Abertay Historical Society: What's On
SYLLABUS 2003 - 2004
Wednesday 10th September
2003
Tower Building, University of Dundee – 6pm
Curator of the University Museum Services (and Abertay secretary) Matthew
Jarron will lead a guided tour of the historical parts of the university
campus
Wednesday
8th October 2003
Discovery Point – 6.30pm
Marine archaeologist Colin
Martin speaking on “The Swan: A Cromwellian warship wrecked off Duart Point,
Mull”
Wednesday
12th November 2003
Discovery Point – 6.30pm
Dr Billy Kenefick
of Dundee University’s History department will give a lecture entitled “Lunatics
& Liars - Press & Public Attitude to Anti-Militarism and Conscientious Objectors”
Saturday 6th December
2003
Baxter Conference Suite, Tower Building, University of Dundee - 10am
Celebrate Dundee's Literary Lives - a half-day event featuring local
authors discussing their work and the launch of Volume Two of Andrew Murray
Scott's "Dundee’s Literary Lives”
Wednesday
11th February 2004
Discovery Point – 6.30pm
Michael Duncan
of Dundee High School on the history of local periodicals
Wednesday
18th February 2004
The Dundee Afternoon Lecture Series
Main Lecture
Theatre, Tower Building, University of Dundee – 2pm
Garden Historian Chris
Dingwall speaking on “A Herculean Labour: Restoration of the Walled Garden
at Blair Castle”
Wednesday
10th March 2004
Discovery Point – 6.30pm
Mary Young of Dundee
University Archive Services will present a fascinating oral history of Abernyte:
"Voicing the Past: Farmworkers and their Families c.1920-1950"
Wednesday
14th April 2004
Discovery Point – 6.30pm
Recent History graduate
Claire Swan will speak on “Dundee Cowboys and the Matador Land & Cattle
Company”
Wednesday 12th May 2004
Discovery Point – 6pm
Annual General Meeting
Guest Speaker Margaret
Copeland will give a talk on “The Foundry by the Sea”
For further information please contact the Secretary
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