History talks and events 5 - 11 March 2018

Upcoming family history talks and events in Scotland, 5 - 11 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.

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Monday, March 5 2018

Tea and Coffee

Ewan Reid

Venue: John Knox Church Hall, High Street, Stewarton

Stewarton and District Historical Society

The technical director of Matthew Algie tells the exciting history of the journey of tea and coffee from plantation to cup.

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Tuesday, March 6 2018, 6 pm

Living on Water: Early Iron Age crannog research in Loch Tay

Derek Hamilton (SUERC) & Michael Stratigos (SUERC)

Venue: Meadows Lecture Theatre, Old Medical School, Teviot Place

University of Edinburgh

The First Millennia Studies Group is a discussion forum for all aspects of archaeology in the first millennia BC and AD. There is no geographical limit but the majority of discussions centre around Scotland, although one of the major contributions of the group is the ability to provide the wider context for more focused investigations.

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Tuesday, March 6 2018, 7 pm - 9 pm

Exploring ScotlandsPlaces

Kim Beasley, Historic Environment Scotland

Venue: Lanthorn Community Education Complex, Kenilworth Rise, Livingston EH54 6JL

West Lothian Family History Society

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Tuesday, March 6 2018, 7.30 pm

Fleapits and Palaces

Gary Painter

Venue: Fairweather Hall, Barrhead Road, Newton Mearns, G77 6BB

Mearns History Group

A whirlwind tour of the varied peculiarities of Scottish cinema architecture with particular emphasis on Glasgow - discover long forgotten enclaves of Spain, Egypt and Turkey on the mean streets of Govanhill, Finnieston and Muirend!

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Tuesday, March 6 2018, 7.30 pm

Slaves and Highlanders: Highland Scots in the Slave Trade and on Caribbean Plantations

David Alston

Venue: Gairloch Community Hall Annexe

Gairloch Heritage Museum

Entry free, donations welcome, refreshments provided.

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Tuesday, March 6 2018, 7.30 pm

Langholm Stories

Jamie Telford

Venue: Lecture Hall, Hawick High School

Hawick Archaeological Society

Everybody Welcome. Voluntary Collection.

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Thursday, March 8 2018, 5.15 pm

Disability, charity and the boundaries of reformed discipline in Early-Modern Scotland

Dr Chris Langley (Newman University)

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.

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Thursday, March 8 2018, 7 pm - 9 pm

Life in the Miners Raws

Bobby Grierson

Venue: Johnnie Walker Bond, Strand Street Kilmarnock

East Ayrshire Family History Society

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Thursday, March 8 2018, 7.30 pm

Place Names, Statistics and Hair Powder

Ruaraidh Wishart

Venue: MacRobert Hall, The Square, Tarland

Cromar History Group

Ruaraidh Wishart is the Archivist for Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire. CHG members have been assisting him in his project to transcribe local tax records from the nineteenth century. He will tell us about the taxes levied in Aberdeenshire during the Napoleonic wars and the information we can get from the tax records of that time.

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Thursday, March 8 2018, 7.30 pm

The King under the Care Home: James I and the Perth Charterhouse Project

Professor Richard Oram, University of Stirling

Venue: Blue Room, Town Hall, Ayr

Ayrshire Archaeological and Natural History Society

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