Upcoming family history talks and events in Scotland, 1 - 7 May 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. Tuesday, May 2 2017, 5 pm - 6 pm William the Lion: Scotland's Forgotten King Dr Alice Taylor Venue: New Register House, Princes Street, Edinburgh Despite being Scotland's longest-reigning king before the Union, William the Lion (1165-1214) has not caught the popular imagination. His reign is one of great highs and lows. His military invasion of northern England was, an ambitious campaign, that ended in his capture and imprisonment, and his king being temporarily placed under English overlordship. Yet his reign also saw some of the most important developments in the formation of royal government in medieval Scotland. This talk will introduce William, explain his significance, and also suggest why his reign is not so well known as one might expect. Dr Taylor is author of 'The Shape of State in Medieval Scotland, 1124-1290' (2016). Free, book via https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/william-the-lion-scotlands-forgotten-king-tickets-33454616659?utm_term=eventname_text Tuesday, May 2 2017, 6 pm - 7 pm The costs and consequences of building brochs John Barber Venue: Teviot Lecture Theatre in the Archaeology Department, School of History, Classics and Archaeology, Edinburgh Tuesday, May 2 2017, 7.00 pm - 9.00 pm "The deidis latterwills and legacies" - lifting the veil on past lives Margaret Fox Venue: Lanthorn Community Education Complex, Kenilworth Rise, Livingston EH54 6JL West Lothian Family History Society Wednesday, May 3 2017, 7.30 pm The life and times of a Bairn from Bainsford and AGM Dr Sinclair Venue: Smith Museum and Art Gallery, Dumbarton Road, Stirling Central Scotland Family History Society Thursday, May 4 2017, 7 pm The Railway Atlas of Scotland - two hundred years of history David Spaven Venue: The 252 Memorial Hall, Betson Street, Markinch Free to members and £2 for non members Thursday, May 4 2017, 7.30 pm Robert Fortune of Kelloe, Plant Hunter, Adventurer and Spy Isobel Gordon Coldstream and District Local History Society Friday, May 5 2017, 11 am or 12:15 pm A Guided Tour: Scribes and Royal Authority: Scotland's Charters 1100-1250 Professor Dauvit Broun and Joanna Tucker (University of Glasgow) Venue: General Register House, Princes Street, Edinburgh For the first time precious examples from two of Scotland's most important collections of medieval charters are on show in National Records of Scotland. A special guided tour by guest curators, Professor Dauvit Broun and Joanna Tucker (University of Glasgow), of the National Records of Scotland's exhibition 'Scribes and Royal Authority: Scotland's Charters 1100-1250', will reveal the significance of some of Scotland's oldest charters and the scribes who wrote them 800 years ago. Numbers are limited so book your place now! Friday, May 5 2017, 11.00 am The Flemish in Scotland John Irvine Venue: National Mining Memorial Centre, Lady Victoria Colliery, Newtongrange, Dalkeith EH22 4QN National Mining Museum Scotland Saturday, May 6 2017, 10 am - 4 pm Unlocking the Tower
Venue: Bruce Crescent, opposite Citadel Place, Ayr, KA7 1JJ Join us for Unlocking the Tower, a free all day event to explore the unique history of St John’s Tower in Ayr. The day will be full of family-friendly activities, re-enactments and tours celebrating the tower’s heritage from historic graffiti to treasure hunts to laser scanning to virtual reality. Saturday, May 6 2017, 9 am - 4.30 pm Agriculture and Teind Reform in Early Modern Scotland
Venue: The Studio, Augustine United Church, George IV Bridge, Edinburgh University of Edinburgh The day conference, ‘Agriculture, Economy, and Society in Early Modern Scotland’, will examine the economic, social and cultural experiences of life in agrarian Scotland, c. 1500-1750, and will lead to the project’s second book – an edited collection of essays.
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The Scotland's People website was down for a couple of hours this morning, to allow the team to update the site. They've made a number of improvements, or rather fixes, to the search engine. Arguably these should have been in place when the site was relaunched in September last year, but after having regular meetings with the team behind the site over the last 6 months, we're a little more understanding of the difficulties they faced than perhaps we were at the time.
The announcement of the fixes reveals that two of the biggest grips Scottish genealogists have had with the new website have at least been fixed:
Another consequence of the multiple results for the same marriage is that sorting the search results by "spouse surname" doesn't quite behave as you might expect. We've not done enough testing on the new interface to be sure, but the new system appears to group all results for the same marriage together. These are however minor quibbles. The changes introduced are a major improvement to search functionality, and we'd like to thank the team at NRS for their hard work in fixing bugs. It's a few months since we launched our Find the Father service, where we try to identify the father of children where he's not named on the child's birth or baptism entry. In that time, we've searched through literally thousands of baptisms, most of which noted both parents. However, many of these indicated in one way or another that the parents were not, in fact, married. Some of these are fairly obvious, but some are not so obvious, so we thought we'd list them.
Some phrases or markings in registers definitely show that the parents aren't married, while others may just be hinting as much. The following phrases/abbreviations are unambiguous:
Other phrases or markings are less clear - they may or may not indicate that the parents are unmarried:
One important and unusual characteristic of Scots law which distinguishes it from English law is the concept of legitimisation. A child born out of wedlock whose parents subsequently marry becomes legitimate provided that his or her parents were free to marry at the time of his or her birth. In the first twenty years of civil registration in Scotland, around 140,000 children were born with no father named on their birth certificates. Our initial research suggests that at least one in three of these fathers can be identified from various historical records. If you have an illegitimate Scottish ancestor in your family tree, why not try our no-win, no-fee Find the Father service to see if your ancestor is one of them?
Upcoming family history talks and events in Scotland, 24 - 30 April 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, April 24 2017, 7 pm for 7.30 pm Mapping Broughton and its Environs Chris Fleet Venue: Drummond Community High School, Bellevue Place, Edinburgh Non-members, £2.00. Monday, April 24 2017, 7.30 pm Redundant Churches; the Scottish Redundant Churches Trust Simon Green, Historic Environment Scotland Venue: Chapelhill Hall West Stormont Historical Society Monday, April 24 2017, 7.30 pm Enlightenment and the Scots Novel Dr Fred Freeman Venue: Millennium Room, Cramond Kirk Hall Monday, April 24 2017, 7.30 pm AGM and Members' Night
Venue: St Andrews Church, Park Road, Milngavie Milngavie and Bearsden Historical Society Short talks to be arranged. £4 for non-members Wednesday, April 26 2017, 7.30 pm A Macmillan's a Macmillan by any other name Graeme Mackenzie Venue: Highland Archive Centre, Bught Park, Inverness Highland Family History Society Wednesday, April 26 2017, 7.30 pm AGM
Venue: Old Gala House, Galashiels Thursday, April 27 2017, 2 pm - 4 pm Find Your Ain Folk Drop in Service
Venue: Community Room, Largs Library, Allanpark Street, Largs North Ayrshire Family History Society Thursday, April 27 2017, 7.30 pm Making Tracks - Building Bridges
Venue: Talla nan Ross, King Street, Kingussie An evening of illustrated heritage with live music and song. Come along and help celebrate the 140th birthday of the school and hear about the people who made tracks in education in Kingussie in 1876. Also help celebrate the 150th birthday of the Burgh of Kingussie and hear about the men who led the way in developing Kingussie into a town and police burgh in 1867. Thursday, April 27 2017, 7.30 pm Battle of Stirling 1648 : Have you heard of it? Craig Mair Venue: Smith Museum and Art Gallery Stirling Local History Society Preceded by AGM Thursday, April 27 2017, 7.30 pm - 9.30 pm Modern Pilgrims' Way Sylvia Jenks Venue: Glen Halls, Neilston Barrhead & Neilston Historical Association Thursday, April 27 2017, 7.45 pm Members' night and AGM
Venue: Drymen Village Hall, Main Street, Drymen, Glasgow, G63 0BP Drymen & District Local History Society Short talks by members of the Society with wine and cheese followed by our short AGM Saturday, April 29 2017 Society Excursion to Durham
The Heraldry Society of Scotland Saturday, April 29 2017, 10.15 - 11.15 am 'He is a Scotchman which is a sort of passport to fortune': the remarkable story of the Dunachton Robertsons in Tasmania Dr David Taylor Venue: Talla nan Ross, King Street, Kingussie In the 1820s four Robertson brothers from a small farm on Dunachton emigrated to Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania) as free settlers. Their pathway out of Badenoch proved to be the classic Scottish emigrant pathway to success. This tak uses the achievements of the Robertsons as a means of understanding how it was possible for relatively poor Highlanders to achieve a level of success down under that was simply not possible in their homeland. Saturday, April 29 2017, 11.35 am - 12.35 Military mapping of Badenoch and environs, and its broadder contexts Chris Fleet, NLS Map Library Venue: Talla nan Ross, King Street, Kingussie This fully illustrated talk will look at the Board of Ordnance and Wade mapping of Badenoch in the 18th century, looking at who created the maps, why, how we can interpret them, and their value today. Saturday, April 29 2017, 12.35 - 1.15 pm The Wild Braes of Badenoch: Anne Grant's Letters from the Mountains 1773-1807 Dr Lesley Mickel Venue: Talla nan Ross, King Street, Kingussie This talk will examine the chatty and informative letters written by Anne Grant of Laggan, showing how her reading of Romantic literature informed her experience and understanding of living in the Highlands. Saturday, April 29 2017, 2 pm - 2.45 pm The Other North Dr Ian Blyth Venue: Talla nan Ross, King Street, Kingussie Ian will discuss his work on the 'edgelands' of the A9 corridor, and what we can learn through exploring these often neglected or marginal areas. He will discuss how our experiences of such spaces, and especially the role and presence of history and heritage, from an important part of our sense of place. Saturday, April 29 2017, 2.45 - 3.30 pm Heritage during the planning process of the A9 Aisling Mulcahey Venue: Talla nan Ross, King Street, Kingussie This talk will discuss how archaeological remains, and heritage in general, are identified and the best methods or either preservation or excavation and recording are decided. The different methods of recording the archaeology both before and during the road construction will be presented. The importance of publication and information to the public will be discussed. Saturday, April 29 2017, 4 pm - 4.45 pm A brief overview of the Kingussie area in prehistory Adam Welfare Venue: Talla nan Ross, King Street, Kingussie This talk will focus on the key sites and monuments in the neighbourhood and what they have to tell us about life in the past. Sunday, April 30 2017 Farm Servants of South-East Scotland, 1750-1914 David Mclean Venue: Corn Exchange & Ormiston Institute, Market Square, Melrose, TD6 9PN Borders Family History Society David McLean spotlights the labourers, hinds and bondagers through the period of improvements in farming in the rich agricultural countryside of Berwickshire, East Lothian and Roxburghshire. Sunday, April 30 2017, 9.30 am Excursion to Glen Feshie
Venue: Talla nan Ross, King Street, Kingussie Led by David Taylor, Ian Moffett and Thomas MacDonnel to Glen Feshie, from where people emigrated to Tasmania, Australia and Canada. Meet at Talla nan Ross 9.30 am. Walk rated at medium level. Bring waterproof clothing, walking boots and packed lunch. No dogs please. Prebook on Saturday.
Upcoming family history talks and events in Scotland, 17 - 23 April 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. Tuesday, April 18 2017, 7.30 pm Customs & Excise in Leith in the 18th & early 19th century Dr Eric Graham Venue: Leith Community Education Centre in the New Kirkgate Wednesday, April 19 2017, 7.30 pm AGM
Venue: Falkirk Trinity Church Wednesday, April 19 2017, 7.30 pm AGM followed by Glasgow's Cartography; the Growth and Development of the City through its Maps John Moore, Glasgow University Library Venue: Best Western Eglinton Arms Hotel, Eaglesham Non-members welcome, £3 on the door Wednesday, April 19 2017, 7.30 pm Jacobite Relics, Myths and Realities George Dalgleish Venue: Selkirk Parish Church Hall Selkirkshire Antiquarian Society Annual Membership £6 per year. Non member £2 per event. For enquiries about the meetings or the Antiquarian Society please contact Jamie McIntyre jmcintyre@borderscollege.ac.uk Thursday, April 20 2017 Open Mic Night
Venue: Portland Church hall Troon & Ayrshire Family History Society Thursday, April 20 2017, 2.30 pm House History Loretta Reynolds Venue: Moulin Hall, Moulin North Perthshire Family History Group Visitors £3.00 Thursday, April 20 2017, 6.30 pm A Tayside Abbey’s attitude to its charters: the cartulary of Lindores in Caprington Castle Joanna Tucker Venue: Sandeman Room, AK Bell Library £5 for non-members Thursday, April 20 2017, 7.30 The History of Glasgow Police Alistair Dinsmore Venue: Paisley Museum, High Street, Paisley, PA1 2BA Renfrewshire Family History Society Thursday, April 20 2017, 7.30 pm AGM and Musselburgh Links Bill Wilson Venue: Haddington Town House Thursday, April 20 2017, 7.30 pm Thomas Telford in the Kyle of Sutherland Susan Kruse - Archaeology for Communities in the Highlands Venue: Brora Community Centre Thursday, April 20 2017, 7.30 pm Robert Henryson Morna Fleming 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. Friday, April 21 2017, 6.30 pm - 8.30 pm Kinmont Willie's Sword
Venue: Dumfries Museum and Camera Obscura, The Observatory, Rotchell Road, Dumfries, DG2 7SW Dumfries and Galloway Museums and Galleries Exhibition launch event. Hear the inside story of the discovery of Kinmont Willie's sword and the research undertaken to uncover its provenance. A short talk will be followed by refreshments and an opportunity to preview the exhibition The Sword in the Story. Free but pre-booking is required: please call 01387 253374 to book a place.
Upcoming family history talks and events in Scotland, 10 -16 April 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, April 10 2017, 6 pm - 7 pm Portmahomack on Tarbat Ness – barometer of European politics Martin Carver Venue: National Museum of Scotland Society of Antiquaries of Scotland Discoveries at Portmahomack in Easter Ross (1994 to 2008) were initially hailed as the first modern sighting of a Pictish monastery. The intensive period of post-excavation analysis that followed has defined six successive settlements on the same spot: a high status cemetery-settlement with contacts in Cumbria and Sussex (6/7th century), a purpose-built monastery with vellum and metal workshops and pieces from a dozen carved stone monuments (8th century), a trading farm (9th century), a parish church (12th century), a fishing village (13th century) and a township of iron workers (15th century). The publication of the results in 2016 advanced the idea that this sequence reflects contemporary political or ideological movements in wider Britain, Ireland and Europe. Martin Carver was an army officer for 15 years, a free lance excavator for 12 years and a university professor at York for 21 years. He has founded archaeological companies in Birmingham and York, the latter (FAS-Heritage) being co-directors of the Tarbat project. Previous to Portmahomack he excavated at Sutton Hoo in Suffolk where he also proposed ideological change to explain the burials and assemblages. In collaboration with Alessandra Molinari (University of Rome) he has just launched the project Sicily in Transition which addresses similar research themes. Professor Carver presented the 2010 Rhind Lectures. Monday, April 10 2017, 7.30 pm Open Evening
Venue: Luncarty Church Centre West Stormont Historical Society Monday, April 10 2017, 7.30 pm AGM & Communion tokens and Family History James Slavin Venue: Kelvinside Academy, Glasgow Glasgow & West of Scotland Family History Society Tuesday, April 11 2017, 6.45 pm for 7.15 pm The Story of the Three Forth Bridges
Venue: Morningside Parish Church Hall Morningside Heritage Association Tuesday, April 11 2017, 7 pm for 7.30 pm AGM followed by 1821: Murder in Montrose, Margaret is Convicted Hilary White Venue: Montrose Museum, Panmure Place, Montrose DD10 8HE Montrose Natural History and Antiquarian Society £3 for non-members Tuesday, April 11 2017, 7.30 pm The Union of the Parliaments Dr I Matheson Venue: Community Room, Largs Library, Allanpark Street, Largs North Ayrshire Family History Society Tuesday, April 11 2017, 7.30 pm An 18th Century Fife Surgeon Angela Montford Venue: Volunteer House (Vonef Centre) in 69 Crossgate Cupar KY15 5AS Tuesday, April 11 2017, 7.30 pm - 9.30 pm Burns and the Scottish Enlightenment Dr Ralph McLean, National Library of Scotland Venue: Masonic Halls, Collier Street, Johnstone Wednesday, April 12 2017, 6.30 pm Excavation of Early Medieval Longhouses at Lair, Glenshee David Strachan (Perth & Kinross Heritage Trust) Venue: Lecture Theatre 2, Dalhousie Building, University of Dundee Wednesday, April 12 2017, 7 pm Master Masons in Family History Rosemary Garrod Venue: Lasswade Centre Library, Lasswade High School Lothians Family History Society Old and new members welcome Wednesday, April 12 2017, 7.30 pm His Own Family Tree Iain Abernethy Venue: Public Library, Airds Crossing, Fort William Lochaber and North Argyll Family History Group Wednesday, April 12 2017, 7.30 pm Memories and Memory Anne Reid, Managing Director of Speaking Lives Venue: Smith Museum and Art Gallery, Dumbarton Road, Stirling Central Scotland Family History Society Wednesday, April 12 2017, 7.30 pm - 8.30 pm High Pasture Cave, Skye – Excavation results Gemma Cruickshanks Venue: Edinburgh Cine and Video Society, 23a Fettes Row, Edinburgh, EH3 6RH Edinburgh Archaeological Field Society Wednesday, April 12 2017, 7.45 pm Martin Luther Les McMahan Venue: RAF Club, Ardgowan Square, Greenock Thursday, April 13 2017 Social Evening
Venue: Loudoun Hall, Ayr Ayrshire Archaeological and Natural History Society Thursday, April 13 2017, 7.30 pm Life, Death and Miracles of St Magnus Fran Hollinrake Venue: St Magnus Centre, Kirkwall All welcome, tea and biscuits. Thursday, April 13 2017, 7.30 pm AGM followed by The Heritage of Iran Shabnam Komai-Koma Venue: Concord Community Centre (next to the Denny Theatre), Dumbarton, G82 1LJ Shabnam is a urban designer and architectural designer with Iranian roots. Her illustrated talk covers some of Iran’s extraordinary architectural and historical heritage. Thursday, April 13 2017, 7.30 pm The Roman Assault of Brunswark Hill – a battle rehabilitated John Reid, The Brunswark Hill Project 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, April 13 2017, 7.30 pm - 9.00 pm TBC Dane Love Venue: Johnnie Walker Bond, Strand Street Kilmarnock East Ayrshire Family History Society
Upcoming family history talks and events in Scotland, 3 - 9 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, April 3 2017, 7 pm for 7.30 pm The Modish and the Militant Lucie Whitmore Venue: Augustine Church, George IV Bridge, Edinburgh Women and the culture of fashion in the First World War. Lucie is an Arts and Humanities Research Council doctoral candidate at the University of Glasgow. Open to non-members (£5 charge at door) Monday, April 3 2017, 7.30 pm Isabella Elder, the greatest Benefactor Glasgow ever had Dr Joan Mcalpine Venue: St Andrews Church, Park Road, Milngavie Milngavie and Bearsden Historical Society For the first time, at general request, we have arranged an extra talk for the programme. We hope this will be welcomed and well attended. £4 for non-members Dr. Joan McAlpine will talk on Isabella Elder who inherited her husband’s shipyard on his early death. She died herself in 1905 having left large sums of money to deserving causes e.g. the Fund for Indigent Widows among others. Her portrait hangs in Kelvingrove Art Gallery. Monday, April 3 2017, 7.30 pm The 1950 Knockshinnoch Disaster Andrew Dick Venue: John Knox Church Hall, High Street, Stewarton Stewarton and District Historical Society The New Cumnock mining disaster was one of the worst in Scottish coal mining history but was also remarkable because of the amazing rescue story. Members £1 Non-members £2. Monday, April 3 2017, 8 pm Annual General Meeting
Venue: Dreghorn Loan Hall, Colinton, EH13 0DE Colinton Local History Society Tuesday, April 4 2017, 1 pm - 2 pm Using Film for Local and Family History Research
Venue: National Library of Scotland at Kelvin Hall, Kelvin Hall International Sports Arena, 1445 Argyle Street, Glasgow, G3 8AW Find out how archive film can enhance your family or local history research. Learn about the range of Scottish material preserved by the Moving Image Archive, and discover the wealth of information about the past that films can provide. Workshops last approximately one hour. Tuesday, April 4 2017, 6 pm - 7 pm The Life, Death and After-life of a broch. Excavations at The Cairns, Orkney Martin Carruthers Venue: Teviot Lecture Theatre in the Archaeology Department, School of History, Classics and Archaeology, Edinburgh emmajane.oriordan@googlemail.com Tuesday, April 4 2017, 7.30 pm HMS Hood:the world’s largest warship Colin Mackay Venue: Fairweather Hall, Barrhead Road, Newton Mearns, G77 6BB The mighty Hood: pride of the Royal Navy. Preceded by the AGM Wednesday, April 5 2017, 7.30 pm AGM and presentation(s) by member(s)
Venue: Gullane Village Hall Gullane and Dirleton History Society Thursday, April 6 2017, 5 pm - 7 pm Become a Perth & Kinross Urban Detective
Venue: A K Bell Library, Sanderman Room, 2-8 York Place, Perth Urban Detectives are members of the public who research Scotland’s towns and cities, discovering hidden stories of everyday places and contributing their knowledge to the Historic Environment Scotland archive. Thursday, April 6 2017, 7 pm "Wish you were still here" – Scottish outdoor swimming pools Eric Simpson Venue: The 252 Memorial Hall, Betson Street, Markinch Free to members and £2 for non members Thursday, April 6 2017, 7.30 pm The Battlefield of Pinkie David Caldwell Venue: St Peter's Church Hall, High Street, Musselburgh Musselburgh Conservation Society Thursday, April 6 2017, 7.30 pm Border Union Agricultural Society 1813-2013 Charlie Robertson Coldstream and District Local History Society Friday, April 7 2017, 11.00 am History of Brewing in Edinburgh John Martin Venue: National Mining Memorial Centre, Lady Victoria Colliery, Newtongrange, Dalkeith EH22 4QN National Mining Museum Scotland Saturday, April 8 2017, 2.00pm-4.00pm Members' Day
Venue: Dumbarton Room, Royal Scots Club, 29 Abercromby Place, Edinburgh, EH3 6QE Aberdeen and North East Scotland Family History Society
Upcoming family history talks and events in Scotland, 27 March - 2 April 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, March 27 2017, 7.30 pm James Wylie of Airleywight: Connections Michael Lawrence Venue: Bankfoot Church Centre West Stormont Historical Society Monday, March 27 2017, 7.30 pm AGM followed by The Royal Society of Edinburgh Prof Alan Alexander, OBE, FRSE, General Secretary RSE Venue: Millennium Room, Cramond Kirk Hall Thursday, March 30 2017 Using online resources (Advanced)
Venue: Hamilton Townhouse Library, 102 Cadzow Street, Hamilton, ML3 6HH Clyde and Avon Valley Landscape Partnership A closer look at what other online resources are available to use. This session is appropriate for those who have attended the first workshop or who have working knowledge of the basics already. Free, but booking required at http://www.clydeandavonvalley.org/www.cavlp.eventbrite.co.uk Thursday, March 30 2017, 7.30 pm The Legacy of John Allan Architect Andy McEwan Venue: Smith Museum and Art Gallery Stirling Local History Society Thursday, March 30 2017, 7.30 pm - 9.30 pm Storyteller and AGM Dougie Mackay Venue: Glen Halls, Neilston Barrhead & Neilston Historical Association Saturday, April 1 2017, 10 am - 12 pm Irish Records Jill Williams, FIGRS Venue: Scottish Genealogy Society Library, 15 Victoria Terrace, Edinburgh, EH1 2JL 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.
Upcoming family history talks and events in Scotland, 20 - 26 March 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, March 20 2017, 7 pm for 7.30 pm Arniston House Pat Wigston Venue: Drummond Community High School, Bellevue Place, Edinburgh Non-members, £2.00. Monday, March 20 2017, 7.30 pm The Wallace McIntyre Memorial Lecture John Hood Venue: Morison Memorial Church, Dumbarton Road, Clydebank Clydebank Local History Society Monday, March 20 2017, 7.30 pm ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING, entertainment, wine & snacks
Venue: Gibson Craig Memorial Hall, Lanark Road West, Currie Currie & District Local History Society Monday, March 20 2017, 7.30 pm Glasgow’s Built Heritage: Tobacco, Slavery and Abolition Stephen Mullen Venue: Kelvinside Academy, Glasgow Glasgow & West of Scotland Family History Society Monday, March 20 2017, 8 pm Sir Robert Lorimer and Colinton Simon Green Venue: Dreghorn Loan Hall, Colinton, EH13 0DE Colinton Local History Society Eminent architectural historian, Simon Green, will talk about Sir Robert Lorimer whose buildings in Colinton are so important to the character of our village. Tuesday, March 21 2017, 5 pm for 5.30 pm Philanthropy, Patriotism and Paediatric Nursing: Glasgow's Royal Hospital for Sick Children through five objects Dr Iain Hutchison, University of Glasgow Venue: Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow Library Reading Room, 232-242 St Vincent St, Glasgow, G2 5RJ University of Glasgow Institute of Health and Wellbeing Coffee and biscuits from 5 pm, talks beging at 5.30 pm. This event is free but please contact us to book as places are limited. library@rcpsg.ac.uk, 0141 221 6072 Tuesday, March 21 2017, 7.30 pm Riddles Court Gavin Watt Venue: Leith Community Education Centre in the New Kirkgate Wednesday, March 22 2017, 2.00 pm - 4.00 pm Member’s Afternoon & A.G.M.
Venue: Kincardine Community Centre - Hepburn Room Kincardine-on-Forth Local History Group A relaxed and informal opportunity for members to show slides from their own collections Wednesday, March 22 2017, 7 pm - 9 pm A History of Brewing in Edinburgh John Martin Venue: The Canon's Gait, 232 Canongate, Edinburgh, EH8 8DQ History Sessions Join John Martin of the Scottish Brewery Archive Association as he delves into the fascinating history of the brewery industry in Edinburgh. Discover the stories behind some of the most famous brewing names and learn about breweries that have long since ceased production. If you are fascinated by the history of Edinburgh or intrigued by the story behind your favourite pint, then this is the lecture for you! Over 18's only due to nature of venue. £3 Wednesday, March 22 2017, 7.30 pm Highlanders on the Titanic: A Case Study in Highland Family History Norman Newton Venue: Highland Archive Centre, Bught Park, Inverness Highland Family History Society AGM at 7 pm Wednesday, March 22 2017, 7.30 pm Borders Crimes of an Heinous Nature - from the High Court of Justiciary Margaret Fox Venue: Volunteer Hall, Galashiels Thursday, March 23 2017 Crystal Ball Archaeology: Top Five Predictions for Scotland’s Past Dr Jeff Saunders, Dig IT 2017 Project Manager, National Museum of Scotland Venue: Blue Room, Town Hall, Ayr Ayrshire Archaeological and Natural History Society Thursday, March 23 2017, 2 pm Scots of the BVLA (British Volunteers from Latin America) Fraser Brown Venue: Sandeman Room, AK Bell Library £5 for non-members Thursday, March 23 2017, 2 pm - 3 pm Getting the most out of ScotlandsPeople Iain Ferguson Venue: New Register House, Princes Street, Edinburgh Introducing some helpful hints and tips for ancestry-hunting on the ScotlandsPeople website. New Register House. Thursday, March 23 2017, 7.30 pm Curling History in East Lothian David Affleck Venue: Dirleton Kirk Hall Gullane and Dirleton History Society There are many old curling pond sites in East Lothian including locally at Muirfield Archerfield and Dirleton, whose history will be related by David Affleck Thursday, March 23 2017, 7.30 pm Voices from the Scottish Diaspora Prof Marjory Harper Venue: MacRobert Hall, The Square, Tarland Prof. Marjory Harper will give a talk based on her researches into the oral testimony of emigrants who left Scotland for a new life. Thursday, March 23 2017, 7.45 pm An Illicit Whisky Chaser: rediscovering the hidden history of whisky production Dr Clare Wilson Venue: Drymen Village Hall, Main Street, Drymen, Glasgow, G63 0BP Drymen & District Local History Society Saturday, March 25 2017, 2 pm A Streetcar named Desire - The Heraldry of our Tramways Gordon Casely Venue: Royal Scots Club, Abercromby Place, Edinburgh The Heraldry Society of Scotland
Upcoming family history talks and events in Scotland, 13 - 19 March 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, March 13 2017, 6 pm - 7 pm White, Black and Grey: recent discoveries at Aberdeen’s medieval friaries – Edinburgh Alison Cameron Venue: National Museum of Scotland Society of Antiquaries of Scotland Ms Alison Cameron from Cameron Archaeology Ltd will present a lecture entitled “White, Black and Grey: recent discoveries at Aberdeen’s medieval friaries”. 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). Ms Cameron’s first dig was with Professor Chris Morris FSA Scot at Birsay, Orkney summer 1980. She loved it and never looked back. Obtaining a B Tech (Hons) from Bradford in 1984, Alison specialised in human skeletal remains and came to Aberdeen in 1985 to carry out a human bone contract to examine bones from Carmelite friaries at Aberdeen, Linlithgow and Perth. She loved the city, got a job in Aberdeen City Council Archaeology Unit where she worked for 24 years until persuaded by Council cuts to take voluntary severance. In 2010 she started Cameron Archaeology Ltd and now carries out archaeological projects in Aberdeen and Shire, Angus and Moray. Monday, March 13 2017, 7.30 pm The Strathyre Studio of Mary Ramsay, Jessie Wilson and Maggie Macdonald Heather Jack Venue: Partick Burgh Hall, room 1, 3-9a Burgh Hall Street, Glasgow, G11 5LN Monday, March 13 2017, 7.30 pm Open Evening
Venue: Luncarty Church Centre West Stormont Historical Society Tuesday, March 14 2017, 7 pm for 7.30 pm Beneath the Waves: the Storegga Tsunami at Montrose Dr Sue Dawson, Reader in Physical Geography, School of Social Sciences, University of Dundee Venue: Montrose Museum, Panmure Place, Montrose DD10 8HE Montrose Natural History and Antiquarian Society £3 for non-members Tuesday, March 14 2017, 7.30 pm Penicuik House and its Designed Landscape Sir Robert Clerk Venue: Auditorium, Eastgate Theatre and Arts Centre, Peebles Purchased in 1654, Penicuik House and grounds were designed by successive generations of the Clerk family, one of the most remarkable families in Scottish cultural history. In the 1760s Sir James Clerk, 3rd Baronet of Penicuik, and John Baxter the Elder, a renowned builder of that period, were responsible for creating one of the finest UK examples of Palladian architecture and designed landscapes. Extended with two large wings by the eminent Victorian architect David Bryce in 1857, a fire in 1899 destroyed the roof and interiors and left the once-magnificent building in ruins. Tuesday, March 14 2017, 7.30 pm Fife & Forfar Yeomanry David Carstairs and John Neil Venue: Volunteer House (Vonef Centre) in 69 Crossgate Cupar KY15 5AS Tuesday, March 14 2017, 7.30 pm The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow Ross McGregor Venue: Kilmarnock College, Hill Street, Kilmarnock Kilmarnock & District History Group £2 donation for non-members Tuesday, March 14 2017, 7.30 pm - 8.30 pm Echoes of the Resurrection Men and AGM Martyn Gorman Venue: Buchan Hotel, Ellon Ellon and District Heritage Society Entrance £3 Tuesday, March 14 2017, 7.30 pm - 9.30 pm AGM
Venue: Masonic Halls, Collier Street, Johnstone Wednesday, March 15 2017, 7.00 pm The Great, the Good and the Useful: the Freedom of the City of Edinburgh Anna Feintuck Venue: Augustine Church, George IV Bridge, Edinburgh Lectures are free to members and open to non-members paying a small fee (currently £5.00). Wednesday, March 15 2017, 7.30 pm Hidden History of Nursery Rhymes Sheila Coventry Venue: West Kilbride Community Centre, Corse Street, West Kilbride, KA23 9AX Wednesday, March 15 2017, 7.30 pm The Scholar, The Wizard, The Seer - 13c Borders through the lives of Duns Scotus, Michael Scott and Thomas the Rhymer Isabel Gordon Venue: Selkirk Parish Church Hall Selkirkshire Antiquarian Society Annual Membership £6 per year. Non member £2 per event. For enquiries about the meetings or the Antiquarian Society please contact Jamie McIntyre jmcintyre@borderscollege.ac.uk Wednesday, March 15 2017, 7.30 pm Annual dinner followed by The History of the Grand Central Hotel Bill Hicks and Jill Scott Venue: Best Western Eglinton Arms Hotel, Eaglesham Non-members welcome, £3 on the door Wednesday, March 15 2017, 7.30 pm "Crimes of an Heinous Nature" - looking at some Scottish High Court Trials Margaret Fox Venue: Falkirk Trinity Church Thursday, March 16 2017, 2.30 pm Effects of WW1 on Local Communities Ken Nisbet Venue: Moulin Hall, Moulin North Perthshire Family History Group Visitors £3.00 Thursday, March 16 2017, 7.30 pm East Lothian castles reconstructed and their owners' bloodthirsty tales uncovered Peter Ramage Venue: Haddington Town House Thursday, March 16 2017, 7.30 pm Lost Mansions of Renfrewshire Dan Sweeney Venue: Paisley Museum, High Street, Paisley Renfrewshire Family History Society Thursday, March 16 2017, 7.30 pm The History of Lochore Castle David Munro 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 16 2017, 7.30 pm HMS Tarlair Diana Maxwell Venue: Kirkcaldy Old Kirk, Kirk Wynd Thursday, March 16 2017, 7.30 pm Remembering 'Oor Ain Folk': more from our War Memorial Moran Sutherland and Ellen Lindsay Venue: Brora Community Centre Saturday, March 18 2017 Strawberry Fields – Jelly Jaunt in Carluke
Venue: Carluke Clyde and Avon Valley Landscape Partnership Celebrate the achievements of the Scott brothers in starting the strawberry growing industry in the Clyde and Avon Valley, and the long heritage of preserve making that continues today. Take a look at old photographs that help to tell their story and the story of fruit growing in the Carluke area. Each takes around two hours and is FREE although booking is essential at www.cavlp.eventbrite.co.uk. - See more at: http://www.clydeandavonvalley.org/news-hub/item/frame-the-landscape-with-cavlp-heritage#sthash.cjqI0gic.dpuf Saturday, March 18 2017, 10 am - 4 pm Scottish Church History Society Spring Conference Prof Dauvit Broun (keynote) & others Venue: Dunblane Cathedral Scottish Church History Society £10 (£5 for students). See http://69.89.31.98/~schsorgu/meetings-2/ for details |
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