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, April 10 2017, 6 pm - 7 pm
Portmahomack on Tarbat Ness – barometer of European politics
Martin Carver
Venue: National Museum of Scotland
Society of Antiquaries of Scotland
Discoveries at Portmahomack in Easter Ross (1994 to 2008) were initially hailed as the first modern sighting of a Pictish monastery. The intensive period of post-excavation analysis that followed has defined six successive settlements on the same spot: a high status cemetery-settlement with contacts in Cumbria and Sussex (6/7th century), a purpose-built monastery with vellum and metal workshops and pieces from a dozen carved stone monuments (8th century), a trading farm (9th century), a parish church (12th century), a fishing village (13th century) and a township of iron workers (15th century). The publication of the results in 2016 advanced the idea that this sequence reflects contemporary political or ideological movements in wider Britain, Ireland and Europe.
Martin Carver was an army officer for 15 years, a free lance excavator for 12 years and a university professor at York for 21 years. He has founded archaeological companies in Birmingham and York, the latter (FAS-Heritage) being co-directors of the Tarbat project. Previous to Portmahomack he excavated at Sutton Hoo in Suffolk where he also proposed ideological change to explain the burials and assemblages. In collaboration with Alessandra Molinari (University of Rome) he has just launched the project Sicily in Transition which addresses similar research themes. Professor Carver presented the 2010 Rhind Lectures.
Monday, April 10 2017, 7.30 pm
Open Evening
Venue: Luncarty Church Centre
West Stormont Historical Society
Monday, April 10 2017, 7.30 pm
AGM & Communion tokens and Family History
James Slavin
Venue: Kelvinside Academy, Glasgow
Glasgow & West of Scotland Family History Society
Tuesday, April 11 2017, 6.45 pm for 7.15 pm
The Story of the Three Forth Bridges
Venue: Morningside Parish Church Hall
Morningside Heritage Association
Tuesday, April 11 2017, 7 pm for 7.30 pm
AGM followed by 1821: Murder in Montrose, Margaret is Convicted
Hilary White
Venue: Montrose Museum, Panmure Place, Montrose DD10 8HE
Montrose Natural History and Antiquarian Society
£3 for non-members
Tuesday, April 11 2017, 7.30 pm
The Union of the Parliaments
Dr I Matheson
Venue: Community Room, Largs Library, Allanpark Street, Largs
North Ayrshire Family History Society
Tuesday, April 11 2017, 7.30 pm
An 18th Century Fife Surgeon
Angela Montford
Venue: Volunteer House (Vonef Centre) in 69 Crossgate Cupar KY15 5AS
Tuesday, April 11 2017, 7.30 pm - 9.30 pm
Burns and the Scottish Enlightenment
Dr Ralph McLean, National Library of Scotland
Venue: Masonic Halls, Collier Street, Johnstone
Wednesday, April 12 2017, 6.30 pm
Excavation of Early Medieval Longhouses at Lair, Glenshee
David Strachan (Perth & Kinross Heritage Trust)
Venue: Lecture Theatre 2, Dalhousie Building, University of Dundee
Wednesday, April 12 2017, 7 pm
Master Masons in Family History
Rosemary Garrod
Venue: Lasswade Centre Library, Lasswade High School
Lothians Family History Society
Old and new members welcome
Wednesday, April 12 2017, 7.30 pm
His Own Family Tree
Iain Abernethy
Venue: Public Library, Airds Crossing, Fort William
Lochaber and North Argyll Family History Group
Wednesday, April 12 2017, 7.30 pm
Memories and Memory
Anne Reid, Managing Director of Speaking Lives
Venue: Smith Museum and Art Gallery, Dumbarton Road, Stirling
Central Scotland Family History Society
Wednesday, April 12 2017, 7.30 pm - 8.30 pm
High Pasture Cave, Skye – Excavation results
Gemma Cruickshanks
Venue: Edinburgh Cine and Video Society, 23a Fettes Row, Edinburgh, EH3 6RH
Edinburgh Archaeological Field Society
Wednesday, April 12 2017, 7.45 pm
Martin Luther
Les McMahan
Venue: RAF Club, Ardgowan Square, Greenock
Thursday, April 13 2017
Social Evening
Venue: Loudoun Hall, Ayr
Ayrshire Archaeological and Natural History Society
Thursday, April 13 2017, 7.30 pm
Life, Death and Miracles of St Magnus
Fran Hollinrake
Venue: St Magnus Centre, Kirkwall
All welcome, tea and biscuits.
Thursday, April 13 2017, 7.30 pm
AGM followed by The Heritage of Iran
Shabnam Komai-Koma
Venue: Concord Community Centre (next to the Denny Theatre), Dumbarton, G82 1LJ
Shabnam is a urban designer and architectural designer with Iranian roots. Her illustrated talk covers some of Iran’s extraordinary architectural and historical heritage.
Thursday, April 13 2017, 7.30 pm
The Roman Assault of Brunswark Hill – a battle rehabilitated
John Reid, The Brunswark Hill Project
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, April 13 2017, 7.30 pm - 9.00 pm
TBC
Dane Love
Venue: Johnnie Walker Bond, Strand Street Kilmarnock
East Ayrshire Family History Society
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