Upcoming family history talks and events in Scotland, 20 - 26 March 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, March 20 2017, 7 pm for 7.30 pm Arniston House Pat Wigston Venue: Drummond Community High School, Bellevue Place, Edinburgh Non-members, £2.00. Monday, March 20 2017, 7.30 pm The Wallace McIntyre Memorial Lecture John Hood Venue: Morison Memorial Church, Dumbarton Road, Clydebank Clydebank Local History Society Monday, March 20 2017, 7.30 pm ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING, entertainment, wine & snacks
Venue: Gibson Craig Memorial Hall, Lanark Road West, Currie Currie & District Local History Society Monday, March 20 2017, 7.30 pm Glasgow’s Built Heritage: Tobacco, Slavery and Abolition Stephen Mullen Venue: Kelvinside Academy, Glasgow Glasgow & West of Scotland Family History Society Monday, March 20 2017, 8 pm Sir Robert Lorimer and Colinton Simon Green Venue: Dreghorn Loan Hall, Colinton, EH13 0DE Colinton Local History Society Eminent architectural historian, Simon Green, will talk about Sir Robert Lorimer whose buildings in Colinton are so important to the character of our village. Tuesday, March 21 2017, 5 pm for 5.30 pm Philanthropy, Patriotism and Paediatric Nursing: Glasgow's Royal Hospital for Sick Children through five objects Dr Iain Hutchison, University of Glasgow Venue: Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow Library Reading Room, 232-242 St Vincent St, Glasgow, G2 5RJ University of Glasgow Institute of Health and Wellbeing Coffee and biscuits from 5 pm, talks beging at 5.30 pm. This event is free but please contact us to book as places are limited. [email protected], 0141 221 6072 Tuesday, March 21 2017, 7.30 pm Riddles Court Gavin Watt Venue: Leith Community Education Centre in the New Kirkgate Wednesday, March 22 2017, 2.00 pm - 4.00 pm Member’s Afternoon & A.G.M.
Venue: Kincardine Community Centre - Hepburn Room Kincardine-on-Forth Local History Group A relaxed and informal opportunity for members to show slides from their own collections Wednesday, March 22 2017, 7 pm - 9 pm A History of Brewing in Edinburgh John Martin Venue: The Canon's Gait, 232 Canongate, Edinburgh, EH8 8DQ History Sessions Join John Martin of the Scottish Brewery Archive Association as he delves into the fascinating history of the brewery industry in Edinburgh. Discover the stories behind some of the most famous brewing names and learn about breweries that have long since ceased production. If you are fascinated by the history of Edinburgh or intrigued by the story behind your favourite pint, then this is the lecture for you! Over 18's only due to nature of venue. £3 Wednesday, March 22 2017, 7.30 pm Highlanders on the Titanic: A Case Study in Highland Family History Norman Newton Venue: Highland Archive Centre, Bught Park, Inverness Highland Family History Society AGM at 7 pm Wednesday, March 22 2017, 7.30 pm Borders Crimes of an Heinous Nature - from the High Court of Justiciary Margaret Fox Venue: Volunteer Hall, Galashiels Thursday, March 23 2017 Crystal Ball Archaeology: Top Five Predictions for Scotland’s Past Dr Jeff Saunders, Dig IT 2017 Project Manager, National Museum of Scotland Venue: Blue Room, Town Hall, Ayr Ayrshire Archaeological and Natural History Society Thursday, March 23 2017, 2 pm Scots of the BVLA (British Volunteers from Latin America) Fraser Brown Venue: Sandeman Room, AK Bell Library £5 for non-members Thursday, March 23 2017, 2 pm - 3 pm Getting the most out of ScotlandsPeople Iain Ferguson Venue: New Register House, Princes Street, Edinburgh Introducing some helpful hints and tips for ancestry-hunting on the ScotlandsPeople website. New Register House. Thursday, March 23 2017, 7.30 pm Curling History in East Lothian David Affleck Venue: Dirleton Kirk Hall Gullane and Dirleton History Society There are many old curling pond sites in East Lothian including locally at Muirfield Archerfield and Dirleton, whose history will be related by David Affleck Thursday, March 23 2017, 7.30 pm Voices from the Scottish Diaspora Prof Marjory Harper Venue: MacRobert Hall, The Square, Tarland Prof. Marjory Harper will give a talk based on her researches into the oral testimony of emigrants who left Scotland for a new life. Thursday, March 23 2017, 7.45 pm An Illicit Whisky Chaser: rediscovering the hidden history of whisky production Dr Clare Wilson Venue: Drymen Village Hall, Main Street, Drymen, Glasgow, G63 0BP Drymen & District Local History Society Saturday, March 25 2017, 2 pm A Streetcar named Desire - The Heraldry of our Tramways Gordon Casely Venue: Royal Scots Club, Abercromby Place, Edinburgh The Heraldry Society of Scotland
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