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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
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