History talks and events 27 February - 5 March 2017

Upcoming family history talks and events in Scotland, 27 February - 5 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.

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Monday, February 27 2017, 7.30 pm

Continuing the work of Geddes: approaches for the development of Edinburgh’s Old Town

Nicholas Hotham

Venue: Millennium Room, Cramond Kirk Hall

Cramond Heritage Trust

Nicholas Hotham, Head of Advocacy and Outreach, Edinburgh World Heritage

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Monday, February 27 2017, 7.30 pm

Perth Silver

Amy Waugh, Perth Museum and Art Gallery

Venue: Stanley Village Hall

West Stormont Historical Society

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Tuesday, February 28 2017, 7.30 pm

Scottish Lace

Brian Hill

Venue: Kilmarnock College, Hill Street, Kilmarnock

Kilmarnock & District History Group

£2 donation for non-members

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Wednesday, March 1 2017, 5 pm - 6 pm

Hogbacks and Hammerheads: Enigmas of the Viking Age

Jamie Barnes (PhD Student, Archaeology, Glasgow)

Venue: Gregory Building (109), University of Glasgow

University of Glasgow

Further information from Dr Colleen Batey colleen.batey@glasgow.ac.uk

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Thursday, March 2 2017, 2 pm - 3 pm

‘For King and Country’: Records of Military Service Appeal Tribunals, 1916-1918

Bruno Longmore (Head of Government Records, NRS)

Venue: New Register House, Princes Street, Edinburgh

National Records of Scotland

Just over a hundred years ago, Britain's Liberal Government introduced military conscription under the Military Service Act, 1916. Uniquely among combatants in the First World War, the men of Britain could apply for exemption. The Military Service Appeal Tribunal records for Lothian and Peebles 1916-1918 survive and are held in NRS. Bruno Longmore highlights the reasons why conscription was introduced, who was conscripted, why men appealed and what these records tell us about Scotland during WW1. New Register House

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Thursday, March 2 2017, 6.15 pm AGM, 7.30 pm talk

AGM & Refreshments then talk on Norham

Martha Andrews

Coldstream and District Local History Society

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Thursday, March 2 2017, 7 pm

On the trail of Erskine Beveridge & his photography

Lesley Ferguson

Venue: The 252 Memorial Hall, Betson Street, Markinch

Markinch Heritage Group

Free to members and £2 for non members

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Friday, March 3 2017, 11.00 am

Listen Up! HMS Tarlair and Memories of the Hawkcraig Admiralty Experimental Establishment Station, Aberdour, Fife, 1915-1918

Diana Maxwell

Venue: National Mining Memorial Centre, Lady Victoria Colliery, Newtongrange, Dalkeith EH22 4QN

National Mining Museum Scotland

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Saturday, March 4 2017

Inspired by the Castle: Poetic Promenade at Craignethan

Venue: Craignethan

Clyde and Avon Valley Landscape Partnership

Join us on a journey from the Clyde Valley up to Craignethan Castle and enjoy the literature of local and visiting writers such as Sir Walter Scott and Janet Hamilton, who were inspired by the landscape and the castle.

Each takes around two hours and is FREE although booking is essential at www.cavlp.eventbrite.co.uk. - See more at: http://www.clydeandavonvalley.org/news-hub/item/frame-the-landscape-with-cavlp-heritage#sthash.cjqI0gic.dpuf

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