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, February 6 2017, 7 pm for 7.30 pm
From Steam to Diesel in Photographs
Archie Foley
Venue: Drummond Community High School, Bellevue Place, Edinburgh
Non-members, £2.00.
Monday, February 6 2017, 7.30 pm
The Comet, the Clyde and the Commerce
Burns Shearer
Venue: St Andrews Church, Park Road, Milngavie
Milngavie and Bearsden Historical Society
Mr. Burns Shearer's talk will present a picture of the problems facing travellers on Clydeside in the early 1800s, the successes and disaster which befell The Comet, the perils of early steam navigation and the quite amazing development of the shipyards on the Clyde. £4 for non-members
Monday, February 6 2017, 7.30 pm
Death on the Green Templeton’s Carpet Factory
Bill Black
Venue: Morison Memorial Church, Dumbarton Road, Clydebank
Clydebank Local History Society
Monday, February 6 2017, 7.30 pm
Treasure Trove in Scotland and Recent Archaeological Finds in Ayrshire and the South
Dr Natasha Ferguson
Venue: John Knox Church Hall, High Street, Stewarton
Stewarton and District Historical Society
The Treasure Trove Officer of National Museums of Scotland explains how treasure trove protects found objects. Members £1 Non-members £2.
Monday, February 6 2017, 7.30 pm
Radio in World War One
Malcolm Fergusson
Venue: Gibson Craig Memorial Hall, Lanark Road West, Currie
Currie & District Local History Society
Monday, February 6 2017, 8 pm
St Kilda & the Islands
George Geddes
Venue: Dreghorn Loan Hall, Colinton, EH13 0DE
Colinton Local History Society
An evening in St Kilda will be sure to drive away the February Blues: wonderful pictures and extraordinary stories about this unique part of Scotland from George Geddes of the RCAHMS/Historic Environment Scotland.
Tuesday, February 7 2017, 2 pm
A View of Kirkcaldy from my windows’: the friendship of Adam Smith and David Hume
Dr Ralph McLean, National Library of Scotland
Venue: Kirkcaldy Old Kirk, Kirk Wynd
Tuesday, February 7 2017, 6.45 pm for 7.15 pm
The Lives of Peploe & Cadell
Venue: Morningside Parish Church Hall
Morningside Heritage Association
Tuesday, February 7 2017, 7.00 pm - 9.00 pm
Maps and Local History
Craig Statham, National Library of Scotland
Venue: Lanthorn Community Education Complex, Kenilworth Rise, Livingston EH54 6JL
West Lothian Family History Society
Tuesday, February 7 2017, 7.30 pm
Gathering the Voices
Stephen Anson
Venue: Fairweather Hall, Barrhead Road, Newton Mearns, G77 6BB
The story of Martin Ansbach of Leuterhausen
Wednesday, February 8 2017, 2.00 pm - 4.00 pm
Outlander
Gerry McMullan
Venue: Kincardine Community Centre - Hepburn Room
Kincardine-on-Forth Local History Group
Wednesday, February 8 2017, 6.30 pm
Great Oaks from Little Acorns Grow: The Story of the University of Dundee
Kenneth Baxter (University of Dundee_
Venue: D’Arcy Thompson Lecture Theatre, Tower Building, University of Dundee
Wednesday, February 8 2017, 7.30 pm
Riding the Marches, Musselburgh 2016
Fiona Grant-McDonald
Venue: Coastal Communities Museum, School Road, North Berwick, East Lothian EH39 4JU
Organised by the Friends of the Coastal Communities Museum the current annual charge for membership is £10 for an individual or £18 per couple, which includes these Talks. Visitors are more than welcome to attend for a nominal entrance charge of £2 per person.
if you would like to find out more about the Talks or proceed to become a Friend of the museum, please contact, Ian Goodall, our Trustee who looks after the Friends administration: Tel: 01620 894313, e-mail: ig@goodall.net
Wednesday, February 8 2017, 7.30 pm
Stobs Camp
Andrew Jepson
Venue: Volunteer Hall, Galashiels
Wednesday, February 8 2017, 7.30 pm
Short History of the Haill Six Incorporated Trades of Kirkcudbright
Ian McIntyre
Venue: Parish Church Hall, St Mary Street, Kirkcudbright, DG6 4DN
£3 for non-members
Wednesday, February 8 2017, 7.30 pm
Margaret Harrison: Campaigning for Peace
Mary Irvine
Venue: Concord Community Centre (next to the Denny Theatre), Dumbarton, G82 1LJ
Margaret Harrison, a true daughter of the Rock and, together with her husband, Bobby, a well known life-long campaigner for peace, particularly through objecting to nuclear armament.
Wednesday, February 8 2017, 7.30 pm
Tracing Your Naval Ancestors
John McGee, Treasurer of ASGRA
Venue: Smith Museum and Art Gallery, Dumbarton Road, Stirling
Central Scotland Family History Society
Wednesday, February 8 2017, 7.45 pm
Magna Carta
Robbie Fisher
Venue: RAF Club, Ardgowan Square, Greenock
Thursday, February 9 2017
Building Scotland’s Canals
Nick Haynes
Venue: Blue Room, Town Hall, Ayr
Ayrshire Archaeological and Natural History Society
Thursday, February 9 2017, 7.30 pm
Riddles Court, a Merchant House Fit for a King
Dr Mike Cressey
Venue: St Peter's Church Hall, High Street, Musselburgh
Musselburgh Conservation Society
Thursday, February 9 2017, 7.30 pm
Kindrochit Castle
Alastair and Stewart Urquhart
Venue: MacRobert Hall, The Square, Tarland
Master masons Alastair and Stewart Urquhart will give a talk on the recent restoration of Kindrochit Castle at Braemar.
Thursday, February 9 2017, 7.30 pm
Excavation of a Viking trading site in Gottland
Colin Sparrow
Venue: The Shawl Gallery, Paisley Museum, High Street, Paisley
Renfrewshire Local History Forum
Renfrewshire Local History Forum Lectures are open to non-members with no admission charge but a small donation would be appreciated.
Thursday, February 9 2017, 7.30 pm - 9 pm
By Sea and Rail to Elie
Alan Provan and Graham Meacher
Venue: Elie Church Hall
Elie & Earlsferry History Society
Society members Alan Provan and Graham Meacher will talk about the 'Steamers at Elie Harbour' and 'Local Railways' respectively. All welcome (non-members £3).
Thursday, February 9 2017, 7.30 pm - 9.00 pm
History of Craufurdland Castle
Simon Craufurd
Venue: Johnnie Walker Bond, Strand Street Kilmarnock
East Ayrshire Family History Society
Saturday, February 11 2017, 10 am - 12 pm
Old Parish Registers
Bruce Bishop
Venue: Scottish Genealogy Society Library, 15 Victoria Terrace, Edinburgh, EH1 2JL
Bruce Bishop will talk about what they contain and how these records can assist your research. This class is about sourcing the rare and unusual records that most people don’t know about – not just the usual OPRs on Scotlandspeople etc.
Saturday, February 11 2017, 2 pm - 4 pm
Inspired by the Oaks – Scenery Stroll at Chatelherault
Venue: Chatelherault
Clyde and Avon Valley Landscape Partnership
Join the team at Chatelherault to explore artwork inspired by the Avon Water and Cadzow Oaks. Learn about the painters including Alexander Fraser and Simon Bough, who were inspired by the natural beauty of the Avon Valley landscape.
Each takes around two hours and is FREE although booking is essential at www.cavlp.eventbrite.co.uk.
Saturday, February 11 2017, 2.00pm-4.00pm
The Register of Corrected Entries and how it can help your family history research
Ken Nisbet
Venue: Renfield Saint Stephen's Church Centre
Aberdeen and North East Scotland Family History Society
Saturday, February 11 2017, 2.00pm-4.00pm
A look at the possibilities of DNA
Venue: Activities Room, Elgin Library, Cooper Park, Elgin, IV30 1HS
Aberdeen and North East Scotland Family History Society
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