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Upcoming family history talks and events in Scotland, 19 - 25 March 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. Tuesday, March 20 2018, 7 pm The Mills of the Water of Leith Bob Bell Venue: Newhaven Parish Church Hall Newhaven Community History Group Occasional visitors welcome at £2 per meeting Wednesday, March 21 2018, 7 pm Annual dinner followed by Sir William Burrell and the Burrell Collection Margaret Anderson, University of Glasgow Venue: Best Western Eglinton Arms Hotel, Eaglesham Members free, non-members £3 at the door Thursday, March 22 2018, 5.15 pm Lyon Playfair and the Irish university question, 1871-1880 Professor Robert Anderson (University of Edinburgh) 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. Thursday, March 22 2018, 7.30 pm DNA in Genealogy Graham Holton Venue: Portland Church hall, South Beach, Troon Troon & Ayrshire Family History Society Thursday, March 22 2018, 7.30 pm History of cinema projection Ian Rintoul Venue: Dirleton Kirk Hall Gullane and Dirleton History Society Friday, March 23 2018, 7.30 pm Tracking Dinosaurs on Scotland’s Jurassic Isle Dr. Neil Clark Venue: Eden Court, Bishops Rd, Inverness IV3 5SA Friday, March 23 2018, 7.30 pm Meet the Ghosts of Liddesdale and Teviotdale: Ghost Walks
Venue: Turnbull Statue, Hawick Civic Space Come and meet the Ghosts of Hawick past and hear the grizzly and gory stories of our ancestors! The Ghost walks have proved very popular in previous years and tickets are likely to sell out fast. The tours will last approximately 50min and will involve a short walk. Please dress warmly and bring along a small torch! Friday, March 23 2018, 7.30 pm - 9.30 pm Tracking Dinosaurs on Scotland’s Jurassic Isle Dr Nell Clark Venue: Eden Court, Bishops Rd, Inverness IV3 5SA Friday, March 23 2018, 8.30 pm Meet the Ghosts of Liddesdale and Teviotdale: Ghost Walks
Venue: Turnbull Statue, Hawick Civic Space Come and meet the Ghosts of Hawick past and hear the grizzly and gory stories of our ancestors! The Ghost walks have proved very popular in previous years and tickets are likely to sell out fast. The tours will last approximately 50min and will involve a short walk. Please dress warmly and bring along a small torch! Saturday, March 24 2018, 1.30 pm In the Footsteps of Reivers Brian Dingle Venue: Heritage Hub, Hawick Have you ever thought how a book comes to fruition? What brought the first seeds of an idea to the printed page? I’d like to take you through my new book “In the Footsteps of Reivers” where the idea came from. What motivated me to do it and what I left out. What areas I visited and the events that happened. How I went about finding a publisher and what they said about the manuscript. Then a guide through the publishing process of why the book took its final form. Saturday, March 24 2018, 10.30 am - 3 pm 16th Century Market
Venue: Hawick High Street Including Reivers Trials, Live Entertainment and Reivers Games Saturday, March 24 2018, 10.30 am - 3 pm Borders Kith and Kin
Venue: Hawick High Street Meet the Border Families, learn their story past and present. Find out if you are connected to the Reiving Clans and learn how to research your own family history Saturday, March 24 2018, 10.30 am - 3 pm Reivers Encampment
Venue: Wee Haugh, Hawick Full programme of re-enactments including displays of Musket Drills and hand to hand skirmishes and mock battles with static displays of life in the 16th Century Border Lands. Sunday, March 25 2018 Borders Kith and Kin
Venue: Drumlanrig Tower Times and details to be confirmed but there will be a series of talks including: Sunday, March 25 2018, 4.30 pm The Tower House – Not just a home, more a way of life. Margaret Skea Venue: Mansfield Park, Hawick RFC The talk will consider location, architecture, and domestic features of the Scottish tower house, to illustrate how it not only reflected, but was essential to the reiver’s life and lifestyle. Hosted by Hawick Rotary Club
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