History talks and events 10-16 April 2017

Upcoming family history talks and events in Scotland, 10 -16 April 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.

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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.

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Monday, April 10 2017, 7.30 pm

Open Evening

Venue: Luncarty Church Centre

West Stormont Historical Society

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

Fife Family History Society

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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

Johnstone Historical Society

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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

Abertay Historical Society

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Wednesday, April 12 2017, 7.45 pm

Martin Luther

Les McMahan

Venue: RAF Club, Ardgowan Square, Greenock

Inverclyde Historical Society

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Thursday, April 13 2017

Social Evening

Venue: Loudoun Hall, Ayr

Ayrshire Archaeological and Natural History Society

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Thursday, April 13 2017, 7.30 pm

Life, Death and Miracles of St Magnus

Fran Hollinrake

Venue: St Magnus Centre, Kirkwall

Orkney Family History Society

All welcome, tea and biscuits.

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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

Lennox Heritage Society

Shabnam is a urban designer and architectural designer with Iranian roots. Her illustrated talk covers some of Iran’s extraordinary architectural and historical heritage.

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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.

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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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