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Upcoming family history talks and events in Scotland, 2 - 8 October 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. Monday, October 2 2017 Ayrshire at War Bob Mcmillan Venue: John Knox Church Hall, High Street, Stewarton Stewarton and District Historical Society Ayrshire's great contribution to wars Tuesday, October 3 2017, 1 pm Glassford's Virginia: Imagining the Scottish Diaspora in the Eighteenth-Century Chesapeake Bay Marenka Thompson-Odlum, University of Glasgow Venue: G16, William Robertson Wing, Old Medical School, Teviot Place, Edinburgh University of Edinburgh Diaspora Studies graduate workshop. For more information see http://edin.ac/1MSzwtw Tuesday, October 3 2017, 1 pm - 1.10 pm Old College Students and the Caribbean, 1700-1838 Dr Stephen Mullen (University of Glasgow) Venue: Hunterian Museum Gilbert Scott building University of Glasgow G12 8QQ Black History Month Dr. Stephen Mullen presents his fascinating new research. www.gla.ac.uk/hunterian /visit/insighttalks/ Tuesday, October 3 2017, 12.30 pm - 2 pm ‘With angels and dark angels’ - Black depictions of sacred figures in Christian art and devotion Harry Dunlop Venue: St Mungo Museum of Religious Life and Art, 2 Castle Street, Glasgow G4 0RH Black History Month In this talk Learning and Access Curator Harry Dunlop explores different cultural representations of Christ and the Virgin Mary in Christian art. The talk examines the intentions behind the representation of an angel as a Black African in a 1950s stained glass window in nearby Glasgow Cathedral and also explores the symbolic and perhaps subversive representation of the Virgin Mary as the Black Madonna. Free event www.glasgowmuseums.com Tuesday, October 3 2017, 6 pm Burnswark Hill: insights and implications John Reid Venue: Teviot Lecture Theatre in the Archaeology Department, School of History, Classics and Archaeology, Edinburgh Tuesday, October 3 2017, 7 pm Bannockburn Lecture Series : Be bloody bold and resolute The Real Macbeth Dr Fiona Watson Venue: Bannockburn, FK7 0LJ Does Shakespeare's Macbeth actually resemble the real Scottish King? Dr Fiona Watson explains the true history and just how different the real Macbeth who ruled Scotland between 1040 and 1057 actually was. Tickets 5.00 pounds proceeds to Learning Fund. Further information and tickets from 01786 812664 or email bannockburn2014@nts.org.uk Tuesday, October 3 2017, 7 pm - 9 pm My Walk Through Family History Matt Fry Venue: Lanthorn Community Education Complex, Kenilworth Rise, Livingston EH54 6JL West Lothian Family History Society Tuesday, October 3 2017, 7.30 pm From Dobbie’s Loan to Great Western Road: The history of Gartnavel Hospital and its predecessors Eileen Ross Venue: Fairweather Hall, Barrhead Road, Newton Mearns, G77 6BB Tuesday, October 3 2017, 7.30 pm Roxburghshire John Rogerson Venue: Lecture Hall, Hawick High School Everybody Welcome. Voluntary Collection. Wednesday, October 4 2017, 10 am - 11 am Standing Stones of Stenness Walk
Venue: Stones of Stenness Circle and Henge Join the Orkney Ranger Service for a free guided tour of our oldest stone circle, and explore the fascinating links with the nearby Neolithic village of Barnhouse. Wednesday, October 4 2017, 7.30 pm Opening night, slide show Murray Dickson Venue: Volunteer Hall, Galashiels Thursday, October 5 2017, 11.15am - 12pm 12.15pm - 1pm 2pm - 2.45pm 3pm - 3.45pm Bolts and Bodkins
Venue: Edinburgh Castle Join castle archer, Rusty Bodkins for an explanation of how the Scots used the medieval longbow and crossbow. Learn about different types of arrowheads and how arrow wounds were treated. Get dressed for battle and join the garrison! Included in the normal admission price Thursday, October 5 2017, 5.15 pm ‘“Advance on us like mad men!”: The Scottish Highland warrior’ Dr Ralph Moffat (Glasgow Museums) Venue: Room 1.434 (Teaching Room 7), Doorway 3, Old Medical School University of Edinburgh Scottish history research seminar. See here for more details. Thursday, October 5 2017, 5.30 pm ‘The Scotching of British History in the 19th century; or, how a Scot (con)founded the Royal Historical Society’ Dr Catriona MacDonald (University of Glasgow) Venue: Arts Lecture Theatre, University of St Andrews Institute of Scottish Historical Research See here for more details. Thursday, October 5 2017, 7 pm The Poor Had No Lawyers Andy Wightman Venue: The 252 Memorial Hall, Betson Street, Markinch Free to members and £2 for non members Friday, October 6 2017, 1 pm - 3 pm What do we really know about Robert Burns and slavery? Professor Gerard Carruthers Venue: Gallery of Modern Art, 1 Royal Exchange Square, Glasgow G1 3AH Black History Month Infamously, Robert Burns intended at one point to ‘work’ on the slave plantations in the West Indies. What can we say about this incident in his biography, and how did slavery feature in his work? This talk also looks at what contemporary Scottish writers have to say about the issue. Presented by Professor Gerard Carruthers. Free event with registration Register at tinyurl.com/crereventbrite Friday, October 6 2017, 2.30 pm - 4 pm Voices Through the Centures
Venue: Highland Archive Centre, Bught Park, Inverness As part of NessBookFest, the Highland Archive Centre will host an afternoon of dramatic monologue readings. Drama students will bring documents in the Highland Archive Centre's collections to life, from a Victorian police occurrence book to a World War Two letter, from a contemporary report about the clearances to a letter describing life in the Caribbean in the 18th century. The readings will be accompanied by a display of the original archives. Free event. For more information please phone 01463 256444 or email archives@highlifehighland.com Saturday, October 7 2017, 2 pm - 4 pm Fashion through the Lens: Costume and Photography Valerie Reilly Venue: Renfield Saint Stephen's Church Centre Aberdeen and North East Scotland Family History Society
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