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Upcoming family history talks and events in Scotland, 6 - 12 November 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, November 6 2017 The Watermills of North Ayrshire Alastair Weir Venue: John Knox Church Hall, High Street, Stewarton Stewarton and District Historical Society Mr Weir has surveyed all of the watermills of North Ayrshire and provides a fascinating history of what was the primary power supply until the advent of the steam engine and was still used into the last century Tuesday, November 7 2017, 7 pm - 9 pm Regular meeting
Venue: Lanthorn Community Education Complex, Kenilworth Rise, Livingston EH54 6JL West Lothian Family History Society Gie's a haun' night - looking at website to help - ScotlandsPeople, Ancestry, Find My Past, Family Search and our own website Tuesday, November 7 2017, 7.30 pm Glasgow: Mapping the City John Moore Venue: Fairweather Hall, Barrhead Road, Newton Mearns, G77 6BB An account of the changing geography of Glasgow from the 1500’s to the present day. Tuesday, November 7 2017, 7.30 pm Stobs Camp: Past, Present and Future Andrew Jepson, Stobs Camp Project Officer, Archaeology Scotland Venue: Lecture Hall, Hawick High School Everybody Welcome. Voluntary Collection. Wednesday, November 8 2017, 10 am - 11 am Standing Stones of Stenness Walk
Venue: Stones of Stenness Circle and Henge Join the Orkney Ranger Service for a free guided tour of our oldest stone circle, and explore the fascinating links with the nearby Neolithic village of Barnhouse. Wednesday, November 8 2017, 6.30 pm, refreshments available from 6 pm Computer art and the influence of D'Arcy Thompson Catherine Mason Venue: Lecture Theatre 2, Dalhousie Building, University of Dundee Free but donations requested from non-members. Wednesday, November 8 2017, 7 pm Bannockburn Lecture Series :The nature of government in the Middle Ages Dauvit Broun & Joanna Tucker (University of Glasgow) Venue: Bannockburn, FK7 0LJ Was life fair and just under a King of Scots? We warmly welcome Dauvit Broun to his first Bannockburn Talk.He will be examining the rise of government in the Middle Ages and discusses life under Royal authority. For further information and ticket reservation call 01786 812664 email bannockburn2014@nts.org.uk Wednesday, November 8 2017, 7.30 pm A–pulling and a-pushing: a railway town at work Jim Summers Venue: Smith Museum and Art Gallery Central Scotland Family History Society Wednesday, November 8 2017, 7.30 pm The Soutra Plateau: Part 1, west of the A68 Henry Borthwick Venue: Volunteer Hall, Galashiels Wednesday, November 8 2017, 7.30 pm Burke and Hare’s Edinburgh Gordon Findlater Venue: Gullane Village Hall Gullane and Dirleton History Society The story of Burke and Hare in the days of body snatching for medical dissection purposes. Wednesday, November 8 2017, 7.45 pm National Amnesia, Sugar & Slaves Anne Williams Venue: RAF Club, Ardgowan Square, Greenock Thursday, November 9 2017, 5.15 pm for 5.30 pm ‘“No Love Lost”: The Scots in Ireland under the Union’ Stuart Clark (University of Edinburgh) Venue: Room 1.434 (Teaching Room 7), Doorway 3, Old Medical School University of Edinburgh Scottish history research seminar. See here for more details. Thursday, November 9 2017, 5.30 pm ‘Places of memory: The role of locality in 19th and 20th century commemorations of the Wars of Independence’ Ms Laura Harrison (University of Edinburgh) Venue: New Seminar Room, St John’s House, 71 South Street, St Andrews Institute of Scottish Historical Research See here for more details. Thursday, November 9 2017, 7 pm - 9 pm Women Munitions Workers in WW1 Barbara Graham Venue: Johnnie Walker Bond, Strand Street Kilmarnock East Ayrshire Family History Society Thursday, November 9 2017, 7.30 pm White, Black and Grey: recent discoveries of medieval friaries
Venue: MacRobert Hall, The Square, Tarland Recent excavations at Robert Gordon’s College in Aberdeen have revealed 30 burials from the medieval Dominican (Black) friary as well as hints at remains of the buildings. This talk will present the latest evidence from this site and look at the other excavated medieval friaries, Franciscan (Grey) and Carmelite (White). Thursday, November 9 2017, 7.30 pm The Lowland Clearances Peter Aitchison & Andrew Cassell, University of Glasgow Venue: Blue Room, Town Hall, Ayr Ayrshire Archaeological and Natural History Society Thursday, November 9 2017, 7.30 pm - 9.30 pm Brains' Trust
Venue: Elie Church Hall Elie & Earlsferry History Society A panel of local experts will try their best to answer your questions on local history. Friday, November 10 2017, 9.15 am - 4.45 pm Putting on the Writs: Scottish Court and Legal Records
Venue: National Records of Scotland, New Register House, Edinburgh Annual conference of the Scottish Records Association. Sessions on Civil and Ecclesiastical Courts, Sheriff and Franchise courts, Burgh Records. Plenary talk by Professor Hector MacQueen. Conference website Saturday, November 11 2017, 10 am - 12 pm WWI Ken Nisbet Venue: Scottish Genealogy Society Library, 15 Victoria Terrace, Edinburgh, EH1 2JL WWI: Ken Nisbet, our resident expert on all things military, will give a more focussed talk than in previous workshops. Saturday, November 11 2017, 2 pm - 4 pm Irish records and research: a modern overview Jill Williams, FIGRS Venue: Royal Scots Club, Abercromby Place, Edinburgh Aberdeen and North East Scotland Family History Society Saturday, November 11 2017, 9 am - 4.45 pm The Inner Forth: New connections for nature, history and people
Venue: Lecture Theatre Cottrell A3, Stirling University Forth Naturalist and Historian 9:00 – 10:00 Registration – Cottrell Lecture Theatre A3 Foyer
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