Note that there may be a small charge for some of these events, and some may be for members only. We will be publishing lists of upcoming talks and events regularly - if you are organising a talk or event relating to Scottish genealogy or history, please let us know and we will be happy to add your events to our list.
Monday, February 1 2016, 6.00 pm - 7.00 pm
6,000 Years of Architecture, Innovation and Design
Venue: Auditorium, National Museums Scotland, Chambers Street
Society of Antiquaries of Scotland
A journey through Scottish architecture from the earliest buildings to today’s tower blocks. Our three speakers have each been given a period of Scotland’s past and presented the challenge to choose their three examples of architectural innovation and design that changed the face of Scotland. Come and hear their choices and contribute your own! Chair: Prof. Karen Forbes (Edinburgh College of Art) Prehistory (earliest people to 600 AD): Dr Tanja Romankiewicz (Edinburgh University) Medieval (600 AD to Union of the Crowns): Prof. Richard Oram (Stirling University) Modern (Union of the Crowns to today): John Lowrey (ECA) Discussion
Monday, February 1 2016, 6.30 pm
Building Scotland's Canals
Nick Haynes
Venue: St Andrew’s and St George’s West Church, 13 George Street, Edinburgh EH2 2PA
Architectural Heritage Society of Scotland
Nick Haynes is a freelance architectural historian, writer, researcher, historic environment consultant, and treasurer of Docomomo Scotland. He is the author of a number of publications including An Architectural History of the University of Glasgow, Scotland’s Sporting Buildings and Scotland’s Canals for Historic Scotland. Nick is currently working on an architectural history of the University of Edinburgh.
Monday, February 1 2016, 7.30 pm
Treasure Trove in Scotland and Recent Archaeological Finds in Ayrshire and the South
Dr Natasha Ferguson
Venue: John Knox Church Hall, High Street, Stewarton
Stewarton and District Historical Society
The Treasure Trove Officer for the National Museums of Scotland explains how Treasure Trove protects found objects which have cultural significance
Monday, February 1 2016, 7.30 pm
Working Class Courtship and Marriage, 1855-1939
Prof Eleanor Gordon
Venue: St Andrews Church, Park Road, Milngavie
Milngavie and Bearsden Historical Society
Professor Eleanor Gordon will focus on the diverse nature of the working class family and will illustrate how premarital sex, cohabitation and marriage breakdown are by no means new phenomena.
Monday, February 1 2016, 7.30 pm
Prestwick in the Fifties
John Hope
Venue: Loudoun Hall, Boat Vennel, Ayr
Kyle and Carrick Civic Society
Monday, February 1 2016, 7.30 pm
Glasgow Bridges
Tom Marchant
Venue: Morison Memorial Church, Dumbarton Road, Clydebank
Clydebank Local History Society
Monday, February 1 2016, 8 pm
Archaeological Landscapes: the Present in the Past
Alex Hale, RCAHMS
Venue: Dreghorn Loan Hall, Colinton, EH13 0DE
Colinton Local History Society
Tuesday, February 2 2016, 6.45 pm for 7.15 pm
Craiglockhart Hospital
Rev Prof David Fergusson
Venue: Morningside Parish Church Hall
Morningside Heritage Association
Tuesday, February 2 2016, 7.30 pm
The Victoria Cross
Alexander Hall
Venue: Kilmarnock College, Holehouse Rd, Kilmarnock
Kilmarnock & District History Group
Tuesday, February 2 2016, 7.30 pm
Postscript to the Past: Lost Mansions and Houses of Renfrewshire
Dan Sweeney
Venue: Fairweather Hall, Barrhead Road, Newton Mearns, G77 6BB
The presentation will include some of the lost mansions of Mearns such as Hazelden, Southfield and Barcapel.
Wednesday, February 3 2016, 2.00 pm
A History of Drinking
Anthony Cooke
Venue: National Library of Scotland, George IV Bridge, Edinburgh, EH1 1EW
Journey through the history of drinking in Scotland with Anthony Cooke. Public drinking places played an important and controversial role in Scottish society over the centuries, providing space for life rituals such as birth, marriage and death. They also provoked a backlash in the form of the temperance movement. Hosted by the National Library of Scotland in association with the Scottish Local History Forum. Free but places are limited. To book a seat go to http://www.nls.uk/events
Wednesday, February 3 2016, 6.30 pm
Fashioning an Identity on the Fairways: A history of golfing dress
Hannah Fleming (British Golf Museum)
Venue: Lecture Theatre 2, Dalhousie Building, University of Dundee
Thursday, February 4 2016, 1.00 pm
Inuit Relations with Dundonians
William Kerr
Venue: Glasite Hall, St. Andrew’s Church, King Street, Dundee
Friends of Dundee City Archives
Thursday, February 4 2016, 7.30 pm - 9.30 pm
Highlanders on the Titanic
Norman Newton
Venue: Outdoor Bowling Clubhouse, Ferry Brae, North Kessock, IV1 3YH
North Kessock & District Local History Society
Saturday, February 6 2016, 10 am - 12 pm
Tax Records
Joy Dodd
Venue: Scottish Genealogy Society Library, 15 Victoria Terrace, Edinburgh, EH1 2JL
Everyone thinks the Poll Tax was invented by Margaret Thatcher but did you know it was around in the 17th Century? In the 18th Century windows, servants, horses, dogs and other items were taxed. Joy Dodd will give a talk on how to access those records and what they contain.
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