LECTURES •  CONFERENCES • EXHIBITION • LOCAL SOCIETIES _______________________________________________________ LECTURES   University of Aberdeen  Department of History   Seminar Programme. 5.15 p.m. in King's College F22, unless noted otherwise. All welcome.   26 April: Still a Community of Values? Historical Reflections on the Normative Basis of the West. Professor Heinrich August Winkler. (Sponsored by the German Consulate General, Edinburgh)   29 April: Dr Kathy Burrell, De Montfort University. [title TBD] (Jointly with Geography & Environment)   3 May: Regency in Sixteenth-Century Scotland. Ms Amy Blakeway, Clare College, Cambridge   10 May: Reading, Writing and Fighting: The literary contexts of soldiers' war narratives, 1793-1815. Dr Catriona Kennedy, University of York _________   Perthshire Archaeology Month  2010   Perth 800  is a key theme to this year's Perth Archaeology Month with many events and activities organised to celebrate the history and archaeology of Perth. There are lectures, exhibitions and many guided walks  around  historic churchyards, prehistoric settlements and  ongoing excavations such as the Oakbank Crannog Excavations.  One of the highlights will be the Late Bronze Age Crafts Event - come along to see and take part in a variety of prehistoric crafts including demonstrations of bronze casting, wood carving etc  You may  need to book  a place for certain events. Co-ordinated by  Perth and Kinross Heritage Trust   Details of programme: www.perthshire.co.uk/archaeology www.pkht.org.uk  __________   Conference   "A House Such as Thieves Will Knock At" The Tower as Late Medieval Lordly Residence   19-20 June 2010    Conference at the School of History and Politics, University of Stirling   Across Europe, the tower is recognised as the dominant physical expression of lordship in the late medieval and early modern periods. Most research on towers has focussed on their architectural origins and stylistic development but more recent studies have addressed their place within aristocratic society more widely.  The aim of this conference is to examine the place of the tower in its wider physical, cultural and social landscapes; the economic and social structures within and around the tower; and planning and function of the buildings.     Conference Fee (includes lunch, tea/coffee) £60.00 (for both days), students £50.00 or £40.00 (for one day), students £25.00   Information and  booking form -  contact :  Prof Richard Oram, 'A House Such As Thieves Will Knock At', School of History and Politics, University of Stirling, FK9 4LA -   rdo1@stir.ac.uk    Booking deadline  - 31 May 2010.   _________________   THE HISTORIOGRAPHY OF ST KILDA: how the islands have been portrayed in literature over the centuries' Three-day international Conference   11 - 14 August 2010 Lionacleit School, Benbecula   Organised by the Islands Book Trust To register interest, and to receive full details, please contact Alayne Barton at Sealladh na Mara, Coll, Back, Isle of Lewis, HS2 0JR, phone 01851 820946 , email alayne@theislandsbooktrust.com   _______   The Jacobite Studies Trust   Jacobites and Anti-Jacobites, Culture and Diaspora   24-26 June 2010   An international conference hosted by the University of Strathclyde  in association with the Research Institute of Irish & Scottish Studies  (Aberdeen University)   This three-day conference will take an inter-disciplinary look at the importance of the themes of culture, diaspora, ideologies, and communities and networks on Jacobite Studies. The emphasis will be upon viewing Jacobite Studies as a broad historical phenomenon affecting societies, culture and political adaptation in the eighteenth century, rather than as a narrow dynastic cause. The conference will feature new research in the field of Jacobite studies from leading scholars from across the United Kingdom, Europe, North America and Australia.    Plenary Speakers include Breandán Ó Buachalla (University of Notre Dame), Murray Pittock (University of Glasgow) and Christopher Whatley (University of Dundee)   On behalf of the Jacobite Studies Trust, the conference is organised by Allan Macinnes (University of Strathclyde), Murray Pittock (University of Glasgow) and Daniel Szechi (University of Manchester).   For further details of the conference programme, fees or to register please contact Jan Bissett: jan.bissett@strath.ac.uk    )____________   LOCAL SOCIETIES   Aberdeen & NE Scotland  Family History Society                          Unitarian Church Hall, Skene Terrace, Aberdeen, 2.30pm      15 May:   The Quakers of Kinmuck.  Margaret Robertson.                                        5 June:   Annual MI Graveyard Outing. TBA.   *Glasgow Group at Renfield Saint Stephen's Church Centre, 260 Bath Street, Glasgow, 2.00pm.        15 May:  Knocking Down Brick Walls.  Members' Day.  _________   Abertay Historical Society:  Discovery Point at 6.30pm (refreshments available from 6pm).   14 April: Ancient Orchards beside the River Tay. Crispin Hayes, CW Hayes Associates   12 May: Annual General Meeting, 6pm . The St Vigeans Museum Redisplay Project: Interpreting and Presenting a Carved Stone Collection Kirsty Owen, Historic Scotland __________   Dollar History Society   Dollar Academy Dining Hall 7.30pm   11 May: AGM followed by Macbeth - a True Story. Dr Fiona Watson _________   Glasgow and  West of Scotland FHS   Lecture Theatre No. 1 of the Boyd Orr Building, Glasgow University, University Avenue, Hillhead, Glasgow. 7:30pm   19 April: Scottish Statutory Death Certificates - an underused source - A.G.M.  David W. Webster   17 May: Scottish Handwriting. Kirsty Stewart ______