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History talks and events 11-17 April 2016

5/4/2016

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Upcoming family history talks and events in Scotland, 11 - 17 April 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, April 11 2016, 6.00 pm - 7.00 pm

Celts: art and identity

Dr Fraser Hunter, National Museums Scotland

Venue: Auditorium, National Museums Scotland, Chambers Street

Society of Antiquaries of Scotland

The idea of Celts is a potent, popular and enormously varied one, applied to many different types of evidence in different contexts. Coinciding with a major exhibition on Celts at the National Museum of Scotland, this talk will consider the many different things which get called Celtic art. It will consider what these different “Celtic arts” say about connections and differences across Europe, and consider the role of decoration in making powerful objects and creating powerful ideas.


Monday, April 11 2016, 7 pm for 7.30 pm

The National Library of Scotland: a Treasure Trove

Veronica Denholm and Jennifer Giles

Venue: Royal British Legion Social Club, 33 Rodney Street, Edinburgh

Broughton History Society


Monday, April 11 2016, 7.30 pm

The Land Girls

Ruth Boreham

Venue: Dalkeith Baptist Church, North Wynd, Dalkeith

Dalkeith History Society


Monday, April 11 2016, 7.30 pm

AGM and Members' Night

Venue: St Andrews Church, Park Road, Milngavie

Milngavie and Bearsden Historical Society


Monday, April 11 2016, 7.30 pm

Open Evening

Venue: Luncarty Church Centre

West Stormont Historical Society

Non-members: adults £3, concessions £2. (Open discussion meetings at Luncarty are free)


Tuesday, April 12 2016, 7.30 pm

Medieval Pestilence, Plague and Climate Change

Prof Richard Oram, Stirling University

Venue: Dining Hall, Dollar Academy

Dollar History Society


Tuesday, April 12 2016, 7.30 pm

His Own Family Tree

Iain Abernethy

Venue: Public Library, Airds Crossing, Fort William

Lochaber and North Argyll Family History Group


Tuesday, April 12 2016, 7.30 pm

Wemyss School of Needlework

Fiona Wemyss

Venue: Volunteer House (Vonef Centre) in 69 Crossgate Cupar KY15 5AS

Fife Family History Society


Tuesday, April 12 2016, 7.30 pm

Edith Cavell

Barbara Graham

Venue: Largs Library Community Room

Largs and North Ayrshire Family History Society


Tuesday, April 12 2016, 7.30 pm - 8.30 pm

Celts: art and identity

Dr Fraser Hunter, National Museums Scotland

Venue: Regent Building Lecture Theatre, Regent Walk, Aberdeen, AB24 3FX

Society of Antiquaries of Scotland

The idea of Celts is a potent, popular and enormously varied one, applied to many different types of evidence in different contexts. Coinciding with a major exhibition on Celts at the National Museum of Scotland, this talk will consider the many different things which get called Celtic art. It will consider what these different “Celtic arts” say about connections and differences across Europe, and consider the role of decoration in making powerful objects and creating powerful ideas.


Tuesday, April 12 2016, 7.30 pm - 9.30 pm

Birdie Bowers

Drew McKenzie

Venue: Masonic Halls, Collier Street, Johnstone

Johnstone Historical Society


Wednesday, April 13 2016, 6.30 pm

The Mason's Mark Project

Venue: Lecture Theatre 2, Dalhousie Building, University of Dundee

Abertay Historical Society


Wednesday, April 13 2016, 7.30 pm

The Skylark IX Recovery Trust

Anne Dyer

Venue: Concord Community Centre (next to the Denny Theatre), Dumbarton, G82 1LJ

Lennox Heritage Society

Preceded by AGM. The Trust was formed in 2013 and is named for the historic little ship Skylark IX which rescued over 600 men from the beaches of Dunkirk during Operation Dynamo in WWII.


Wednesday, April 13 2016, 7.30 pm

GRO and minor records

Ian Ferguson

Venue: Smith Museum and Art Gallery, Dumbarton Road, Stirling

Central Scotland Family History Society


Thursday, April 14 2016

Early days of Discovery of Tourism in Scotland

Alastair Durie

Elie & Earlsferry History Society

Alastair Durie talks on the start of the Discovery of Scotland as a tourist destination


Thursday, April 14 2016, 7.30 pm

Renfrewshire Surveyors and Estate Plans in the 18th Century

John Moore

Venue: The Shawl Gallery, Paisley Museum, High Street, Paisley

Renfrewshire Local History Forum

Speaker is subject librarian at the University of Glasgow


Thursday, April 14 2016, 7.30 pm

Social Evening

Venue: Loudoun Hall, Ayr

Ayrshire Archaeological and Natural History Society

With four short talks by members of the AANHS


Thursday, April 14 2016, 7.30 pm

The Churches of Musselburgh

Alison Butler

Venue: St Peter's Church Hall, High Street, Musselburgh

Musselburgh Conservation Society


Thursday, April 14 2016, 7.30 pm

Field Marshal Haig, a Personal View

Hon Philip Astor

Venue: MacRobert Hall, The Square, Tarland

Cromar History Group

Field Marshall Douglas Haig, Ist. Earl Haig, has become one of the most controversial figures of the First World War, his leadership both heavily criticised but also defended by historians. The Honourable Philip Astor will present a personal perspective of his grandfather and his role in the First World War.


Thursday, April 14 2016, 7.30 pm - 9.00 pm

Flora Macdonald

Barbara Graham

Venue: Johnnie Walker Bond, Strand Street Kilmarnock

East Ayrshire Family History Society


Friday, April 15 2016, 7.30 pm

Branch Lines of Strathearn - Tourists, Tatties, and Trains

John Young, Railway Historian and Author

Venue: Aytoun Hall, High Street, Auchterarder

Auchterarder and District Local History Association


Saturday, April 16 2016, 1.45 pm

Researching Your Military Relatives covering the 18th Century to WW2

Ken Nisbet

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, April 16 2016, 10 am - 12 pm

Inheritance

Bruce Bishop

Venue: Scottish Genealogy Society Library, 15 Victoria Terrace, Edinburgh, EH1 2JL

Scottish Genealogy Society

Your family didn’t have to be extremely wealthy for someone to leave an inheritance. Bruce Bishop will give a talk on the subject to include estates, land & sasine records, wills, commissary courts, etc and show how this kind of information can help with your family history research.


Saturday, April 16 2016, 2.00 pm

Annual Meeting and Members Heirlooms

Venue: Manchester Central Library

Anglo-Scottish Family History Society


Saturday, April 16 2016, 2.30pm-4.30pm

Fintry – A Rural North East School

Janet Byth

Venue: Unitarian Church Centre

Aberdeen and North East Scotland Family History Society


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