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The Heraldry Society of Scotland

Wednesday, March 28 2018, 7pm - 9pm

All Blood Runs Red

Chris Henry

Venue: Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh Museum

Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh

£2. For 2018 we are delighted to introduce a series of intimate talks taking a look behind the scenes at Surgeons Hall Museums, entitled #SpeakToTheSpecialist. An exploration of military surgery in the First World War. This talk will and focus on the developments that came out of surgical experiments in World War One and will include a demonstration of some of the instruments used in surgical hospitals and casualty clearing stations. Chris Henry is Director of Heritage at the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh and has written extensively on military and surgical history. The talk will last about 60min and the Museums will be open for viewing until 9pm for ticket holders only.

Saturday, March 31 2018, 2pm

Living heraldry and the Kate Kennedy Procession

Mark Dennis, Ormond Pursuivant of Arms

Venue: Royal Scots Club, Abercromby Place, Edinburgh

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History talks and events 19-25 March 2018

13/3/2018

Newhaven Community History Group

Upcoming family history talks and events in Scotland, 19 - 25 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.

Tuesday, March 20 2018, 7 pm

The Mills of the Water of Leith

Bob Bell

Venue: Newhaven Parish Church Hall

Occasional visitors welcome at £2 per meeting

Wednesday, March 21 2018, 7 pm

Annual dinner followed by Sir William Burrell and the Burrell Collection

Margaret Anderson, University of Glasgow

Venue: Best Western Eglinton Arms Hotel, Eaglesham

Eaglesham History Society

Members free, non-members £3 at the door

Thursday, March 22 2018, 5.15 pm

Lyon Playfair and the Irish university question, 1871-1880

Professor Robert Anderson (University of Edinburgh)

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.

Thursday, March 22 2018, 7.30 pm

DNA in Genealogy

Graham Holton

Venue: Portland Church hall, South Beach, Troon

Troon & Ayrshire Family History Society

Thursday, March 22 2018, 7.30 pm

History of cinema projection

Ian Rintoul

Venue: Dirleton Kirk Hall

Gullane and Dirleton History Society

Friday, March 23 2018, 7.30 pm

Tracking Dinosaurs on Scotland’s Jurassic Isle

Dr. Neil Clark

Venue: Eden Court, Bishops Rd, Inverness IV3 5SA

Friday, March 23 2018, 7.30 pm

Meet the Ghosts of Liddesdale and Teviotdale: Ghost Walks

Venue: Turnbull Statue, Hawick Civic Space

Come and meet the Ghosts of Hawick past and hear the grizzly and gory stories of our ancestors! The Ghost walks have proved very popular in previous years and tickets are likely to sell out fast. The tours will last approximately 50min and will involve a short walk. Please dress warmly and bring along a small torch!
Tickets £4 each or £10 for family of 4 (2 adults and 2 primary age children)

Friday, March 23 2018, 7.30 pm - 9.30 pm

Tracking Dinosaurs on Scotland’s Jurassic Isle

Dr Nell Clark

Venue: Eden Court, Bishops Rd, Inverness IV3 5SA

Friday, March 23 2018, 8.30 pm

Meet the Ghosts of Liddesdale and Teviotdale: Ghost Walks

Venue: Turnbull Statue, Hawick Civic Space

Saturday, March 24 2018, 1.30 pm

In the Footsteps of Reivers

Brian Dingle

Venue: Heritage Hub, Hawick

Have you ever thought how a book comes to fruition? What brought the first seeds of an idea to the printed page? I’d like to take you through my new book “In the Footsteps of Reivers” where the idea came from. What motivated me to do it and what I left out. What areas I visited and the events that happened. How I went about finding a publisher and what they said about the manuscript. Then a guide through the publishing process of why the book took its final form.
Brian Dingle Brought up on the English side of the border, Brian retains a love of the area and its unique history. Combining this love of history with photographic skills, Brian has had success with his images from sports to Natural history and landscape. A published technical author Brian has turned his attention to his homeland and its rich history.

Saturday, March 24 2018, 10.30 am - 3 pm

16th Century Market

Venue: Hawick High Street

Including Reivers Trials, Live Entertainment and Reivers Games

Saturday, March 24 2018, 10.30 am - 3 pm

Borders Kith and Kin

Venue: Hawick High Street

Meet the Border Families, learn their story past and present. Find out if you are connected to the Reiving Clans and learn how to research your own family history

Saturday, March 24 2018, 10.30 am - 3 pm

Reivers Encampment

Venue: Wee Haugh, Hawick

Full programme of re-enactments including displays of Musket Drills and hand to hand skirmishes and mock battles with static displays of life in the 16th Century Border Lands.

Sunday, March 25 2018

Borders Kith and Kin

Venue: Drumlanrig Tower

Times and details to be confirmed but there will be a series of talks including:
"The Scotts of Buccleuch" by Dr Malcolm Morrison, "The restoration of Gilnockie Tower" by Ian Martin, and "The Elliot Family by Derek Stewart.

Sunday, March 25 2018, 4.30 pm

The Tower House – Not just a home, more a way of life.

Margaret Skea

Venue: Mansfield Park, Hawick RFC

The talk will consider location, architecture, and domestic features of the Scottish tower house, to illustrate how it not only reflected, but was essential to the reiver’s life and lifestyle. Hosted by Hawick Rotary Club
Tickets £15 – (Advanced Booking Essential) Available at Border Events, ILF Imaging, and Dorwards
Margaret Skea grew up in Northern Ireland during the ‘Troubles’, so is no stranger to conflict. Her passion is for authentic, atmospheric historical fiction. Her first novel, Turn of the Tide won her the Beryl Bainbridge Award for Best 1st Time Novelist 2014, and the sequel A House Divided was longlisted for the Historical Novel Society New Novel Award 2016. Both follow the fortunes of a fictional family trapped in the long-running and bloody feud between the Cunninghames and Montgomeries, known as the Ayrshire Vendetta, which had many features in common with the lifestyle of the Border Reivers.

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History talks and events 12-18 March 2018

6/3/2018

Ellon and District Heritage Society

Upcoming family history talks and events in Scotland, 12 - 18 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.

Tuesday, March 13 2018, 5.30 pm - 7.30 pm

Scotland's Empire/Diaspora

Marjory Harper, John M. Mackenzie, Graeme Morton

Venue: Kelvin Hall, Glasgow

Historical Conversations

This free public programme of talks, interviews and panel discussions (organised by Dr Catriona Macdonald, Scottish History and Dr Stephen Mullen, History, University of Glasgow) hosted in the Kelvin Hall in academic term 2017-18 (in partnership with The Centre for Scottish and Celtic Studies, The Hunterian, UofG Library, Archives and Special Collections) explores the remarkable transformation of Scottish history over the course of the last fifty years; the current challenges faced by the discipline; and leading practitioners’ hopes for the future. The range of speakers in the programme lends this initiative authority and remarkable range: there’s something here for all lovers of Scottish history, and an opportunity to get to know a little better the writers behind the books that have shaped how we understand our past. Indeed, all events will be recorded and hosted online by the University library, establishing a fantastic resource for scholars in the future.

Tuesday, March 13 2018, 7.30 pm

Mediaeval Ellon

Alan Cameron

Venue: Buchan Hotel, Ellon

Entrance £3

Tuesday, March 13 2018, 7.30 pm

Flemish Immigrants into Fife

John Irvine - Tay Valley FHS

Venue: Volunteer House (Vonef Centre) in 69 Crossgate Cupar KY15 5AS

Fife Family History Society

Tea/coffee and biscuits included. Members entry free - Non members very welcome entry £2 for refreshments. Phone Dave Reid on 01333 350557 for any queries re talks.

Tuesday, March 13 2018, 7.30 pm - 9.30 pm

AGM

Venue: Masonic Halls, Collier Street, Johnstone

Johnstone Historical Society

Wednesday, March 14 2018, 11.15am - 12pm 12.15pm - 1pm 2pm - 2.45pm 3pm - 3.45pm

Their Name Liveth On

Venue: Edinburgh Castle

Historic Environment Scotland

Thanks to the vision and determination of Sir Robert Lorimer, architect of the Scottish National War Memorial, those who made the ultimate sacrifice in World War I are remembered, as are those who have fallen since. Come and hear the story of the role this remarkable man played in the building of this majestic memorial. Included in the normal admission price

Wednesday, March 14 2018, 6.30 pm, refreshments available from 6 pm

The Scottish Cemetery in Calcutta/Kolkata

Charles Bruce

Venue: Lecture Theatre 2, Dalhousie Building, University of Dundee

Abertay Historical Society

Free but donations requested from non-members.

Wednesday, March 14 2018, 7 pm

The Waverley Route: Death and Revival

Ann Glen

Venue: Augustine Church, George IV Bridge, Edinburgh

The Old Edinburgh Club

Free to members, £5 for guests. Disabled access and hearing loop

Wednesday, March 14 2018, 7 pm

The Flemish in Scotland

John Irvine

Venue: Lasswade Centre Library, Lasswade High School

Lothians Family History Society

All welcome

Wednesday, March 14 2018, 7.30 pm

Lifting the Veil on Past Lives: Looking at our ancestors’ wills and testaments

Margaret Fox

Venue: Volunteer Hall, Galashiels

Central Scotland Family History Society

Wednesday, March 14 2018, 7.30 pm

Genealogy without borders – the importance of exploring cousin lines and the overseas diaspora

Chris Paton

Venue: Smith Museum and Art Gallery

Wednesday, March 14 2018, 7.45 pm

The Lost Polar Expedition

Ian Liddell

Venue: RAF Club, Ardgowan Square, Greenock

Inverclyde Historical Society

Thursday, March 15 2018, 5 pm - 7 pm

Representing the nation: Scottish politics and the European question, c.1967-c.1975

Malcolm Petrie, University of St Andrews

Venue: Seminar room 5, Chrystal MacMillan building, Geoerge Square, Edinburgh

University of Edinburgh

The Centre for the Study of Modern and Contemporary History hosts seminars throughout the academic year, which are open to all.

Thursday, March 15 2018, 5.15 pm

Representing the nation: Scottish politics and the European question, c. 1967-c. 1975

Dr Malcolm Petrie (University of St Andrews)

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.

Thursday, March 15 2018, 7.30 pm

Burke and Hare

Gordon Findlater

Venue: Abbey Church Hall, Abbey Park Place, Dunfermline

Dunfermline Historical Society

Visitors are charged a fee of £2.00 per meeting and are made very welcome.

Thursday, March 15 2018, 7.30 pm

The River Brora from its Source to the Sea

Elis Paterson - Free Church Minister - Golspie

Venue: Brora Community Centre

Clyne Heritage Society

Thursday, March 15 2018, 7:30 pm

Materials Found in Lost and Forgotten Archives

Dr. Joe Morrow, The Lord Lyon of Scotland

Venue: Paisley Museum, High Street, Paisley

Renfrewshire Family History Society

Friday, March 16 2018, 11.15am - 12pm 12.15pm - 1pm 2pm - 2.45pm 3pm - 3.45pm

Their Name Liveth On

Venue: Edinburgh Castle

Historic Environment Scotland

Friday, March 16 2018, 7.30 pm

Annual Gaelic Showcase

Venue: Eden Court, Bishops Rd, Inverness IV3 5SA

Friday, March 16 2018, 7.30 pm - 9.30 pm

Annual Gaelic Showcase

Venue: Eden Court, Bishops Rd, Inverness IV3 5SA

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History talks and events 5 - 11 March 2018

27/2/2018

Stewarton and District Historical Society

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.

Monday, March 5 2018

Tea and Coffee

Ewan Reid

Venue: John Knox Church Hall, High Street, Stewarton

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

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.

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

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!

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.

Tuesday, March 6 2018, 7.30 pm

Langholm Stories

Jamie Telford

Venue: Lecture Hall, Hawick High School

Hawick Archaeological Society

Everybody Welcome. Voluntary Collection.

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.

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

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.

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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History talks and events 26 February - 4 March 2018

20/2/2018

Highland Family History Society

Upcoming family history talks and events in Scotland, 26 February - 4 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.

Monday, February 26 2018, 7.30 pm

Phoebe Anna Traquair

Morag Austin, the Mansfield Trust

Venue: Millennium Room, Cramond Kirk Hall

Cramond Heritage Trust

Wednesday, February 28 2018, 1 pm - 2 pm

Assessing the resourcefulness of Scottish immigrants during California's gold rush: San Francisco and Sacramento, 1850-1860

Devin Grier (University of Edinburgh)

Venue: G16 in the William Robertson Wing of the School of History, Classics and Archaeology (Doorway 4 of the Old Medical School)

University of Edinburgh

The Diaspora Studies Graduate Workshop research seminars take place throughout the academic year and are open to all.

Wednesday, February 28 2018, 7.30pm

School Log Books

Dr Graham Clark

Venue: Highland Archive Centre, Bught Park, Inverness

Non-members will be charged £2

Thursday, March 1 2018, 5.15 pm

The "Rough Wooing" and the governance of Scotland

Dr Amy Blakeway (University of Kent)

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.

Thursday, March 1 2018, 7 pm

Petticoats and Plants – the rise of female gardeners

Debbie Reid

Venue: The 252 Memorial Hall, Betson Street, Markinch

Markinch Heritage Group

Free to members and £2 for non members

Thursday, March 1 2018, 7pm - 9pm

"A fair field, and no favour" - Edinburgh Medical Women c. 1869 – 1920.

Dr Elaine Thomson

Venue: Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh Museum

Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh

£2. Celebrating the history of medical woman in Edinburgh for International Women’s Day, this talk discusses the careers of Edinburgh’s Medical women through the first fifty years of their acceptance into the profession. Women’s entry to medicine, and their right to train and practice as doctors, was one of the great success stories of first wave feminism. Much of the fight for women’s medical education took place in Edinburgh, here at Surgeons Hall. But once the dust had settled and women had gained the right to qualify and practice, what happened? What were the terms of women’s access to the profession, and in what ways have those terms influenced the direction of women’s work in medicine – in Edinburgh and elsewhere - ever since? Elaine Thomson has a PhD in medical history, focussing on the Edinburgh Hospital for Woman and Children, the first hospital in Britain founded and run by women, for women. She has published widely on the subject. As E.S. Thomson she also writes medical-historical fiction.

Saturday, March 3 2018, 10 am - 12 pm

Irish Records

Jill Williams, FIGRS

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

Scottish Genealogy Society

Irish Records: an introductory class “Irish records? - They all went up in smoke . . . or did they?” This workshop will be given by Jill Williams, FIGRS, who has many years’ experience researching Irish family history.

Saturday, March 3 2018, 2pm

Alexander Galloway- a remarkable Aberdeen Cleric with a Taste for Heraldry

Charles Burnett, FHSS

Venue: Royal Scots Club, Abercromby Place, Edinburgh

The Heraldry Society of Scotland

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History talks and events 19-25 February 2018

13/2/2018

Lothians Family History Society

Upcoming family history talks and events in Scotland, 19 - 25 February 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.

Tuesday, February 20 2018, 5.30 pm - 7.30 pm

Gender History

Lynn Abrams, Eleanor Gordon, Jane Rendall

Venue: Kelvin Hall, Glasgow

Historical Conversations

Tuesday, February 20 2018, 7.30 pm

Matchbox Holders in WWI - Manufactured and Trench Art

Dorothy Malone

Venue: Gairloch Community Hall Annexe

Gairloch Heritage Museum

Entry free, donations welcome, refreshments provided.

Wednesday, February 21 2018, 7 pm

Family History from Medieval Sources

Alan Borthwick

Venue: Lasswade Centre Library, Lasswade High School

All welcome

Wednesday, February 21 2018, 7.30 pm

History of stained glass

Helen Spencer

Venue: Gullane Village Hall

Gullane and Dirleton History Society

Wednesday, February 21 2018, 7.30 pm

The Battle of Langside

Ian Marshall

Venue: Best Western Eglinton Arms Hotel, Eaglesham

Eaglesham History Society

Members free, non-members £3 at the door

Wednesday, February 21 2018, 7.30 pm

Rows, tenements and terraces: housing the people of West Lothian

Matt Hume

Venue: Acredale House, Mid Street, Bathgate

West Lothian History and Amenity Society

Thursday, February 22 2018, 7.30 pm

Discovering the Prehistoric Settlements of Ayr

Kevin Paton, AOL Archaeology

Venue: Blue Room, Town Hall, Ayr

Ayrshire Archaeological and Natural History Society

Monday, February 26 2018, 7.30 pm

Phoebe Anna Traquair

Morag Austin, the Mansfield Trust

Venue: Millennium Room, Cramond Kirk Hall

Cramond Heritage Trust

Wednesday, February 28 2018, 1 pm - 2 pm

Assessing the resourcefulness of Scottish immigrants during California's gold rush: San Francisco and Sacramento, 1850-1860

Devin Grier (University of Edinburgh)

Venue: G16 in the William Robertson Wing of the School of History, Classics and Archaeology (Doorway 4 of the Old Medical School)

University of Edinburgh

The Diaspora Studies Graduate Workshop research seminars take place throughout the academic year and are open to all.

Wednesday, February 28 2018, 7.30pm

School Log Books

Dr Graham Clark

Venue: Highland Archive Centre, Bught Park, Inverness

Highland Family History Society

Non-members will be charged £2

Thursday, March 1 2018, 5.15 pm

The "Rough Wooing" and the governance of Scotland

Dr Amy Blakeway (University of Kent)

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.

Thursday, March 1 2018, 7 pm

Petticoats and Plants – the rise of female gardeners

Debbie Reid

Venue: The 252 Memorial Hall, Betson Street, Markinch

Markinch Heritage Group

Free to members and £2 for non members

Thursday, March 1 2018, 7pm - 9pm

"A fair field, and no favour" - Edinburgh Medical Women c. 1869 – 1920.

Dr Elaine Thomson

Venue: Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh Museum

Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh

Saturday, March 3 2018, 10 am - 12 pm

Irish Records

Jill Williams, FIGRS

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

Scottish Genealogy Society

Saturday, March 3 2018, 2pm

Alexander Galloway- a remarkable Aberdeen Cleric with a Taste for Heraldry

Charles Burnett, FHSS

Venue: Royal Scots Club, Abercromby Place, Edinburgh

The Heraldry Society of Scotland

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History talks and events 12-18 February 2018

6/2/2018

Fife Family History Society

Upcoming family history talks and events in Scotland, 12 - 18 February 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.

Monday, February 12 2018, 7pm - 9pm

Death in the New Town

Prof Ken Donaldson

Venue: Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh Museum

Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh

£2. Death in the New Town: Silicosis in the 19th Century
For 2018 we are delighted to introduce a series of intimate talks taking a look behind the scenes at Surgeons Hall Museums, entitled #SpeakToTheSpecialist. Professor Ken Donaldson, Surgeons’ Hall Museums Senior Research Fellow, will introduce the series by discussing his latest research here at the museums. The building of the Edinburgh New Town, from the mid-18th to the mid-19th centuries, represented an advance in harmonious and elegant town planning, now recognised world-wide. A large number of Stonemasons gathered in Edinburgh to build the New Town and there have been sporadic reports that an outbreak of silicosis/tuberculosis occurred amongst them. Stonemasons were known, from early times, to suffer from inhaling stone dust leading to silicosis, a scarring lung disease that is potentially lethal and can lead to cancer. Using contemporary accounts of the New Town incident and we uncovered evidence showing that a major epidemic did in fact occur. We believe that a number of factors related to working stone in Edinburgh conspired to cause the epidemic. We have also found lungs from Edinburgh Stonemasons in the collection of the museums that confirm the presence of silicosis. This talk will describe the nature of this unique public health incident, its significance and impact and how silicosis still continues to occur in Stonemasons. The talk will last about 60min and the Museums will be open for viewing until 9pm for ticket holders only.

Tuesday, February 13 2018, 7.30 pm

Burntisland's Industrial Heritage

Bill Dewar

Venue: Volunteer House (Vonef Centre) in 69 Crossgate Cupar KY15 5AS

Tea/coffee and biscuits included. Members entry free - Non members very welcome entry £2 for refreshments. Phone Dave Reid on 01333 350557 for any queries re talks.

Tuesday, February 13 2018, 7.30 pm

The History of the Victoria Hall

Keith Hart

Venue: Buchan Hotel, Ellon

Ellon and District Heritage Society

Entrance £3

Tuesday, February 13 2018, 7.30 pm - 9.30 pm

Britannia Panoptican

Judith Bowers

Venue: Masonic Halls, Collier Street, Johnstone

Johnstone Historical Society

Wednesday, February 14 2018, 2.15 pm

Terrorists in Long Dresses: the Scottish Suffragettes

Ajay Close

Venue: D'Arcy Thompson Zoology Museum, Carnelley Building, University of Dundee

Abertay Historical Society

There will be a small charge for this lecture

Wednesday, February 14 2018, 7 pm

The Trafficking of Musical Instruments in Georgian and Victorian Edinburgh

Dr Jenny Nex & Dr Lance Whitehead

Venue: Augustine Church, George IV Bridge, Edinburgh

The Old Edinburgh Club

A multiplicity of sources is required to assess the movement of musical instruments into and out of Edinburgh during the 18th and 19th centuries, but the Leith Port Books provide an important foundation for this work. The Glen Account Book offers the perspective of an individual firm, revealing their relationships with both London makers and local craftspeople, all situated within the wider musical networks of Edinburgh cultural society.
Dr Jenny Nex is Curator of Edinburgh University's musical instrument collection and is an active researcher, lecturer and musician.
Dr Lance Whitehead has been a school music teacher, museum curator and crime scene investigator. He is now a church organist, journal editor and independent researcher, and also tutors in the music departments of the University of Edinburgh and Napier University.
Free to members, £5 for guests. Disabled access and hearing loop

Wednesday, February 14 2018, 7.30 pm

Register of Corrected Entries

Ken Nisbet

Venue: Smith Museum and Art Gallery

Central Scotland Family History Society

Wednesday, February 14 2018, 7.45 pm

The Kaiser's Pirate

Kenneth Colville

Venue: RAF Club, Ardgowan Square, Greenock

Inverclyde Historical Society

Thursday, February 15 2018, 5.15 pm

The creation of legal antiquity in Late Medieval Scotland

Dr Alice Taylor (King’s College, London)

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.

Thursday, February 15 2018, 7.30 pm

Women Pilots of WWII

Roy Johnstone

Venue: Abbey Church Hall, Abbey Park Place, Dunfermline

Dunfermline Historical Society

Visitors are charged a fee of £2.00 per meeting and are made very welcome.

Thursday, February 15 2018, 7.30 pm

A Survey of a Multi-Period Settlement

Roland Spencer-Jones - Chairman, North of Scotland Archaeology Society - Strathpeffer

Venue: Brora Community Centre

Clyne Heritage Society

Urchany, near Beauly, from the Bronze Age to 1871

Thursday, February 15 2018, 7.30 pm

TBC

Tom Graham

Venue: Portland Church hall, South Beach, Troon

Troon & Ayrshire Family History Society

Thursday, February 15 2018, 7:30 pm

Workshop

David Weir

Venue: Heritage Centre, Paisley

Renfrewshire Family History Society

Follow up to October’s workshop – David Weir (Heritage Co-ordinator Renfrewshire Council) will provide appropriate Family History material from the Council’s Archives.

Friday, February 16 2018, 7.30 pm

The Naval Reserve in the Highlands and Islands

Dr. Ben Thomas

Venue: Eden Court, Bishops Rd, Inverness IV3 5SA

Friday, February 16 2018, 7.30 pm - 9.30 pm

The Naval Reserve in the Highlands and Islands

Dr Ben Thomas

Venue: Eden Court, Bishops Rd, Inverness IV3 5SA

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History talks and events 5-11 February 2018

30/1/2018

Stewarton and District Historical Society

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

Monday, February 5 2018

Craufurdland Castle

Simon Houlson Craufurd

Venue: John Knox Church Hall, High Street, Stewarton

The history of Craufurdland Castle, home to the Craufurds of Craufurdland since they were gifted the land in 1245, with connections to William Wallace and Mary Queen of Scots.

Tuesday, February 6 2018, 2 pm - 5.30 pm

Robert Burns, the Excise Services and Politics in a time of Revolution

Prof Gerard Carruthers

Venue: General Register House, Princes Street, Edinburgh

National Records of Scotland

Centred on recently identified documents at the National Records of Scotland, this talk discusses Burns’s place in the Excise Service during revolutionary times. Was the poet a willing government employee or was he a reluctant, neutered individual, deliberately de-barbed by the powers that be? What were the cultural and intellectual contexts afforded to Burns as a civil servant? What kind of relationships did he have with Excise colleagues and how did his career intersect with his creative and family lives? Following the French Revolution and the Excise service enquiry into the poet’s political beliefs, this talk will discuss the nature of Burn’s views and how these were expressed during the turbulent 1790s.

Tuesday, February 6 2018, 7 pm

The Veteran's Memorial, A Unique Monument

Roy Mackenzie

Venue: The Wick Heritage Centre, 18 - 27 Bank Row, Wick, Caithness, Scotland, KW1 5EY

The Wick Society

Admission by donation

Tuesday, February 6 2018, 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 - Tell us what you would need a hand with and we will include the topic

Tuesday, February 6 2018, 7.30 pm

Scottish Brick History

Mark Cranston

Venue: Lecture Hall, Hawick High School

Hawick Archaeological Society

Everybody Welcome. Voluntary Collection.

Wednesday, February 7 2018, 6.30 pm, refreshments available from 6 pm

The Political Agitation of 1884 in Perth & Kinross

Mark Nixon

Venue: Lecture Theatre 2, Dalhousie Building, University of Dundee

Abertay Historical Society

Free but donations requested from non-members.

Wednesday, February 7 2018, 7.30 pm

Jimmy Curran: From the Eastlands Cemetery to the Stadio Olimpico

Craig Statham

Venue: Volunteer Hall, Galashiels

East Ayrshire Family History Society

Thursday, February 8 2018, 5.15 pm

Division and Devotion: The Edinburgh Ragged School, 1842-1872

Dr Laura Mair (University of Edinburgh)

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.

Thursday, February 8 2018, 7 pm - 9 pm

Glenfield & Kennedy

Bill Howie

Venue: Johnnie Walker Bond, Strand Street Kilmarnock

Thursday, February 8 2018, 7.30 pm

Ardrossan Castle

Tom Rees, Rathmell Archaeology

Venue: Blue Room, Town Hall, Ayr

Ayrshire Archaeological and Natural History Society

Thursday, February 8 2018, 7.30 pm

Bankers, Baronets, Cowboys and Courtesans

Simon Welfare

Venue: MacRobert Hall, The Square, Tarland

Cromar History Group

Simon Welfare, local author and broadcaster, will delve into the background of the Gordon family of Haddo and tell us about some of the more colourful relatives of Ishbel, Lady Aberdeen.

Saturday, February 10 2018, 10 am - 12 pm

Beyond the Old Parish Registers

Bruce Bishop

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

Scottish Genealogy Society

Beyond the Old Parish Registers: Bruce Bishop will talk about what they contain and how these records can assist your research. This module is about sourcing the rare and unusual records which most people don’t know about – not just the usual OPRs on Scotlandspeople etc.

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History talks and events 29 January - 4 February 2018

23/1/2018

Gullane and Dirleton History Society

Upcoming family history talks and events in Scotland, 29 January - 4 February 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.

Tuesday, January 30 2018, 5.30 pm - 7.30 pm

Highland History

Ewen Cameron, James Hunter, Martin MacGregor

Venue: Kelvin Hall, Glasgow

Historical Conversations

Tuesday, January 30 2018, 7.30 pm

The Landscape as a Museum: Artefacts that stay where they are

John Wood

Venue: Gairloch Community Hall Annexe

Gairloch Heritage Museum

Entry free, donations welcome, refreshments provided.

Wednesday, January 31 2018, 7pm - 9pm

Death Becomes Her

Cat Irving

Venue: Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh Museum

Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh

£2. For 2018 we are delighted to introduce a series of intimate talks taking a look behind the scenes at Surgeons Hall Museums, entitled #SpeakToTheSpecialist. From Egyptian mummies to plastination, Cat Irving shall give a brief overview of the science of preserving the human body, with an insight into the work she does every day as Human Remains Conservator at Surgeons’ Hall Museums. Cat has worked in preserving human and animal tissue for 16 years, and has previously worked on the anatomical and pathological collections of Glasgow University and the Hunterian Museum. The talk will last about 60min and the Museums will be open for viewing until 9pm for ticket holders only.

Thursday, February 1 2018, 5.15 pm

Sex, race, money and death: Analysing Scottish testaments in India, c. 1740-c. 1820

Dr Andrew Mackillop (University of Glasgow)

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.

Thursday, February 1 2018, 7 pm

Hamish Henderson – musical and literary giant

Timothy Neat

Venue: The 252 Memorial Hall, Betson Street, Markinch

Markinch Heritage Group

Free to members and £2 for non members

Thursday, February 1 2018, 7.30 pm

Guides to East Lothian Geology

David Mcadam

Venue: Dirleton Kirk Hall

The oft turbulent development of the landscape in East Lothian is presented from an unusual angle

Saturday, February 3 2018, 2 pm - 4 pm

A look at other records

Venue: Elgin Library, Cooper Park, Elgin, IV30 1HS

Aberdeen and North East Scotland Family History Society

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History talks and events 22-28 January 2018

16/1/2018

Newhaven Community History Group

Upcoming family history talks and events in Scotland, 22 - 28 January 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.

Tuesday, January 23 2018, 7 pm

Band with No Name

Lauri Crawford

Venue: Newhaven Parish Church Hall

Occasional visitors welcome at £2 per meeting

Wednesday, January 24 2018, 7.30 pm

The Impact of the First World War on Policing in the Scottish Borders

David Smale

Venue: Volunteer Hall, Galashiels

Ayrshire Archaeological and Natural History Society

Thursday, January 25 2018, 7.30 pm

Nature Reserves in Ayrshire

Gill Smart, Scottish Wildlife Trust

Venue: Blue Room, Town Hall, Ayr

Friday, January 26 2018, 7 pm - 9.30 pm

In Search of Burke and Hare

John Baxter

Venue: Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh Museum

Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh

£9/£7 concessions. Age 14+. https://insearchofburkeandhare.eventbrite.co.uk/. Follow in the footsteps of Scotland’s most notorious serial killers Burke and Hare with Surgeons’ Hall Museums. Led by renowned Burke and Hare murders expert John Baxter, you will be guided around the darkened streets of Edinburgh, learning chilling facts at every turn as you visit locations key to the story of the West Port Murders. Following the tour, guests are invited to spend time exploring the Nationally Significant Collections at Surgeons’ Hall Museums which feature unique exhibits relating to Burke and Hare.

Friday, January 26 2018, 7.30 pm

Looking from the outside: Vetting in Sutherland 1972 to 1996

Tony Wall, BVM&S

Venue: Eden Court, Bishops Rd, Inverness IV3 5SA

Friday, January 26 2018, 7.30 pm - 9.30 pm

Looking from the outside: Vetting in Sutherland 1972 to 1996

Tony Wall

Venue: Eden Court, Bishops Rd, Inverness IV3 5SA