History talks and events 28 November - 4 December 2016

Upcoming family history talks and events in Scotland, 28 November - 4 December 2016

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, November 28 2016, 3 pm

Early Irish Migrations to Scotland - Difficulties, Debates and DNA

Dr Catherine Swift (Mary Immaculate College, Limerick)

Venue: Room 208, 2 University Gardens, Glasgow

Centre for Scottish and Celtic Studies

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Monday, November 28 2016, 7.30 pm

Rossie: The Loch That Disappeared

Prof David Munro

Venue: Age Concern Building, Provost Wynd, Cupar

Cupar Heritage

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Monday, November 28 2016, 7.30 pm

Migrants, Benefits and Tax-Avoidance in Glenalmond, 1700-1900

Robin Urquhart, National Records of Scotland

Venue: Pitcairngreen Village Hall

West Stormont Historical Society

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Monday, November 28 2016, 7.30 pm

The Pentland Way, a Walk with History

Bob Paterson

Venue: Gibson Craig Memorial Hall, Lanark Road West, Currie

Currie & District Local History Society

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Monday, November 28 2016, 7.30 pm

21st Century Archaeology: Trowels, Tourism and High-Tech Trends

Dr Jeff Sanders

Venue: Millennium Room, Cramond Kirk Hall

Cramond Heritage Trust

Dr Jeff Sanders, DigIt 2017, Society of Antiquaries of Scotland, on why the past is good for our future and providing a sneak peek ahead of Scotland’s Year of History, Heritage and Archaeology

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Tuesday, November 29 2016, 1 pm

Franciszek Smuglewicz’s James Byres of Tonley and His Family: A Scottish Antiquarian Network in Eighteenth-Century Rome

Dr Lucinda Lax (Scottish National Portrait Gallery)

Venue: Room G16, School of History, Classics and Archaeology, William Robertson Wing, Old Medical School

Scottish Centre for Diaspora Studies

Diaspora Studies Graduate Workshop Series

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Tuesday, November 29 2016, 7.30 pm

Fundamentalisms Kilmarnock Origins - Thomas Whitelaw 1840-1917

Mark Nixon

Venue: Kilmarnock College, Hill Street, Kilmarnock

Kilmarnock & District History Group

£2 donation for non-members

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Wednesday, November 30 2016, 4 pm

Textiles of the Viking Age

Eva Anderson Strand, Saxo Institute, University of Copenhagen

Venue: Lecture Theatre (109), Gregory Building

University of Glasgow

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Wednesday, November 30 2016, 6 pm

Improvement and Landscape: Landownership in Eighteenth-Century Scotland

Micky Gibbard, PhD student, University of Dundee

Venue: Burghfield House, Cnoc an Lobht, Dornoch

University of the Highlands and Islands Centre for History

This seminar is being given as part of the relaunch of the Centre for Scotland’s Land Futures. The evening will commence at 6pm with a wine reception and will be followed by the relaunch and the seminar. More details will follow and booking is essential.

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Thursday, December 1 2016, 6 pm - 7.30 pm

Fashion and Function: Costume and textiles from the Dalrymple family collection

Emma Inglis, Curator, NTS

Venue: Newhailes House, Newhailes Road, Musselburgh, EH21 6RY

Newhailes House

£8, including complimentary glass of wine. Limited space, book online

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Thursday, December 1 2016, 7 pm

The History of Scottish Gold and Silversmiths & their marks

George Dalgleish

Venue: The 252 Memorial Hall, Betson Street, Markinch

Markinch Heritage Group

Free to members and £2 for non members

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Thursday, December 1 2016, 7.30 pm

Wark Castle

Eric Grounds

Coldstream and District Local History Society

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Saturday, December 3 2016, 10 am - 12 pm

Health and history: Using medical records in genealogical research.

Louise Williams

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

Scottish Genealogy Society

Health records can be another source of information to help further your family’s history but they are not found on the usual websites, etc. Louise Williams, Archivist will show what these records contain and where to find them.

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Saturday, December 3 2016, 2 pm

To Prove their kindred here The Irish Office of Arms in the 18th Century

Colette O'Flaherty - Chief Herald of Ireland

Venue: Royal Scots Club, Abercromby Place, Edinburgh

The Heraldry Society of Scotland

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Saturday, December 3 2016, 7:00pm for 7:45pm

St Andrew Dinner

Elizabeth Roads, LVO - Snawdoun Herald, Lyon Clerk and Keeper of the Records

Venue: Royal Scots Club, Abercromby Place, Edinburgh

The Heraldry Society of Scotland

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