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Antiquarian  Book Fair
 
On 12th and 13th March the U.K.'s two leading antiquarian booksellers' organisations, the ABA and PBFA, will stage their annual joint Fair in the Assembly Rooms, George Street, Edinburgh. With over 60 exhibitors from throughout the U.K., a wide range of material to suit all tastes and budgets will be on offer including maps, prints, ephemera and books from early times to the present on travel, science, cricket, railways, cookery, children's literature, art, military, natural history, modern first editions and Scottish.Last year's event attracted over 2,000 visitors and we would hope to improve on that figure in 2010.
 
For further details visit   www.edinburghbookfair.com
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CONFERENCE
 
SAFHS Conference 2010
 
Saturday, April 17th
Howden Park Centre,
Livingston.
 
Hosted by West Lothian Family History Society
 
Theme: Paupers, Physicians and Paraffinalia -
 
150 years of social history in West Lothian
 
Guest Speakers:
Dr Irene O'Brien, Senior Archivist, Glasgow City Council - Scottish Poor Law: Painting the local picture in West Lothian.
Dr Morrice Macrae, Royal College of Physicians - James Young Simpson and his world. Professor Michael L Hitchman, Strathclyde University - Social aspects of the Paraffin industry in Scotland. Elizabeth Henderson, Museums Development Officer, West Lothian Council - Banners and Benefits: Friendly Societies in West Lothian.
 
See the West Lothian FHS site for the booking form.
Email: sec@wlfhs.org.uk
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LOCAL SOCIETIES
 
Abertay Historical Society: 
Discovery Point at 6.30pm (refreshments available from 6pm).
 
March 11: Why celebrate 150 years of Sir J.M. Barrie?
Sandra Affleck, Kirriemuir Heritage Trust
 
14 April: Ancient Orchards beside the River Tay. Crispin Hayes, CW Hayes Associates
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Aberdeen & NE Scotland Family History Society
 
Unitarian Church Hall, Skene Terrace, Aberdeen, 2.30pm   
 
16 Mar:  AGM, foll. by Episcopal Records. Stuart Donald.                   
10  Apr: The History of Cove Bay. Douglas Gray.                              
 
*Edinburgh Group   at Royal Scots Club, 29 Abercromby Place, Edinburgh, 2.00pm.
 
20 Mar: The Top 20 pre-1855 Sources in NAS.  Pete Wadley, NAS.
 
*Glasgow Group
 at Renfield Saint Stephen's Church Centre, 260 Bath Street, Glasgow, 2.00pm.      
No meetings in March-April.
 
*Moray/Banff Group                                                                                                                            
at Elgin Library, Moray, 2.00pm                                
 24 Apr.:  TBC.  Derek Bird, Western Front Association.         
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Ayrshire Archaeological  and Natural History Society
 Carnegie Library, Ayr. 7.45.pm
 
25 Feb: The Covenanting Movement Between the Restoration of 1660 and the Revolution of 1689-90. Prof Allan MacInnes
 
11 March: The Silk Road. Robert Ferguson ( NTS). Followed by AGM.
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Clackmannanshire Field Studies Society
 Alloa Town Hall ( Tommy Downs Rooms) 7.30pm
 
8 March: David Allan. Dr Valerie Hunter ( NGS)
 
22 March: The Jacobites. Ian D McIntosh. / Volunteer Co-ordinator and editor(Friends of Dundee Ciity Archives).
 
12 April :AGM
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Dollar History Society
 Dollar Academy Dining Hall 7.30pm

9 March: The Adams of Blairadam. Mrs Elizabeth Adam of Blairadam.
 
13 April: Pirates and the Scots. Dr Eric  Graham.
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Dumfriesshire & Galloway Natural History and Antiquarian Society
 Cumberland Street Day Centre, Dumfries, at 7.30 p.m.
 
5th March: Members' Night
 
19 March: Bee-keeping: An Art - A Craft - A Science? Christine Matthews,
 
3 April (Saturday): The Kingdom of Rheged and Whithorn.  Dr Michael McCarthy,Bradford University, (Please note that this meeting will be held at The Mill on the Fleet, Gatehouse of Fleet at 2 p.m.)
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Glasgow Archaeological Society
 
All meetings (unless otherwise stated) will be held in Lecture Theatre No. 1 of the Boyd Orr Building, Glasgow University, University Avenue, Hillhead, Glasgow. 7:30pm
 
18 March: Colonial encounters and entanglements in the ancient Western Mediterranean. The  view from Lattara. Professor Michael Dietler
 
15 April: AGM followed by :Finding Robinson Crusoe. Dr David Caldwell
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Glasgow and  West of Scotland FHS
 
Lecture Theatre No. 1 of the Boyd Orr Building, Glasgow University, University Avenue, Hillhead, Glasgow. 7:30pm
 
15 March: Sources for Jewish Family History in Scotland.  Harvey Kaplan
 
19 April: Scottish Statutory Death Certificates - an underused source - A.G.M.  David W. Webster
 
17 May: Scottish Handwriting. Kirsty Stewart