History talks and events 19-25 February 2018

Upcoming family history talks and events in Scotland, 19 - 25 February 2018

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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Tuesday, February 20 2018, 5.30 pm - 7.30 pm

Gender History

Lynn Abrams, Eleanor Gordon, Jane Rendall

Venue: Kelvin Hall, Glasgow

Historical Conversations

This free public programme of talks, interviews and panel discussions (organised by Dr Catriona Macdonald, Scottish History and Dr Stephen Mullen, History, University of Glasgow) hosted in the Kelvin Hall in academic term 2017-18 (in partnership with The Centre for Scottish and Celtic Studies, The Hunterian, UofG Library, Archives and Special Collections) explores the remarkable transformation of Scottish history over the course of the last fifty years; the current challenges faced by the discipline; and leading practitioners’ hopes for the future. The range of speakers in the programme lends this initiative authority and remarkable range: there’s something here for all lovers of Scottish history, and an opportunity to get to know a little better the writers behind the books that have shaped how we understand our past. Indeed, all events will be recorded and hosted online by the University library, establishing a fantastic resource for scholars in the future.

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Tuesday, February 20 2018, 7.30 pm

Matchbox Holders in WWI - Manufactured and Trench Art

Dorothy Malone

Venue: Gairloch Community Hall Annexe

Gairloch Heritage Museum

Entry free, donations welcome, refreshments provided.

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Wednesday, February 21 2018, 7 pm

Family History from Medieval Sources

Alan Borthwick

Venue: Lasswade Centre Library, Lasswade High School

Lothians Family History Society

All welcome

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Wednesday, February 21 2018, 7.30 pm

History of stained glass

Helen Spencer

Venue: Gullane Village Hall

Gullane and Dirleton History Society

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Wednesday, February 21 2018, 7.30 pm

The Battle of Langside

Ian Marshall

Venue: Best Western Eglinton Arms Hotel, Eaglesham

Eaglesham History Society

Members free, non-members £3 at the door

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Wednesday, February 21 2018, 7.30 pm

Rows, tenements and terraces: housing the people of West Lothian

Matt Hume

Venue: Acredale House, Mid Street, Bathgate

West Lothian History and Amenity Society

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Thursday, February 22 2018, 7.30 pm

Discovering the Prehistoric Settlements of Ayr

Kevin Paton, AOL Archaeology

Venue: Blue Room, Town Hall, Ayr

Ayrshire Archaeological and Natural History Society

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Monday, February 26 2018, 7.30 pm

Phoebe Anna Traquair

Morag Austin, the Mansfield Trust

Venue: Millennium Room, Cramond Kirk Hall

Cramond Heritage Trust

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Wednesday, February 28 2018, 1 pm - 2 pm

Assessing the resourcefulness of Scottish immigrants during California's gold rush: San Francisco and Sacramento, 1850-1860

Devin Grier (University of Edinburgh)

Venue: G16 in the William Robertson Wing of the School of History, Classics and Archaeology (Doorway 4 of the Old Medical School)

University of Edinburgh

The Diaspora Studies Graduate Workshop research seminars take place throughout the academic year and are open to all.

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Wednesday, February 28 2018, 7.30pm

School Log Books

Dr Graham Clark

Venue: Highland Archive Centre, Bught Park, Inverness

Highland Family History Society

Non-members will be charged £2

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Thursday, March 1 2018, 5.15 pm

The "Rough Wooing" and the governance of Scotland

Dr Amy Blakeway (University of Kent)

Venue: Room G.13, Doorway 4, Old Medical School

University of Edinburgh

The Scottish History research seminars take place throughout the academic year and are open to all.

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Thursday, March 1 2018, 7 pm

Petticoats and Plants – the rise of female gardeners

Debbie Reid

Venue: The 252 Memorial Hall, Betson Street, Markinch

Markinch Heritage Group

Free to members and £2 for non members

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Thursday, March 1 2018, 7pm - 9pm

"A fair field, and no favour" - Edinburgh Medical Women c. 1869 – 1920.

Dr Elaine Thomson

Venue: Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh Museum

Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh

£2. Celebrating the history of medical woman in Edinburgh for International Women’s Day, this talk discusses the careers of Edinburgh’s Medical women through the first fifty years of their acceptance into the profession. Women’s entry to medicine, and their right to train and practice as doctors, was one of the great success stories of first wave feminism. Much of the fight for women’s medical education took place in Edinburgh, here at Surgeons Hall. But once the dust had settled and women had gained the right to qualify and practice, what happened? What were the terms of women’s access to the profession, and in what ways have those terms influenced the direction of women’s work in medicine – in Edinburgh and elsewhere - ever since? Elaine Thomson has a PhD in medical history, focussing on the Edinburgh Hospital for Woman and Children, the first hospital in Britain founded and run by women, for women. She has published widely on the subject. As E.S. Thomson she also writes medical-historical fiction.

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Saturday, March 3 2018, 10 am - 12 pm

Irish Records

Jill Williams, FIGRS

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

Scottish Genealogy Society

Irish Records: an introductory class “Irish records? - They all went up in smoke . . . or did they?” This workshop will be given by Jill Williams, FIGRS, who has many years’ experience researching Irish family history.

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Saturday, March 3 2018, 2pm

Alexander Galloway- a remarkable Aberdeen Cleric with a Taste for Heraldry

Charles Burnett, FHSS

Venue: Royal Scots Club, Abercromby Place, Edinburgh

The Heraldry Society of Scotland

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