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Events • Conferences • Lectures • Exhibitions CONFERENCE Maritime Societies of the Viking and Medieval World 31 May - 4 June 2008 Kirkwall, Orkney A conference to place Viking age and medieval orkney in its european setting by bringing together scholars studying island and coastal societies of the Baltic Sea, the North Sea, the irish Sea and the North Atlantic. Registration Fee: £90 (£60 student/retired) For more information: http://www.mcdonald.cam.ac.uk/TheSeaConference2008/ email TheSeaConference2008@mcdonald.cam.ac.uk write 'Maritime Societies', PO BOX 6220, KIRKWALL, KW15 9AD, UK Organised by:The Orkney Heritage Society,The Orkney Archaeological Trust. The McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research ___________ Renfrewshire Local History Forum Conference Paisley's Philanthropic Thread Coats and Clark families' contribution to Paisley. 14 June Venue: Paisley Museum and Art Gallery Chair - David Rowand Speakers include Stuart Nisbet, The Development of the Cotton Industry in Paisley; Valerie Reilly (Paisley Museum), Family Homes of the Threadmakers; Simon Green, RCAHMS The Philanthropic Architecture of Coats and Clark - Afternoon - visits to includePaisley Museum and Coats Observatory, and Paisley Town Hall. The Thomas Coats Memorial Church. The cost of attending the conference is £6.00 per person, inclusive of morning tea or coffee. Lunch is optional at an extra cost of £5.00 per person. Delegates who require lunch must book and pay by 31st May in order to facilitate catering. Bookings for the conference only can be made until the date of the conference. Booking forms on www.rlhf.info or by post: Valerie Reilly c/o Paisley Museum & Art Gallery, High Street, Paisley,PA1 2BA __________ LOCAL SOCIETIES Aberdeen & NE Scotland Family History Society Queen Street Church Hall, Aberdeen. 2.30pm. 17 May: Moray, its Land, and its People. Bruce Bishop. 7 June: Annual Graveyard Outing, 10.00am to 4.30pm. *Moray/Banff Group* Activities Room, Elgin Library, 2.00pm. 24 May: DNA: Recent Research Into Tracing Family Origins. Mary Evans. 21 June: Annual Outing: Historic Forres. *Glasgow Group* Renfield Saint Stephen's Church Centre, 260 Bath Street, Glasgow, 2.00pm. 17 May: Members' Day: Problem Corner. _________ Edingburgh Archaeology Field Society 7.30pm at 23a Fettes Row 13 May: New Frontiers - Romans in the Lothians.David Connolly Archaeologist _________ LECTURES Genealogy Lecture Series 2008 University of Strathclyde Tuesday Evenings at 6.30 pm Cost per lecture £3. To complement its Postgraduate Certificate and Diploma in Genealogical Studies, the Centre for Lifelong Learning at University of Strathclyde has organised a series of public lectures on Genealogy, Family History and related subjects. Venue: Ground floor (Level 2), Graham Hills Building, 40 George Street, Glasgow G1 1QE 6 May: Gravestone Symbolism John G. Harrison ; Historian, Stirling 3 June: The Confusing Heraldry of St Margaret. Dr Bruce Durie University of Strathclyde 1 July: The Slave Trade and its Implications for Genealogy.Dr Eric J Graham ; author and historian Entry to these events will be on a first come first served basis. The entry fee is payable at the door. You are advised to contact 0141 548 5778 or check the Centre's website (www.cll.strath.ac.uk) to confirm details of each lecture at least one week prior to the event. _________ Marischal Museum Lectures Tuesday evening lectures Lectures are held at 7.30pm in Marischal Museum. 13 May : Art and History into Life: the Pageant Revival in Scotland Juliette Kinchin, University of Glasgow. Free 27 May:'The Old Ship Zion': Using the Trawler Radio Band to Transmit Gospel Songs among North-East Scottish Fishermen. Frances Wilkins University of Aberdeen.Entry: £2.00 10 June:How old are the stave churches? Dr Ola Storsletten The Norwegian Institute for Cultural Heritage Research Lindsay-Fischer Lecture Series ______________ EXHIBITIONS The Stewarty Museum, Kirkudbright Exhibitions April 5 to June 7 James Maxwell and the Jacobites. Dumfries and Galloway and the Jacobites, explored through the experience of James Maxwell of Kirkconnel, follower of Bonnie Prince Charlie. June 14 to August 16 St.Cuthbert's Lodge, Kirkcudbright,An exhibition of the collections of the Kirkcudbright Masonic Lodge, from the mid 18th century. August 23 to October 4 "St. Cuthbert's Wanderers F.C." The history of Kirkcudbright's football team presented through photographs, medals, match programmes and other memorabilia.
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