: 23a Fettes Row, Edinburgh Edinburgh Archaeological Field Society Tuesday, November 8 2016, 7.30 pm The Archaeology of Jutland Dr Innes McCartney Venue: Orkney College Dr. Innes McCartney will give an exciting and informative lecture on the Battle of Jutland on Tuesday 8th November at 7.30pm in the lecture theatre of Orkney College. Tuesday, November 8 2016, 7.30 pm Fife Pilgrim Way Sarah Kettles Venue: Volunteer House (Vonef Centre) in 69 Crossgate Cupar KY15 5AS Tuesday, November 8 2016, 7.30 pm Hair Styles: Male and Female throughout the Ages E D Bremner Venue: Community Room, Largs Library, Allanpark Street, Largs North Ayrshire Family History Society Tuesday, November 8 2016, 7.30 pm Scotland v Italy: an early battle on home ground? Dr John Reid Venue: Auditorium, Eastgate Theatre and Arts Centre, Peebles Four miles south-east of Lockerbie lies Burnswark Hill in Dumfriesshire, rising to nearly 1,000 feet from the surrounding countryside. It is one of the most prominent landmarks of the Solway basin. On the tabletop summit the remains of a 17-acre Roman hillfort have been uncovered. Their configuration is unique in Britain, and attempts to understand their significance have provoked considerable controversy for over half a century, with the purpose of these complex earthworks confounding archaeologists. Tuesday, November 8 2016, 7.30 pm - 9.30 pm Engine of Destruction: The 51st (Highland Division) in the Great War Colin Campbell Venue: Masonic Halls, Collier Street, Johnstone Wednesday, November 9 2016, 2.00 pm - 4.00 pm The Harry Lauder Story Ian Tennent Venue: Kincardine Community Centre - Hepburn Room Kincardine-on-Forth Local History Group Wednesday, November 9 2016, 4 pm Local Politics and the Adoption of Empire in the Gobi Region Joshua Wright Venue: Lecture Theatre (109), Gregory Building University of Glasgow Wednesday, November 9 2016, 6.30 pm Dundee in the Great War: three short talks Linda Nicoll (Friends of Dundee City Archives), David Wilkinson & Matthew Jarron (University of Dundee) Venue: Lecture Theatre 1, Dalhousie Building, University of Dundee Wednesday, November 9 2016, 7.00 pm The Templelands of Edinburgh Norah Carlin Venue: Augustine Church, George IV Bridge, Edinburgh Lectures are free to members and open to non-members paying a small fee (currently £5.00). Wednesday, November 9 2016, 7.30 pm The 1884 Reform Agitation in East Lothian Mark Nixon Venue: Gullane Village Hall Gullane and Dirleton History Society Pressure for voting reform turned violent in Haddington in 1884 Wednesday, November 9 2016, 7.30 pm Aberdeen and North East Resources Buzzy Garden Venue: Smith Museum and Art Gallery, Dumbarton Road, Stirling Central Scotland Family History Society Wednesday, November 9 2016, 7.30 pm Auxiliary Units - Churchill's Secret Army David Blair Venue: Volunteer Hall, Galashiels Joint meeting with Selkirk Antiquarians Wednesday, November 9 2016, 7.30 pm Habbie to Jeely Eater Ian Miller Venue: Concord Community Centre (next to the Denny Theatre), Dumbarton, G82 1LJ “A man of the cloth. An entertainer. A man who welcomed all denominations, anytime. A man who has married, christened and buried the great the good and the lowly with equal gravitas and humanity”. (Paul Murdoch). This is his life-story and the title of his book. Wednesday, November 9 2016, 7.45 pm Keir Hardie Stanley Sarsfield Venue: RAF Club, Ardgowan Square, Greenock Thursday, November 10 2016 Scotland’s Early Silver Alice Blackwell, Glenmorangie Research Fellow, National Museum of Scotland Venue: Blue Room, Town Hall, Ayr Ayrshire Archaeological and Natural History Society Thursday, November 10 2016, 5.15 pm for 5.30 pm The Scottish Disruption and the politics of colonial Auckland Dr Valerie Wallace (Victoria University of Wellington) Venue: New Seminar Room, St John’s House, 71 South Street, St Andrews Institute of Scottish Historical Research Thursday, November 10 2016, 6 pm - 7.30 pm Two Syllables Only: Feuds and frictions within the Scottish Enlightenment Mark McLean, learning officer, Newhailes Venue: Newhailes House, Newhailes Road, Musselburgh, EH21 6RY £8, including complimentary glass of wine. Limited space, book online Thursday, November 10 2016, 6.30 pm Rich Folk Poor Folk - Life in Victorian Cumnock
Venue: Baird Institute, 3 Lugar Street, Cumnock, East Ayrshire, KA18 1AD Thursday, November 10 2016, 7 pm Glasgow Cinemas Tom Marchant Venue: GLO Centre, 78 Muir Street, MOTHERWELL. ML1 1BN Lanarkshire Family History Society Thursday, November 10 2016, 7.30 pm Scottish Education in the 19th Century Janet Byth Venue: MacRobert Hall, The Square, Tarland Janet Byth will tell us about her researches into 180 years of a single Scottish School at Fintry and the changes that took place over time. Thursday, November 10 2016, 7.30 pm Paisley Abbey Digs – the story so far Bob Will, Senior Project Manager, GUARD Archaeology Venue: The Shawl Gallery, Paisley Museum, High Street, Paisley Renfrewshire Local History Forum Renfrewshire Local History Forum Lectures are open to non-members with no admission charge but a small donation would be appreciated. Thursday, November 10 2016, 7.30 pm Edinburgh and Musselburgh Trams Gavin Booth Venue: St Peter's Church Hall, High Street, Musselburgh Musselburgh Conservation Society Thursday, November 10 2016, 7.30 pm - 9.00 pm The Last Miners of Ayrshire's Doon Valley Donald Reid Venue: Johnnie Walker Bond, Strand Street Kilmarnock East Ayrshire Family History Society Friday, November 11 2016, 2 pm - 3.30 pm ‘Something Sensible for a Change’ : The National Register of Archives for Scotland, 1946-2016 Dr Alison Rosie (Registrar of NRAS) Venue: New Register House, Princes Street, Edinburgh Dr Alison Rosie (Registrar of the NRAS) outlines the history of the NRAS and what it does to help owners and users of archives today. Bring along your own documents for an opportunity after her talk to find out more about them and get advice on their care and preservation. (New Register House) Friday, November 11 2016, 2.00pm-3.30pm Smuggling in East Lothian and Berwickshire c1740-1790 Derek Janes Venue: John Gray Centre Friends of the John Gray Centre Take pleasure in listening to some incredible stories about smuggling in the area, ask daring questions and marvel at the hair-raising details intertwined with important facts and additional information. Friday, November 11 2016, 7.30 pm Scratching the surface and digging deeper: an on-going journey through art and archaeology Margaret Struckmeier, Potter and Archaeologist Venue: German Speaking Church, Chalmers Crescent, Edinburgh, EH9 1TW Friday, November 11 2016, 7.30 pm - 9.30 pm You're Wanted, Lads: Frontline Voices from WWI
Venue: Scottish Storytelling Centre, Netherbow Theatre, Royal Mile, Edinburgh School of Scottish Studies, University of Edinburgh The impact & experience of the war to end wars, from those who were there. Hear from the testimonies of ordinary soldiers from Perthshire & Aberdeenshire, collected over many painstaking years by Jock Duncan in Jock's Jock, a one act play featuring Scott Gardiner, Chris Wright, Charlie West and Gary West. Also experience the poems & tunes of Seaforth Highlander E. Alan Mackintosh, with biographer Colin Campbell plus Neil MacLure and Linn Phipps. A special marking of Armistice Day for the Carrying Stream Festival, in association with Edinburgh University's School of Scottish Studies Archive. Tickets: £10 (£8 concessions) from http://www.carryingstreamfestival.co.uk/ Saturday, November 12 2016 Our Urban Heritage: Natural and Cultural
Venue: Stirling University Forth Naturalist and Historian Saturday, November 12 2016, 10 am - 12 pm WWI Ken Nisbet Venue: Scottish Genealogy Society Library, 15 Victoria Terrace, Edinburgh, EH1 2JL Ken Nisbet, our resident expert on all things military, will take this class. Ken will show what resources are available both online and offline to begin and to further your research. This will course will focus more on Army records than previously. Saturday, November 12 2016, 2.00pm-4.00pm Moray Burial Ground Research Group Keith and Helen Mitchell, MBGRG Venue: Dumbarton Room, Royal Scots Club, 29 Abercromby Place, Edinburgh, EH3 6QE Aberdeen and North East Scotland Family History Society Saturday, November 12 2016, 2.00pm-4.00pm Medals and how to research them
Venue: Activities Room, Elgin Library, Cooper Park, Elgin, IV30 1HS Aberdeen and North East Scotland Family History Society
Upcoming family history talks and events in Scotland, 31 October - 6 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, October 31 2016, 5.30 pm The Public History of Scotland and Caribbean Slavery Louise Welsh (Glasgow), Stephen Mullen (Glasgow) and Michael Hopcroft (Glasgow Caledonian) Venue: Room 202, 3 University Gardens, Glasgow Centre for Scottish and Celtic Studies Monday, October 31 2016, 7.30 pm John Tweedie Memorial Lecture, It’s A Dogs Life Hamish Coghill Venue: Gibson Craig Memorial Hall, Lanark Road West, Currie Currie & District Local History Society Monday, October 31 2016, 7.30 pm Photographs of Cupar Allan Carr Venue: Age Concern Building, Provost Wynd, Cupar Tuesday, November 1 2016, 1 pm “Imprest on vellum": Lowland language and the early American republic, c. 1800-1830 Sean Murphy (University of St Andrews) 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, November 1 2016, 5.30 pm Memory and the work of forgetting: telling protest in rural England Dr Carl Griffin, Reader in Historical Geography, University of Sussex Venue: Ross House, Dornoch University of the Highlands and Islands Centre for History This paper offers an initial attempt to think through how, against markers of traumatic pasts, English rural communities in the long eighteenth century attempted both to forget and to reinscribe the past in usable ways. Tuesday, November 1 2016, 6.45 pm for 7.15 pm The Life of Eric Liddell Sue Caton Venue: Morningside Parish Church Hall Morningside Heritage Association Tuesday, November 1 2016, 7.00 pm - 9.00 pm Bangour War Hospital (incl. Hopetoun and Polkemmet Aux. Hospitals) WWI Sybil Cavanagh Venue: Lanthorn Community Education Complex, Kenilworth Rise, Livingston EH54 6JL West Lothian Family History Society Tuesday, November 1 2016, 7.30 pm From Cannon to Steam Propulsion Professor Michael Moss Venue: Fairweather Hall, Barrhead Road, Newton Mearns, G77 6BB The origins of Clyde Engineering. Tuesday, November 1 2016, 7.30 pm The Victoria Cross Alexander Hall Venue: Kilmarnock College, Hill Street, Kilmarnock Kilmarnock & District History Group £2 donation for non-members Wednesday, November 2 2016, 2 pm - 3 pm The Argyll Papers Alison Diamond Venue: New Register House, Princes Street, Edinburgh Professor Allan Macinnes (Emeritus Professor of History at the University of Strathclyde and expert on Highland history), has described the Argyll Papers held at Inveraray Castle as ‘one of the most important private archives in Britain.’ Alison will talk about the archives, their history and content, and the current focus on raising the profile of the collection and making it more accessible. She will speak about the forthcoming partnership project with Argyll and Bute Council, Written in the Landscape, which will catalogue collections of family papers and conserve the maps and plans held at Inveraray Castle, working with local communities and heritage centres throughout Argyll. (New Register House) Wednesday, November 2 2016, 4 pm Lochbrown Landscape Proect: the hidden archaeology of a prehistoric landscape Kirsty Millican, HES Venue: Lecture Theatre (109), Gregory Building University of Glasgow Wednesday, November 2 2016, 7.30 pm Art and Architecture in Neolithic Orkney: Process, Temporality and Context Dr Antonia Thomas Venue: Orkney College Launch of Dr. Antonia Thomas' exciting new book on Neolithic Art, plus the chance to buy the book at a discount. Thursday, November 3 2016, 7 pm Annual General Meeting + When, how and why Scottish Burials changed dramatically Dr Ed Small Venue: The 252 Memorial Hall, Betson Street, Markinch Free to members and £2 for non members Thursday, November 3 2016, 7.30 pm Ken the Horse of Hawick Ian Landles BEM Coldstream and District Local History Society Thursday, November 3 2016, 7.30 pm John Sutherland Todd Warnock Venue: Royal Dornoch Golf Club Friday, November 4 2016, 11.00 am S R Crockett: Penicuik Minister and Best Selling Author Pam Stell Venue: National Mining Memorial Centre, Lady Victoria Colliery, Newtongrange, Dalkeith EH22 4QN National Mining Museum Scotland Saturday, November 5 2016, 10 am - 12 pm Annual Coffee Morning
Venue: Dunn Memorial Hall, Largs North Ayrshire Family History Society
Upcoming family history talks and events in Scotland, 17 - 23 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 17 2016, 1 pm 'Toil and Care under the Scorching Sun': Scots in Jamaica, 1776-1838 Dr Stephen Mullen (University of Glasgow) 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 Monday, October 17 2016, 7.30 pm The Gretna Rail Crash Disaster Ken Nisbet Venue: Kelvinside Academy, Glasgow Glasgow & West of Scotland Family History Society Monday, October 17 2016, 7.30 pm Singer Hub Camera Club - Scottish Waters and views Nan Caldwell and Jack Morrison Venue: Morison Memorial Church, Dumbarton Road, Clydebank Clydebank Local History Society Monday, October 17 2016, 7.30 pm The Battle of Pinkie Cleuch Arran Johnston Venue: Gibson Craig Memorial Hall, Lanark Road West, Currie Currie & District Local History Society Monday, October 17 2016, 7-9 pm 18th Century - Town or Country, Everyone Knew their Place
Venue: Augustine Church, George IV Bridge, Edinburgh Tuesday, October 18 2016, 7 pm for 7.30 pm The Herschel Family David Gavine Venue: Museum of Communication, 131 High Street, Burntisland KY3 9AA £4 members, £5 non-members Tuesday, October 18 2016, 7.30 pm Halloween John Burnett Venue: Kilmarnock College, Holehouse Rd, Kilmarnock Kilmarnock & District History Group £2 donation for non-members Wednesday, October 19 2016, 12 pm - 1 pm The Records of Arisaig House 1850-1993
Venue: Lochaber Archive Centre A talk on the papers held at Lochaber Archive Centre relating to the history of the Arisaig Estate. Suggested donation £3 Wednesday, October 19 2016, 2 pm Dundee Poor’s House Walter Dunn Venue: Monifieth Community Cabin, South Union Street, DD5 4JG Monifieth Local History Society Wednesday, October 19 2016, 4 pm Revolutionary Chronologies: Recreating Ancient Histories with the Bayesian Approach Tony Krus (SUERC Radiocarbon Laboratory) Venue: Lecture Theatre (109), Gregory Building University of Glasgow Wednesday, October 19 2016, 7.30 pm Conscripts; The Forgotten Men of the Great War Dr Craig Haggart, University of Glasgow Venue: Best Western Eglinton Arms Hotel, Eaglesham Non-members welcome, £3 on the door Wednesday, October 19 2016, 7.30 pm Thomas Muir of Huntershill; The Father of Scottish Democracy Don Martin and Jimmy Watson Venue: Bo'ness Library, Scotland's Close, Bo'ness West Lothian History and Amenity Society Wednesday, October 19 2016, 7.30 pm Voices of Lilliesleaf: The importance of oral history Ian MacDougal Venue: Selkirk Parish Church Hall Selkirkshire Antiquarian Society Annual Membership £6 per year. Non member £2 per event. For enquiries about the meetings or the Antiquarian Society please contact Jamie McIntyre jmcintyre@borderscollege.ac.uk Wednesday, October 19 2016, 7.30 pm Emanuel Nunnery Laurie Alexander Venue: Falkirk Trinity Church Thursday, October 20 2016 Workshop
Venue: Heritage Centre, Paisley Renfrewshire Family History Society Thursday, October 20 2016 Members Night
Venue: Portland Church hall Troon & Ayrshire Family History Society Thursday, October 20 2016, 2 pm Perthshire and the Suffragettes Ajay Close Venue: Soutar Theatre, Perth £5 for non-members Thursday, October 20 2016, 7 pm The Man's the Gowd Dr James A Begg Venue: Rothesay House, Cumnock Dr James A Begg – presents an illustrated talk on the family research that led to his Scots historical novel The Man's the Gowd - on the hard lives and struggles to survive of the common folk of upland Ayrshire over 300 years from the Covenanters to the start of the 20th Century. Thursday, October 20 2016, 7.30 pm Sundials of Scotland Dennis Cowan Venue: Abbey Church Hall, Abbey Park Place, Dunfermline Dunfermline Historical Society Visitors are charged a fee of £2.00 per meeting and are made very welcome. Thursday, October 20 2016, 7.30 pm Diary of an Engineer Bruce Field Venue: Royal Dornoch Golf Club Thursday, October 20 2016, 7.30 pm The Battle of the Somme Ruth Duncan Venue: MacRobert Hall, The Square, Tarland Ruth Duncan, the curator of the Gordon Highlanders Museum in Aberdeen will talk about the part played in the Battle of the Somme by the men of the Gordon Highlanders Regiment Thursday, October 20 2016, 7.30 pm The Revenant: an exploration of Scotland's walking dead Dr Louise Yeoman Venue: Haddington Town House Friday, October 21 2016, 7.30 pm Set in Stone- The Geology and Landscapes of Scotland Alan McKirdy Venue: Aytoun Hall, High Street, Auchterarder Auchterarder and District Local History Association
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
We've taken a quick look at the Kinclaven War Memorial, which simply lists names, units and years of death. By looking for information in the records of the Scottish National War Memorial, and the Commonwealth War Graves Commission, we've been able to sketch out a little more info about the war dead of Kinclaven.
Upcoming family history talks and events in Scotland, 19 - 25 September 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, September 19 2016, 10.00am – 12.30pm Hillforts to Mansions: A walk through the Grand Architecture of the North Berwick countryside
East Lothian Council Archaeology Service To help celebrate Scotland’s Year of Innovation, Architecture and Design, join the council’s Archaeology Service for a guided walk from North Berwick Law to the Balgone Estate, and explore the history and changing architecture of some of the ‘Grand Designs’ of the past! The walk takes in a section of the John Muir Way, woodland paths and some quiet country roads. Booking required. Free. email bookings@eastlothian.gov.uk Monday, September 19 2016, 11.15am-12:00pm, 12.15-1:00pm, 2:00-2.45pm, 3:00-3.45pm Queens of the Castle
Venue: Edinburgh Castle Find out about two of Scotland’s most famous queens from a lady of their households. Marie de Guise was regent and her daughter Mary, was Queen of Scots in her own right and both left their mark on the Castle’s history. Hear their intertwined and exciting stories. Ticket price This performance is included in the Edinburgh Castle admission price. Booking: events@hes.scot, 0131 668 8885 Website: https://www.historicenvironment.scot/visit-a-place/whats-on/event/?eventId=a5067744-2fa2-4077-9d0d-a5fd00ee68fe Monday, September 19 2016, 12:00-4.30pm Biggar Gasworks Steam Days
Venue: Biggar Gaswork Museum For upwards of 130 years – from 1839 to 1973 – Biggar Gasworks made coal-gas for the town and surrounding district. It was one of the first small-town gasworks to open in Scotland, and among the last to close. It is the only preserved gasworks left in Scotland. Not long afterwards, it passed into State care, to be preserved as a lasting reminder of an industry that provided so much benefit to all the country’s citizens. During the 'Steam Days' the boiler will be operating and driving various items of steam driven machines associated with gas production and distribution. Ticket price Booking: events@hes.scot, 0131 668 8885 Website: https://www.historicenvironment.scot/visit-a-place/whats-on/event/?eventId=9d089e53-9386-4959-a5bc-a602009d2e3b Monday, September 19 2016, 12:00-4:00pm Conservation in Action
Venue: Alloa Tower, Alloa Park, Alloa FK10 1PP Come and see Conservation in Action as we clean three 18th century paintings throughout August and September. Take a peek behind-the-scenes to see how paintings are cleaned at the historic tower. We'll conserve three paintings by Alloa-born 18th Century painter David Allan. Monday, September 19 2016, 2:00-3:00m Introduction to Ancestry
Venue: Mitchell Library North Street, Glasgow, G3 7DN Glasgow Life Glasgow Libraries offers FREE access to Ancestry Library Edition to library members in all its libraries. Special Collections can help you explore the world’s biggest genealogical database and get you on track for building your family history. Suitable for beginners Ticket price Free Booking: Places are limited for all our Family History workshops. Please book your place by calling 0141 287 2999 or asking at the Granville Street Reception desk. Website: http://events.glasgowlife.org.uk/event/1/introduction-to-ancestry Monday, September 19 2016, 6 pm - 8 pm Get started with your family history
Venue: 52 Overhaugh St, Galashiels, TD1 1DP Borders Family History Society Come with an idea of what you want to discover and bring your earliest family birth, marriage, death certificate or more certificates, if possible. Monday, September 19 2016, 7 pm for 7.30 pm East Lothian Poor Law Records Fran Woodrow, archivist Venue: Augustine Church, George IV Bridge, Edinburgh Non-members welcome from whom a small donation would be appreciated. Monday, September 19 2016, 7.30 pm Glasgow’s Lost Houses and Mansions Dan Sweeney Venue: Kelvinside Academy, Glasgow Glasgow & West of Scotland Family History Society Monday, September 19 2016, 7:00pm Walk the Wall: Polmont Woods
Venue: Woods car park, Smiddy Brae, Polmont Join archaeologist Geoff Bailey and one of Falkirk Council’s Rangers for a trek around the Antonine Wall in Polmont Woods. The walk will end with a search for bats! Meet at 7 p.m. at Woods car park, Smiddy Brae, Polmont. Free, but please book places in advance. Call 01324 504950 or email rangers@falkirk.gov.uk to book your places. Wear waterproof clothes and bring a torch. Please note that children must be accompanied by an adult. Organised by Falkirk Council and Falkirk Community Trust. Ticket price Free Booking: Call 01324 504950 or email rangers@falkirk.gov.uk to book your places Website: https://bigromanweek.wordpress.com/events/ Monday, September 19 2016, 7-9 pm East Lothian Poor Law Records
Venue: Augustine Church, George IV Bridge, Edinburgh Monday, September 19 2016, All Day Rediscovering Stirling’s Lost Broch
Venue: Stirling, Clifford Road, Westerlands House Stirling Council Help us rediscover Stirling lost broch, first identified by Scotland’s first female archaeologist, Christian MacLagan in the 19th century and then lost…join us in the hunt for it! Places extremely limited and must be booked contact Murray Cook for more details cookm@stirling.gov.uk Ticket price Free Booking: Murray Cook cookm@stirling.gov.uk Tuesday, September 20 2016, 10 am - 4 pm Are your roots in the Borders ? Discover your family history or build your family tree
Venue: 52 Overhaugh St, Galashiels, TD1 1DP Borders Family History Society Build your family tree. Knock down a 'brick wall'. Explore your family history primarily in the Border counties (Berwickshire, Peeblesshire, Roxburghshire and Selkirkshire) of Scotland, though we'll still try to help you if your roots are elsewhere. Tuesday, September 20 2016, 10:15am-3:45pm Life in the Border 1914-1919 Exhibition
Venue: Borders Family History Society, 52 Overhaugh, St, Galashiels. TD1 1DP Borders Family History Society A fascinating exhibition about life in the Scottish Borders during World War I and afterwards. The exhibition is a joint venture between BFHS and Saving and Sharing Scottish Borders Stories of WWI Project Ticket price Free Website: http://www.bordersfhs.org.uk/ Tuesday, September 20 2016, 2:00pm Talk: Whatever happened to the Antonine Wall?
Venue: Bo’ness Library, Scotland’s Close, Bo’ness Exploring the post-Roman use of the monument. Rather than become a barrier, the Antonine Wall became a spine of communications across central Scotland. A monastery and village were set up at Kinneil, Bo’ness.Thane’s Hall was established at Callendar Park, Falkirk. The Wall site also saw the establishment of the town of Falkirk itself (which celebrates the monument on its coat of arms). Historian Geoff Bailey will explain all in this free afternoon talk. No need to book, just turn up. Organised by The Friends of Kinneil in association with Falkirk Community Trust. At Bo’ness Library, Scotland’s Close, Bo’ness, from 2 p.m. The Friends will be selling teas and coffees and snacks at this event – however, admission is free. www.falkirkcommunitytrust.org/libraries Ticket price Free Website: https://bigromanweek.wordpress.com/events/ Tuesday, September 20 2016, 7 pm - 8 pm The Fabric of Scotland's Heritage Moses Jenkins, Historic Environment Scotland Venue: Am Fasgadh Collection, Highland Folk Museum, Newtonmore Free public lecture Tuesday, September 20 2016, 7.00 pm Metal Detecting Roy Scott Venue: Ancrum Village Hall Ancrum and District Heritage Society Admission £2 Tuesday, September 20 2016, 7:00-9:00pm Local Heritage Quiz with Eyemouth Museum Trust and Friends of Eyemouth Fort
Venue: Oblò Bar & Bistro, 18-20 Harbour Road, Eyemouth, TD14 5HU Join us in Oblò Bar & Bistro in Eyemouth for a night of brain teasing history and fun! Put your team of 5 together, start researching local history and come along for a great night, whilst helping to raise money for Eyemouth Museum Trust and Friends of Eyemouth Fort. www.eyemouthmuseum.org www.eyemouthfort.org Ticket price £2 Wednesday, September 21 2016, 1 pm - 2 pm Stirling’s Archaeological Highlights from 2015/16 Dr Murray Cook Venue: Smith Museum, Dumbarton Road, Stirling, FK8 2RQ Stirling Council Join Dr Murray Cook, Stirling Council’s Archaeologist in a review of recent archaeological discoveries across Stirling: from Romans and Celts to Vikings, Monks and Grave Robbers! Free entry, no booking required, though donations to the Smith appreciated! Wednesday, September 21 2016, 1:00pm-5:00pm Alyth Museum Open Days
Venue: Alyth Museum, Commercial Street, Alyth, PH11 8AF Alyth is a small rural Perthshire village overlooking the countryside of Strathmore. This is an area rich in farming, which is an inspiration and resource for the museum collection. Ground floor display Alyth. Enjoy a wealth of pictures and objects reflecting life as it was in and around Alyth. Don't miss the brilliant exhibition about the work of local Blairgowrie photographers, D Wilson Laing. Ticket price Free Website: http://www.pkc.gov.uk/article/6474/Alyth-Museum Wednesday, September 21 2016, 10:00am Community Archaeology
Venue: Easter Carmuirs Primary School in Camelon Parents and pupils at Easter Carmuirs Primary School in Camelon take part in a community dig to find traces of the Roman temporary camp in the area. From around 10 a.m. If you’d like to join the dig (even just for a short time) contact Geoff Bailey at Falkirk Community Trust in advance: geoff.bailey@falkirkcommunitytrust.org Ticket price Free Booking: If you’d like to join the dig (even just for a short time) contact Geoff Bailey at Falkirk Community Trust in advance: geoff.bailey@falkirkcommunitytrust.org Website: https://bigromanweek.wordpress.com/events/ Wednesday, September 21 2016, 10:00am Standing Stones of Stenness and Barnhouse Village Walk
Venue: Standing Stones of Stenness Join the Ranger Service for a guided tour of our oldest stone circle and explore the fascinating links with the nearby Neolithic village of Barnhouse. Ticket price Free Booking: No booking required. For more information call 01856 841 732 or email orkneyrangers@hes.scot Website: www.historicenvironment.scot/events Wednesday, September 21 2016, 10:30-11:15am Storytime event for Pre-school Children
Venue: Falkirk Library, Hope Street, Falkirk, FK1 5AU. There will be Roman-themed stories and craft activities. Free, just turn up. No booking required. Falkirk Library will also be hosting a seven foot centurion model during the Week. Take a selfie with a centurion and tweet it to @BigRomanWeek and @LibFalkirk … Or send it to us: info@kinneil.org.uk Ticket price Free Booking: Call the Library on 01324 506800. www.falkirkcommunitytrust.org/libraries Website: https://bigromanweek.wordpress.com/events/ Wednesday, September 21 2016, 11 am - 3.30 pm Pennymuir / Woden Law - Roman and Iron Age Borders Walk Chris Bowles Venue: Towford bridge TD8 6NH Join Scottish Borders Council archaeologist Chris Bowles and visit the atmospheric remains of the Roman camps at Pennymuir, march up Roman Dere Street and visit the Iron Age stronghold of Woden Law, return along Dere Street and through the well-preserved remains of an ancient way of life. 11-3.30pm. Park and Meet at Towford bridge TD8 6NH. FREE. Bring packed lunch for this 7 km, 5 Miles, 250 metre total climb. Wednesday, September 21 2016, 11.15am-12:00pm, 12.15-1:00pm, 2:00-2.45pm, 3:00-3.45pm Women of Independence
Venue: Edinburgh Castle War is traditionally a male domain but during the Wars of Independence, women were among some of Bruce’s strongest and bravest supporters. Some suffered for their loyalty and others rose to the challenge. Hear about the role they played and how the castle fared during this bloody and brutal time. Ticket price This performance is included in the Edinburgh Castle admission price. Booking: events@hes.scot, 0131 668 8885 Website: https://www.historicenvironment.scot/visit-a-place/whats-on/event/?eventId=537eb5d9-4b51-44b6-9135-a5fd00f7cec0 Wednesday, September 21 2016, 11:15am; 12:00pm; 12:45pm; 1:30pm; 2:30pm; 3:15pm; and 4:00pm Scotland’s National Hero
Venue: The National Wallace Monument Who was William Wallace? Listen as a costumed actor gives you an insight into the life of Scotland’s National Hero – who he was, where he came from, and how he fought to free the people of Scotland from oppression. Ticket price Admission Prices: Adults: £9.99, Children £6.25 Website: http://www.nationalwallacemonument.com/ht_event/scotlands-national-hero/ Wednesday, September 21 2016, 2 pm Helen B Cruikshank – Poet and member of the 20th Century Scottish Writers’ Renaissance Sheila Mann Venue: Monifieth Community Cabin, South Union Street, DD5 4JG Monifieth Local History Society Wednesday, September 21 2016, 2 pm - 4 pm Local and family history drop-in
Venue: Giffnock Library East Renfrewshire's Heritage Collection Have you hit a family history brick wall? Do you need help with local history research? Or would you just like advice on using the heritage resources at Giffnock and Barrhead Libraries? Pop along to our local & family history drop-in where the local studies librarian will be on hand to point you in the right direction. Wednesday, September 21 2016, 7 pm - 9 pm Ceramic Industries of the Forth: Recent Research and Finds George Haggarty Venue: Alloa Tower, Alloa Park, Alloa FK10 1PP Inner Forth Landscape Initiative This evening's talk will focus on the numerous ceramic industries once found along the shores of the Forth. What made the Forth such a good location for ceramics? What sort of archaeological finds have there been? And what can they tell us about the area's heritage? Wednesday, September 21 2016, 7.30 pm Recent Archaelogical Work in Falkirk Geoff Bailey Venue: Falkirk Trinity Church Join a free talk about the latest excavations and research on the Antonine Wall. Hosted by Falkirk Local History Society. At the Trinity Church (the former Falkirk Old Parish Church) in the heart of Falkirk town centre, from 7.30 p.m. No need to book; just turn up. Wednesday, September 21 2016, 7.30 pm Textile Mills in the Borders Douglas Coltman Venue: Selkirk Parish Church Hall Selkirkshire Antiquarian Society Annual Membership £6 per year. Non member £2 per event. For enquiries about the meetings or the Antiquarian Society please contact Jamie McIntyre jmcintyre@borderscollege.ac.uk Wednesday, September 21 2016, 7.30 pm East Kilbride, Scotland's First New Town Bill Niven Venue: Best Western Eglinton Arms Hotel, Eaglesham Non-members welcome, £3 on the door Wednesday, September 21 2016, 7.30 pm The Bank of Scotland in the Community Amanda Noble Venue: Ecclesmachan Village Hall West Lothian History and Amenity Society This will be a joint meeting with the West Lothian Family History Society and will take the form of a social evening with home baking and clootie dumpling. Thursday, September 22 2016, 1:00pm Ring of Brodgar Walk
Venue: Ring of Brodgar Explore the area around the Ring of Brodgar during our guided walk with a ranger and find out the special significance of the Heart of Neolithic Orkney. Ticket price Free Booking: No booking required. For more information call 01856 841 732 or email orkneyrangers@hes.scot Website: www.historicenvironment.scot/events Thursday, September 22 2016, 1:00pm-5:00pm Alyth Museum Open Days
Venue: Alyth Museum, Commercial Street, Alyth, PH11 8AF Alyth is a small rural Perthshire village overlooking the countryside of Strathmore. This is an area rich in farming, which is an inspiration and resource for the museum collection. Ground floor display Alyth. Enjoy a wealth of pictures and objects reflecting life as it was in and around Alyth. Don't miss the brilliant exhibition about the work of local Blairgowrie photographers, D Wilson Laing. Ticket price Free Website: http://www.pkc.gov.uk/article/6474/Alyth-Museum Thursday, September 22 2016, 10 am - 4 pm Are your roots in the Borders ? Discover your family history or build your family tree
Venue: 52 Overhaugh St, Galashiels, TD1 1DP Borders Family History Society Build your family tree. Knock down a 'brick wall'. Explore your family history primarily in the Border counties (Berwickshire, Peeblesshire, Roxburghshire and Selkirkshire) of Scotland, though we'll still try to help you if your roots are elsewhere. Thursday, September 22 2016, 10:15am-3:45pm Life in the Border 1914-1919 Exhibition
Venue: Borders Family History Society, 52 Overhaugh, St, Galashiels. TD1 1DP Borders Family History Society A fascinating exhibition about life in the Scottish Borders during World War I and afterwards. The exhibition is a joint venture between BFHS and Saving and Sharing Scottish Borders Stories of WWI Project Ticket price Free Website: http://www.bordersfhs.org.uk/ Thursday, September 22 2016, 10:30am-1:00pm Museum of Banff Open Days
Venue: Banff Library AB45 1AE Banff Preservation and Heritage Society Banff Museum was founded in 1828 as the museum of the Banff Institution and is the oldest museum in Scotland north of Perth. The Banff Institution was dissolved in 1875 and the collections passed to Banff Town Council. The present museum and library building were built in 1902. Banff Preservation and Heritage Society currently run the Museum in partnership with Aberdeenshire Museums Service. The Museum is on Banff High Street, in the same building as Banff Library. The postocde is AB45 1AE. The exhibits show a vast range of interesting artefacts from the Celtic period up to the modern day. They reflect life in Banffshire and show some stunning examples of our historical past in Banff and Macduff. Ticket price Free Website: http://www.bphsmob.org.uk/ Thursday, September 22 2016, 11.15am-12:00pm, 12.15-1:00pm, 2:00-2.45pm, 3:00-3.45pm Women of Independence
Venue: Edinburgh Castle War is traditionally a male domain but during the Wars of Independence, women were among some of Bruce’s strongest and bravest supporters. Some suffered for their loyalty and others rose to the challenge. Hear about the role they played and how the castle fared during this bloody and brutal time. Ticket price This performance is included in the Edinburgh Castle admission price. Booking: events@hes.scot, 0131 668 8885 Website: https://www.historicenvironment.scot/visit-a-place/whats-on/event/?eventId=537eb5d9-4b51-44b6-9135-a5fd00f7cec0 Thursday, September 22 2016, 2.30 pm - 5 pm Discover Eyemouth Fort
Venue: Eyemouth Museum, Manse Road, Eyemouth, TD14 5JE Discover the fascinating history of Eyemouth’s 16th century fort. Friends of Eyemouth Fort will take you for an escorted walk followed by a museum visit where you can experience the Borders’ only virtual reality room. Inside, you’ll be transported to the fort as it was in the 16th century. Great fun for all the family. Thursday, September 22 2016, 2:00-3:30pm Castle Paintings Tour
Venue: Brodick Castle, Garden & Country Park, Brodick, Isle of Arran KA27 8HY Join us at Brodick Castle for a specialist tour on the paintings and the stories behind them. Every picture tells a story and our paintings tour unveils a host of tales using Brodick's collections and their artists as a framework. Ticket price £6 Booking: For further information please call 01770 302202 Website: http://www.nts.org.uk/Events/Brodick-Castle-Garden-and-Country-Park/Castle-Paintings-Tour/ Thursday, September 22 2016, 2:00-4:00pm Irish Family History Advice Sessions
Venue: Mitchell Library North Street, Glasgow, G3 7DN Glasgow Life Need advice on researching your Irish family history? Book a 20 minute session with an archivist for advice on advancing your Irish family history research. Ticket price Free Booking: Places are limited for all our Family History workshops. Please book your place by calling 0141 287 2999 or asking at the Granville Street Reception desk. Website: http://events.glasgowlife.org.uk/event/15/irish-family-history-advice-sessions Thursday, September 22 2016, 4:00-4:45pm Roman Chatterbooks Event
Venue: Larbert Library, 22 Hallam Rd, Stenhousemuir, Larbert FK5 3BF. Children aged 7-12 years can enjoy this Roman-themed craft and storytelling session. From 4 p.m. to 4.45 p.m. At Larbert Library, 22 Hallam Rd, Stenhousemuir, Larbert FK5 3BF. Telephone 01324 503590. Free, just turn up. No booking required.www.falkirkcommunitytrust.org/libraries Ticket price Free Website: https://bigromanweek.wordpress.com/events/ Thursday, September 22 2016, 6.00 pm - 8.00 pm Tasting Through Time: Free Cookery Course
Venue: 55 Victoria Street Larkhall ML9 2BW Clyde and Avon Valley Landscape Partnership Join the FREE Tasting Through Time Cookery Course! From 6 - 8 pm in Larkhall we will be testing out recipes from the past and learning a little bit about culinary history and archaeology. Join us in exploring the culinary history of the apple! How was it enjoyed throughout history, from the Roman period to today? This cookery course focuses on experimenting with historic recipes from multiple time periods, giving participants an opportunity to try flavours from the past and learn a little bit about how societies hundreds of years ago enjoyed food and how those foods impacted their lives. Have fun taste-testing recipes through time, all of which include the most famous of Clyde Valley produce! - See more at: http://www.clydeandavonvalley.org/events/item/tasting-through-time-free-cookery-course-copy-2-copy Thursday, September 22 2016, 6.30 pm 1916 – The Turning Point Mike Taylor Venue: Sandeman Room, AK Bell Library £5 for non-members Thursday, September 22 2016, 6.30 pm - 8 pm Smugglers, Spies and Stolen Plum Pies: or, The Darker Side of Alloa's Trade in the 18th Century
Venue: Alloa Inner Forth Landscape Initiative This evening will see a performance of a brand new, bespoke play about the smuggling and trading shenanigans around Alloa in the 18th century. Meet Walter Grosset, the unpopular Customs Collector; the Earl of Mar (or 'Bobbing John'); and a 'flash-mob' of Jacobites. This play is based on original historical research by IFLI volunteer, Ian Middleton, and will be written and performed by The Walking Theatre Company, ably assisted by pupils from Alloa Academy. Thursday, September 22 2016, 7.30 pm - 9.00 pm The Archaeology of the Manor Valley Trevor Cowie Venue: Chambers Institution, High Street, Peebles EH45 8AG Archaeologist Trevor Cowie will give a talk entitled ‘The Archaeology of Manor Valley’ highlighting prehistoric finds from the valley which will be on display. Free but please book in advance by phoning 01721 724820 or email csawers@liveborders1.org.uk Thursday, September 22 2016, 7.45 pm The Glasgow Empire and its Stars Bob Bain Venue: Drymen Village Hall, Main Street, Drymen, Glasgow, G63 0BP Drymen & District Local History Society Thursday, September 22 2016, 7:00pm Roman Night
Venue: Corbie Inn, Corbiehall, Bo’ness, EH51 0AS Enjoy a three-course Italian meal for just £17.50 a head. At the Corbie Inn, Corbiehall, Bo’ness, EH51 0AS, from 7 p.m. Book via the venue, tel. 01506 825307. The meal will be followed by a talk by Dr Lyn Wilson, one of the key experts involved in the Scottish Ten project, which has been digitally scanning the Antonine Wall. Ticket price £17.50 per head Booking: Book via the venue, tel. 01506 825307 Website: https://bigromanweek.wordpress.com/events/ Friday, September 23 2016, 1:00pm-5:00pm Alyth Museum Open Days
Venue: Alyth Museum, Commercial Street, Alyth, PH11 8AF Alyth is a small rural Perthshire village overlooking the countryside of Strathmore. This is an area rich in farming, which is an inspiration and resource for the museum collection. Ground floor display Alyth. Enjoy a wealth of pictures and objects reflecting life as it was in and around Alyth. Don't miss the brilliant exhibition about the work of local Blairgowrie photographers, D Wilson Laing. Ticket price Free Website: http://www.pkc.gov.uk/article/6474/Alyth-Museum Friday, September 23 2016, 10 am - 1 pm Cumbernauld to Auchinstarry Walk
Venue: St. Mungos Church, 4 St Mungo's Rd, Cumbernauld, Glasgow G67 1QP North Lanarkshire Council Regeneration and Environmental Services This is a one-way 6 mile walk to Auchinstarry with a free mini bus back to Cumbernauld. The route follows back roads and countryside paths that are reasonably well surfaced. There will be some great views across the Kelvin Valley to the Campsies as we cross the Antonine Wall on Croy Hill. Friday, September 23 2016, 10 am - 4 pm Are your roots in the Borders ? Discover your family history or build your family tree
Venue: 52 Overhaugh St, Galashiels, TD1 1DP Borders Family History Society Build your family tree. Knock down a 'brick wall'. Explore your family history primarily in the Border counties (Berwickshire, Peeblesshire, Roxburghshire and Selkirkshire) of Scotland, though we'll still try to help you if your roots are elsewhere. Friday, September 23 2016, 10.30 am - 12 pm Orbiston House and the Greenlink Walk
Venue: Strathclyde Country Park, 366 Hamilton Rd, Motherwell ML1 3ED North Lanarkshire Council Regeneration and Environmental Services This is a 3½ mile circular woodland walk along part of the South Calder Water. From the Roman Fort to the Orbiston Estate people have lived at the confluence of the South Calder Water and the River Clyde for nearly two thousand years. The rivers no longer meet and the area is now part of Scotland’s biggest Country Park but history has left its mark if you know where to look Friday, September 23 2016, 10:15am-3:45pm Life in the Border 1914-1919 Exhibition
Venue: Borders Family History Society, 52 Overhaugh, St, Galashiels. TD1 1DP Borders Family History Society A fascinating exhibition about life in the Scottish Borders during World War I and afterwards. The exhibition is a joint venture between BFHS and Saving and Sharing Scottish Borders Stories of WWI Project Ticket price Free Website: http://www.bordersfhs.org.uk/ Friday, September 23 2016, 10:30am-1:00pm Museum of Banff Open Days
Venue: Banff Library AB45 1AE Banff Preservation and Heritage Society Banff Museum was founded in 1828 as the museum of the Banff Institution and is the oldest museum in Scotland north of Perth. The Banff Institution was dissolved in 1875 and the collections passed to Banff Town Council. The present museum and library building were built in 1902. Banff Preservation and Heritage Society currently run the Museum in partnership with Aberdeenshire Museums Service. The Museum is on Banff High Street, in the same building as Banff Library. The postocde is AB45 1AE. The exhibits show a vast range of interesting artefacts from the Celtic period up to the modern day. They reflect life in Banffshire and show some stunning examples of our historical past in Banff and Macduff. Ticket price Free Website: http://www.bphsmob.org.uk/ Friday, September 23 2016, 11:00am-12:30pm Brodick Castle Secrets Tour
Venue: Brodick Castle, Garden & Country Park Come along to the castle and join the Secrets Tour. We will tell you a few things that the 'ordinary visitor' does not get to know, and let you see things that you would not usually see. A more in depth look at various castle tales, places and objects. Ticket price £8 Booking: For further information please call 01770 302202 Website: http://www.nts.org.uk/Events/Brodick-Castle-Garden-and-Country-Park/Brodick-Castle-Secrets-Tour/ Friday, September 23 2016, 12:00-4:00pm Conservation in Action
Venue: Alloa Tower, Alloa Park, Alloa FK10 1PP Come and see Conservation in Action as we clean three 18th century paintings throughout August and September. Take a peek behind-the-scenes to see how paintings are cleaned at the historic tower. We'll conserve three paintings by Alloa-born 18th Century painter David Allan. Friday, September 23 2016, 2 pm - 3.30 pm Greenhead Gander Walk
Venue: Creamery Road car park, off Stewarton Street, between Waterloo and Wishaw North Lanarkshire Council Regeneration and Environmental Services Join us for an enjoyable 2 mile stroll around this popular Local Nature Reserve. Greenhead Moss is a wonderful place for a relaxing wildlife walk. We will discover the old secrets that connect to peat, forestry, coal and covenanters, hear about the Dutch connection and a tale of murder, mystery and the supernatural! Friday, September 23 2016, 2 pm - 4 pm Close Encounters - Discover Dunbar: Summer Foot Tours
Venue: Sparkly Frog boutique, 92 High St, Dunbar The Dunbar Trades Association in conjunction with Local Historian Roy Pugh bring you FREE history tours of Dunbar, every friday afternoon throughout summer. This is a unique opportunity to find out more about the history of the town and ask any questions you have always wondered about. Friday, September 23 2016, 7:00pm Roman Cooking
Venue: t. Mary’s Church Hall, off Linlithgow Road, Bo’ness, EH51 0DP Chef John Crouch, seen on Robson Green’s “Tales from Northumberland”, cooks up some authentic Roman food. There will also be some modern day nibbles. From 7 p.m. St. Mary’s Church Hall, off Linlithgow Road, Bo’ness, EH51 0DP. No need to book, just turn up. Admission will be free (although attendees are asked to give a small donation at the door to The Friends of Kinneil to cover costs.) Organised by The Friends of Kinneil. http://www.kinneil.org.uk Ticket price Free Website: https://bigromanweek.wordpress.com/events/ Friday, September 23 2016, 7:30-10:30 Neu! Reekie! Celts
Venue: National Museum of Scotland Charlotte Church will headline an evening of Celtic-influenced music, poetry, film, animation, drama and dance at the National Museum of Scotland, devised by ‘Scotland’s favourite avant-garde noisemakers’ Neu! Reekie! With Liz Lochhead, Scotland's much loved poet and former Makar, plus Scots indie popsters Ette, this one-off event to bring the Museum’s much acclaimed Celts exhibition to a close Ticket price Cost: £18/£20 Booking: Call 0300 123 6789 or book online at www.nms.ac.uk/neureekie, age 18+ Website: http://nms.ac.uk/national-museum-of-scotland/whats-on/neu-reekie/ Saturday, September 24 2016, 1 pm - 5 pm Cramond Heritage
Venue: The Maltings, 2 Riverside, Cramond, Edinburgh, EH4 6NY ANCIENT SKILLS WORKSHOPS : Sort and identify excavation finds. Learn to write using 2000-year old methods Saturday, September 24 2016, 1.45 pm The Lord Lyon King of Arms. The office of the Lord Lyon
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, September 24 2016, 1:00-4:00pm Roman Cookery at Kinneil
Venue: Kinneil Museum, Kinneil Estate, Bo’ness, EH51 0PR Roman cookery expert John Crouch cooks up some Roman food for visitors. From 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. at Kinneil Museum, Kinneil Estate, Bo’ness, EH51 0PR. Free. No need to book, just turn up. Organised by The Friends of Kinneil. http://www.kinneil.org.uk/attractions Ticket price Free Website: https://bigromanweek.wordpress.com/events/ Saturday, September 24 2016, 1:00pm-5:00pm Alyth Museum Open Days
Venue: Alyth Museum, Commercial Street, Alyth, PH11 8AF Alyth is a small rural Perthshire village overlooking the countryside of Strathmore. This is an area rich in farming, which is an inspiration and resource for the museum collection. Ground floor display Alyth. Enjoy a wealth of pictures and objects reflecting life as it was in and around Alyth. Don't miss the brilliant exhibition about the work of local Blairgowrie photographers, D Wilson Laing. Ticket price Free Website: http://www.pkc.gov.uk/article/6474/Alyth-Museum Saturday, September 24 2016, 10 am - 1.30 pm Teachers and Trainee Teachers in Archaeology
Venue: Learning Centre, National Museum of Scotland, Chambers Street, Edinburgh You are invited to our free training and networking event. Archaeology Scotland will support you in bringing the past alive in your classroom. We will help you to use archaeology, history and heritage to deliver Curriculum for Excellence. Our training will help you: Saturday, September 24 2016, 10 am - 1.30 pm Training Day
Venue: Learning Centre, National Museum of Scotland, Chambers Street, Edinburgh EH1 1JF Archaeology Scotland will support you in bringing the past alive in your classroom. We will help you to use archaeology, history and heritage to deliver Curriculum for Excellence. Saturday, September 24 2016, 10 am - 4 pm The Tower Blocks of Cumbernauld
Venue: Cumbernauld Community Enterprise Centre, Brown Street, Cumbernauld, G67 1AA University of Edinburgh On the Saturday 24 September 2016, the University of Edinburgh’s Tower Block Project are hosting a free exhibition on the social and architectural history of Cumbernauld. Memories Roadshow Bring along old family photos taken in Cumbernauld or the surrounding area and share your memories of growing up in the town with Scotland's Urban Past (SUP). We will digitise any photographs for you and your contributions will help to create a full record of Cumbernauld's local history in the National Archive of the Historic Environment and the Tower Block Project's image archive. All physical images are returned on the day after being scanned. Exhibition The exhibition itself will look at Cumbernauld from it’s inception, as the result of mass overcrowding in Glasgow, and the vision of Cumbernauld as a New Town and a site of opportunity for residents and businesses alike. Using photographs, advertising material, letters and plans from the 1950s through to the 1990s, visitors can explore the ways in which the town was envisioned and run by the Cumbernauld Development Corporation, as well as shaped and experienced by those who made the move there. The exhibition will pay special attention to the work of Brian Miller, Cumbernauld’s town artist from 1962, and the public art which he created, much of which has now disappeared. Exploring Cumbernauld Cumbernauld resident Jean O’Reilly will also be running free guided social history walks, which will leave from Cumbernauld Community Enterprise Centre throughout the day. Over the weekend of the 24 - 25 September, the flats above Cumbernauld shopping centre will also be open to the public for the first time in decades, giving visitors a rare glimpse at the housing intended for Cumbernauld's elite. Saturday, September 24 2016, 10 am - 4 pm William Wallace Guardian of Scotland- Medieval Camp, Procession and Lecture
Venue: The Haining Estate, Selkirk. TD7 5LR Wallace Procession from the Haining to the Auld Kirk 12noon. Lectures on Selkirk’s Archaeology, Wallace and the Wars of Independence by Dr Chris Bowles and Dr Fiona Watson, The Haining 2-4pm. Booking for lectures essential, contact selkirkcars@scotborders.gov.uk. Join our medieval camp at the Haining and follow the procession of Scottish Lords to Selkirk Auld Parish Kirk to witness the re-enactment of Wallace being made Guardian of Scotland in 1297! There’s a strong belief and some evidence that Wallace was made Guardian of Scotland by the Scottish nobility on this very spot. Join us as we relive this unique moment in Scotland’s history. Saturday, September 24 2016, 10.30 am - 12.45 pm Guided Walk at Higgins Neuk, Airth
Venue: We’ll meet at the site, on the south side of the Clackmannanshire bridge where the pedestrian footpath starts and visit the site of the former Royal Dockyard. Scottish Coastal Archaeology and the Problem of Erosion If you're interested in learning about the environmental and cultural history of the landscape at Higgins Neuk; help out the investigation by volunteering! This event is a follow up from the information evening on the Higgins Neuk project on the 15th of September. Saturday, September 24 2016, 10:00am - 4:00pm Trinity House Family Weekend
Venue: Trinity House Throughout the weekend we will be providing object handling sessions, quizzes and a free stained glass craft activity for visitors young and old. There will be opportunities to meet our painting conservators and find out more about the work we do to our significant painting collections, view a brand-new video about the history of Trinity House and take a self-led tour of the collections using your mobile phone or tablet. 2016 is a special year for Trinity House as it is the bi-centenary of the Georgian building and, fittingly in this year of Architecture, Innovation and Design, we have a temporary exhibition for visitors to enjoy about 200 years of Trinity House and its place in Leith. Ticket price Free Booking: events@hes.scot, 0131 668 8885 Website: https://www.historicenvironment.scot/visit-a-place/whats-on/event/?eventId=fe198111-62cd-42b9-9a6e-a65500ffe868 Saturday, September 24 2016, 10:00am-4:00pm William Wallace Guardian of Scotland: Medieval Camp, Procession and Lecture
Venue: The Haining Estate, Selkirk. TD7 5LR Wallace Procession from the Haining to the Auld Kirk 12noon. Lectures on Selkirk’s Archaeology, Wallace and the Wars of Independence by Dr Chris Bowles and Dr Fiona Watson, The Haining 2-4pm. Booking for lectures essential, contact selkirkcars@scotborders.gov.uk. Join our medieval camp at the Haining and follow the procession of Scottish Lords to Selkirk Auld Parish Kirk to witness the re-enactment of Wallace being made Guardian of Scotland in 1297! There’s a strong belief and some evidence that Wallace was made Guardian of Scotland by the Scottish nobility on this very spot. Join us as we relive this unique moment in Scotland’s history. Ticket price Free Website: https://www.facebook.com/bordersheritagefestival Saturday, September 24 2016, 10:30-11:30am Roman Chatterbooks Event
Venue: Bonnybridge Library, Bridge St, Bonnybridge FK4 1AD Roman-themed craft and storytelling session, suitable for children aged 7-12 years. Free. No booking required. At Bonnybridge Library, Bridge St, Bonnybridge FK4 1AD, from 10.30 a.m. to 11.30 a.m. Contact Bonnybridge Library on 01324 503295. www.falkirkcommunitytrust.org/libraries Ticket price Free Booking: Contact Bonnybridge Library on 01324 503295.www.falkirkcommunitytrust.org/libraries Website: https://bigromanweek.wordpress.com/events/ Saturday, September 24 2016, 10:30-11:30am Big Roman Week Craft Session
Venue: Bo’ness Library, Scotland’s Close, Bo’ness, EH51 0AH Fun event for children aged 5-10 years. At Bo’ness Library, Scotland’s Close, Bo’ness, EH51 0AH, from 10.30 a.m. to 11.30 a.m. Tickets, priced £2 each, are available from the venue. Contact Bo’ness Library on 01506 778520 or email: bonesslibrary@falkirkcommunitytrust.org www.falkirkcommunitytrust.org/libraries Ticket price £2 Booking: Contact Bo’ness Library on 01506 778520 or email: bonesslibrary@falkirkcommunitytrust.orgwww.falkirkcommunitytrust.org/libraries Website: https://bigromanweek.wordpress.com/events/ Saturday, September 24 2016, 10:30am-1:00pm Museum of Banff Open Days
Venue: Banff Library AB45 1AE Banff Preservation and Heritage Society Banff Museum was founded in 1828 as the museum of the Banff Institution and is the oldest museum in Scotland north of Perth. The Banff Institution was dissolved in 1875 and the collections passed to Banff Town Council. The present museum and library building were built in 1902. Banff Preservation and Heritage Society currently run the Museum in partnership with Aberdeenshire Museums Service. The Museum is on Banff High Street, in the same building as Banff Library. The postocde is AB45 1AE. The exhibits show a vast range of interesting artefacts from the Celtic period up to the modern day. They reflect life in Banffshire and show some stunning examples of our historical past in Banff and Macduff. Ticket price Free Website: http://www.bphsmob.org.uk/ Saturday, September 24 2016, 11 am - 4 pm Holyrood Heritage Hunters
Venue: Palace of Holyroodhouse, Edinburgh, EH8 8DX Visit the Palace and become a Holyrood Heritage Hunter. Follow a family trail to learn about the archaeology of the grounds and visit the family room for archaeology themed activities. Celebrate Scottish Archaeology month this September at the Palace. Uncover the past with a range of archaeology themed activities including a family trail around the Palace grounds and drop into the family room to identify some finds and solves clues. During your visit make a piece of treasure inspired by the objects found on site. Saturday, September 24 2016, 11.00 am - 3.00 pm Three Lochs Ramble Walk
Venue: Aldi Car Park, High Street, Airdrie. 20 High St, Airdrie ML6 0DT North Lanarkshire Council Regeneration and Environmental Services This is an 8 mile one-way walk with free mini-bus transport to the start and a lift back to Airdrie at the end of the walk. Saturday, September 24 2016, 11.15am-12:00pm, 12.15-1:00pm, 2:00-2.45pm, 3:00-3.45pm Their Name Liveth
Venue: Edinburgh Castle The fighting is over by a decade and the Scottish War Memorial is open for the first time. Hear the true stories of two veterans- a soldier and a nurse- as they recount their very different tales of service across four years of war and many battlefields and continents. Ticket price This performance is included in the Edinburgh Castle admission price. Booking: events@hes.scot, 0131 668 8885 Website: https://www.historicenvironment.scot/visit-a-place/whats-on/event/?eventId=99d24c22-3232-4eab-a714-a5fe00b14d16 Saturday, September 24 2016, 11:15am; 12:00pm; 12:45pm; 1:30pm; 2:30pm; 3:15pm; and 4:00pm Tales from the Battlefield
Venue: The National Wallace Monument Travel back in time to one of the most dramatic periods in Scottish History, when Stirling was at the centre of all the action, during our live performances with costumed actors! The Battle of Stirling Bridge is over – and a soldier, abandoned and left for dead, makes his way into the woods. Lost and disoriented, he meets another fighter – then discovers he is on the enemy’s side! What will happen, and what do they talk about, before the injured soldier heads off – to make his way home? Ticket price Admission Prices: Adults: £9.99, Children £6.26 Saturday, September 24 2016, 12.00 pm - 4 pm Open Days at Cousland Smiddy
Venue: 31 Hadfast Road, Cousland, Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland. EH22 2NZ In by-gone days, in its heyday, the Smiddy was at the centre of the village’s working and social life. It was much frequented by locals and visitors. The smiddy remains at the heart of the village as a work-base for a rural craft and home to a heritage hub for the local community. Stop by on our Open Days to learn more about the Smiddy complex Saturday, September 24 2016, 12:00-4:00pm Conservation in Action
Venue: Alloa Tower, Alloa Park, Alloa FK10 1PP Come and see Conservation in Action as we clean three 18th century paintings throughout August and September. Take a peek behind-the-scenes to see how paintings are cleaned at the historic tower. We'll conserve three paintings by Alloa-born 18th Century painter David Allan. Saturday, September 24 2016, 12:00-4:00pm Holding the Key to Scotland
Venue: Stirling Castle The year is 1651 and Stirling Castle is the focus of English military activity in Scotland after the Scots field army marched into England under Charles II. Led by General Monck, Cromwell’s army laid siege to and forced the surrender of the castle. Meet the defenders and hear the roar of their cannon. Watch the surgeon as he tries to keep people alive and experience life in the castle while it's under siege. Ticket price Entry to this event is included in the Stirling Castle admission price. Booking: events@hes.scot, 0131 668 8885 Website: https://www.historicenvironment.scot/visit-a-place/whats-on/event/?eventId=94bef361-bef9-402a-8cd3-a5b600eb5447 Saturday, September 24 2016, 12:30-4:00pm Souper Walk
Venue: Palacerigg Visitor Centre, Palacerigg Country Park,, Cumbernauld, G67 3HU North Lanarkshire Council Regeneration and Environmental Services Join us on a 3½ mile evening walk around Palacerigg Country Park with some hot soup to finish. A walk around the tracks of Palacerigg as the sun sets is a great time to see the wildlife that likes to stay hidden during the day such as bats and deer. Passing by moors, fields, the golf course and Fannyside Loch the view is ever changing and of course Palacerigg’s farm animal collection will be there as an added attraction. Venue: Meet at Palacerigg Visitor Centre, Palacerigg Country Park, Cumbernauld. Special requirements: Booking is essential. The route is mostly on surfaced paths but good outdoor footwear is recommended. Ticket price Free Website: http://www.northlanarkshire.gov.uk/index.aspx?articleid=32425 Saturday, September 24 2016, 2 pm An Introduction to The Thisle Stall Plates Leslie Hodgson, FHSS Venue: Royal Scots Club, Abercromby Place, Edinburgh The Heraldry Society of Scotland Saturday, September 24 2016, 2 pm - 3.45 pm Coal and Kestrels Walk
Venue: Hawthorn Ave, Newmains, Wishaw, ML2 9AJ North Lanarkshire Council Regeneration and Environmental Services This is a 1½ mile walk on the reclaimed land between Crindledyke and Newmains. Only 100 years ago this area was at the Industrial heart of Scotland with thousands of people employed in coal, clay and iron ore mining. Today this old shale bing has been reclaimed by nature and is used for recreation. We will see this at first hand and get some great views from the top beside the story poles designed by local schools. Saturday, September 24 2016, 2.00 pm - 3.30 pm Viking Raiders
Venue: Scottish Fisheries Museum, St Ayles, Harbourhead, Anstruther, Fife KY10 3AB Did you know that in 875 AD the Vikings attacked a community of monks living on the Isle of May just off the coast of Anstruther? Join us at the museum as we use archaeological evidence to learn more about the Vikings and their activities as raiders and traders. Help us to decipher Viking runes, build a fleet of longships and plan a raid on the monastery at Lindisfarne! Ages 7-12; £3 per person. For bookings and enquiries call 01333 310628 or email enquiries@scotfishmuseum.org. Saturday, September 24 2016, 7:00-8:00pm Cromarty Ghost Walk
Venue: Hugh Miller's Birthplace Cottage & Museum Walk in the company of ghosts ... or at least ghost tales. Join a Cromarty Ghost Walk with chilling tales from Hugh Miller and others retold by your costumed Ghost Guide. Ghost walks start at 7pm from outside Hugh Miller’s Birthplace Cottage in Church Street, Cromarty on Saturdays in July, August and September. The walks are led by Timemasters' costumed Ghost Guide Duncan Cook and last approximately 1 hour, so wear comfortable shoes. There is a minimum age of 15 years. Advanced booking essential, contact duncan@timemasters.co.uk or millermuseum@nts.org.uk Or by telephoning 01381-600-245 for details. Ticket price £5 Booking: For further information please call 01381 600245 Website: http://www.nts.org.uk/Events/Hugh-Millers-Birthplace-Cottage-and-Museum/Cromarty-Ghost-Walk/ Saturday, September 24 2016, 7:00pm Manor Meanderings
Venue: Manor Valley Trevor Cowie and members of Peebles Archaeological Society will lead a walk in Manor Valley. This is a unique opportunity to discover the research, excavations and findings that the team have uncovered. For details and booking please contact 01721 724820 or email csawers@liveborders1.org.uk. Ticket price Free Website: https://www.scotborders.gov.uk/directory_record/10711/tweeddale_museum_and_gallery Saturday, September 24 2016, 9:30am-4:30pm Doors Open Day at John Sinclair House
Venue: John Sinclair House Come along and take advantage of our full programme of events. From a series of talks from expert staff to exhibitions and explore our resources in the Public Research Room. Ticket price Free Booking: For more information call 0131 662 1456 Website: www.historicenvironment.scot/events Saturday, September 24 2016, All Day Doors Open Day at the National Museums Collection Centre
Venue: National Museums Collection Centre, 242 West Granton Road, Granton Go behind the scenes on a tour of our state-of-the-art collections research centre for Scottish History and Archaeology and Natural Sciences at Granton, Edinburgh. On this guided tour you’ll visit the new research facility for our Natural Sciences collection, home to over 10 million specimens, and learn about how we care for our internationally important collections. Part of Edinburgh Doors Open Day, organised by The Cockburn Association. Ticket price Booking: For times and booking details visit www.nms.ac.uk/doorsopenday Website: www.nms.ac.uk/doorsopenday Sunday, September 25 2016, 1 pm - 5 pm Cramond Heritage
Venue: The Maltings, 2 Riverside, Cramond, Edinburgh, EH4 6NY ANCIENT SKILLS WORKSHOPS : Sort and identify excavation finds. Learn to write using 2000-year old methods Sunday, September 25 2016, 1:00pm-5:00pm Alyth Museum Open Days
Venue: Alyth Museum, Commercial Street, Alyth, PH11 8AF Alyth is a small rural Perthshire village overlooking the countryside of Strathmore. This is an area rich in farming, which is an inspiration and resource for the museum collection. Ground floor display Alyth. Enjoy a wealth of pictures and objects reflecting life as it was in and around Alyth. Don't miss the brilliant exhibition about the work of local Blairgowrie photographers, D Wilson Laing. Ticket price Free Website: http://www.pkc.gov.uk/article/6474/Alyth-Museum Sunday, September 25 2016, 10:00-11:30am Cambusnethan Woodlands and the Clyde Walkway
Venue: Watersports Centre, 366 Hamilton Rd, Motherwell ML1 3ED North Lanarkshire Council Regeneration and Environmental Services This is a one-way 6½ mile walk with a free mini bus taking us to the start. We will get dropped off near Castlehill at Gowkthrapple and walk through the ancient woodlands of Cambusnethan Local Nature Reserve before joining the Clyde Walkway and following the river all the way back to Strathclyde Country Park . Venue: Meet at the Watersports Centre, Strathclyde Country Park, Motherwell. Special requirements: Booking is essential as places on the mini-bus are limited. Some of the route is unsurfaced and uneven so good outdoor footwear is required. We will be stopping for a break so a snack and drink are recommended. Ticket price Free Website: http://www.northlanarkshire.gov.uk/index.aspx?articleid=32425 Sunday, September 25 2016, 10:00am - 4:00pm Trinity House Family Weekend
Venue: Trinity House Throughout the weekend we will be providing object handling sessions, quizzes and a free stained glass craft activity for visitors young and old. There will be opportunities to meet our painting conservators and find out more about the work we do to our significant painting collections, view a brand-new video about the history of Trinity House and take a self-led tour of the collections using your mobile phone or tablet. 2016 is a special year for Trinity House as it is the bi-centenary of the Georgian building and, fittingly in this year of Architecture, Innovation and Design, we have a temporary exhibition for visitors to enjoy about 200 years of Trinity House and its place in Leith. Ticket price Free Booking: events@hes.scot, 0131 668 8885 Website: https://www.historicenvironment.scot/visit-a-place/whats-on/event/?eventId=fe198111-62cd-42b9-9a6e-a65500ffe868 Sunday, September 25 2016, 11.15am-12:00pm, 12.15-1:00pm, 2:00-2.45pm, 3:00-3.45pm Bolts and Bodkins
Venue: Edinburgh Castle Join castle archer Rusty Bodkins for an explanation of how the Scots used the medieval longbow and crossbow. Learn about different types of arrowheads and how arrow wounds were treated. Get dressed for battle and join the garrison! Ticket price This performance is included in the Edinburgh Castle admission price. Booking: events@hes.scot, 0131 668 8885 Website: https://www.historicenvironment.scot/visit-a-place/whats-on/event/?eventId=f4e0b6b1-2455-4cda-b4fe-a4ed00db88d3 Sunday, September 25 2016, 11:15am; 12:00pm; 12:45pm; 1:30pm; 2:30pm; 3:15pm; and 4:00pm Tales from the Battlefield
Venue: The National Wallace Monument Travel back in time to one of the most dramatic periods in Scottish History, when Stirling was at the centre of all the action, during our live performances with costumed actors! The Battle of Stirling Bridge is over – and a soldier, abandoned and left for dead, makes his way into the woods. Lost and disoriented, he meets another fighter – then discovers he is on the enemy’s side! What will happen, and what do they talk about, before the injured soldier heads off – to make his way home? Ticket price Admission Prices: Adults: £9.99, Children £6.26 Sunday, September 25 2016, 12.00 pm - 4 pm Day at the Museum - See Behind the Scenes
Venue: Eyemouth Museum & Tourist, Information Centre. Auld Kirk, Manse Road, Eyemouth. TD14 5JE Visit us on any Sunday in September to get an exclusive guided look behind the scenes to see how items in our collection are acquisitioned, stored and displayed. Find out more about our historic Eyemouth Fort through our brilliant 3D visual reality room and from local experts on hand to share their knowledge and inside information! www.eyemouthmuseum.org www.eyemouthfort.org Sunday, September 25 2016, 12:00-4:00pm Holding the Key to Scotland
Venue: Stirling Castle The year is 1651 and Stirling Castle is the focus of English military activity in Scotland after the Scots field army marched into England under Charles II. Led by General Monck, Cromwell’s army laid siege to and forced the surrender of the castle. Meet the defenders and hear the roar of their cannon. Watch the surgeon as he tries to keep people alive and experience life in the castle while it's under siege. Ticket price Entry to this event is included in the Stirling Castle admission price. Booking: events@hes.scot, 0131 668 8885 Website: https://www.historicenvironment.scot/visit-a-place/whats-on/event/?eventId=94bef361-bef9-402a-8cd3-a5b600eb5447 Sunday, September 25 2016, 2.00 pm Ken the Horse - Hawick's 1514 Memorial Ian Landels Venue: Corn Exchange & Ormiston Institute, Market Square, Melrose, TD6 9PN Borders Family History Society The memorial commemorates a skirmish between the youths of Hawick where they routed the the English army at Hornshole, and captured the Bishop of Hexham’s flag. Sunday, September 25 2016, 2:00-3:30pm Fire and brimstone
Venue: West Benhar Road car park, nr Shotts. Grid reference NS 890 636 North Lanarkshire Council Regeneration and Environmental Services This is a quiet 2½ mile loop onto Benhar Moss to the Peden Stone local monument. Discover the mysterious memorial to Alexander ‘the prophet’ Peden, who according to tradition, preached to the local Covenanters in this area. The Peden Stone is the only cast iron Covenanters memorial in Scotland. Venue: West Benhar Road car park, nr Shotts. Grid reference NS 890 636 Special requirements: Booking is essential. The route is mostly level or undulating on tracks and grassy trails and there can be muddy puddles after heavy rain. Ticket price Free Website: http://www.northlanarkshire.gov.uk/index.aspx?articleid=32425 Sunday, September 25 2016, 2:00pm Walk the Wall: From the Castlecary Roman Fort to Dullatur
Venue: Castlecary Fort Site Join archaeologist Geoff Bailey as he leads a guided walk along the line of the Antonine Wall: leaving the site of Castlecary Roman Fort, near the village of Allandale, heading towards the village of Castlecary in North Lanarkshire. The walk will go along the World Heritage Site, through the Westerwood Golf Course, and on to Dullatur. Returning by the Forth and Clyde Canal towpath. The round trip will be around 9 miles. This is a more demanding walk, over rough ground; it is not suitable for small children or those with walking difficulties. No need to book, just turn up. Meet at the Castlecary Fort Site at 2 p.m. http://www.falkirkcommunitytrust.org/heritage Ticket price Free Website: https://bigromanweek.wordpress.com/events/ Sunday, September 25 2016, 9:30am-4:30pm Doors Open Day at John Sinclair House
Venue: John Sinclair House Come along and take advantage of our full programme of events. From a series of talks from expert staff to exhibitions and explore our resources in the Public Research Room. Ticket price Free Booking: For more information call 0131 662 1456 Website: www.historicenvironment.scot/events Sunday, September 25 2016, All Day Doors Open Day at the National Museums Collection Centre
Venue: National Museums Collection Centre, 242 West Granton Road, Granton Go behind the scenes on a tour of our state-of-the-art collections research centre for Scottish History and Archaeology and Natural Sciences at Granton, Edinburgh. On this guided tour you’ll visit the new research facility for our Natural Sciences collection, home to over 10 million specimens, and learn about how we care for our internationally important collections. Part of Edinburgh Doors Open Day, organised by The Cockburn Association. Ticket price Booking: For times and booking details visit www.nms.ac.uk/doorsopenday Website: www.nms.ac.uk/doorsopenday We're now half way through the four years of centenaries of the First World War. The scale of the war is in many ways incomprehensible. Every village was affected - every village has its own war memorial. Whittingehame in East Lothian was no exception. Whittingehame's memorial was formally unveiled in 1920 by Arthur Balfour, former Prime Minister. Balfour had himself played a prominent role in the First World War, succeeding Winston Churchill as First Lord of the Admiralty on 25 May 1915, then becoming Foreign Secretary on 10 December 1916, a post he held until after the war. Balfour had been born in Whittingehame House, the son of the local MP, so it perhaps was no surprise that he agreed to unveil the war memorial in the parish of his birth. Recently, though, while looking through the records of Whittingehame Kirk Session, we came across war-time copies of the parish magazine. In the January 1915 issue, the parish minister gives a Roll of Honour: Roll of Honour for Whittingehame Parish It's worth bearing in mind that in 1911, there were only 92 men aged 18 to 40 in the whole parish. This would seem to suggest that around one-third of the adult male population had signed up a full year before conscription was introduced by the Military Service Act 1916. A year later, the parish magazine again contained a Roll of Honour Roll of Honour for Whittingehame Parish, January 1916 The number of men in service had increased a little, and five men - Matthew Symington, David Stoddart, George Burgess, James Gray, Matthew Keiller and William Johnston - had been killed and another six injured. The toll continues to rise in the January 1917 issue of the parish magazine: [List of the dead] By this stage, going by the 1911 population figures, roughly half of the adult males in the parish were in the armed forces. The final list is then produced in the 1918 issue of the Parish Magazine I print a Roll of Honour for the Congregation and Parish, which is as complete and up-to-date as I can manage to make it from any information that has been given me. I look forward to making express use of it especially in our meeting for prayer on the first Sunday of 1918, as the King has suggested. First, in a special Roll by themselves, I inscribe those who have died for home and country and for the great cause of righteousness and humanity involved in this War. They were seven in number a year ago; now they are twelve. We shall not see them again in this world, but we cherish their memory; it is a very sacred memory to us; for “greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.” There is no reason to suppose that Whittingehame was in any way exceptional in this regard. It just goes to show the enormity of World War I that roughly half the men of the village saw action, of whom about a quarter were killed.
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