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Abertay Historical Society: What's On

Forthcoming Events
2008-2009

Unless otherwise stated, all events take place at Discovery Point at 6.30pm (refreshments available from 6pm).

EVENING LECTURES

Wednesday 10 September 2008
Scottish Archaeology Month
Getting Involved with Scotlands Rural Past
Ishbel MacKinnon, SRP Glen Clova Project

Wednesday 8 October 2008
The Forgotten Heroes of Beanotown
Christopher Murray, University of Dundee

Wednesday 12 November 2008
History in the Making: a survey of current postgraduate research at the Universities of Dundee & St Andrews
Sukaina Haider, Katherine McBay, John Toller, Kathrin Zickermann

Wednesday 4 February 2009
Silver: Made in Scotland - a review of the silversmiths craft from the 15th century to the present day
George Dalgleish , National Museums Scotland

Wednesday 11 March 2009
Only Men Get the Statues: Dundee's Forgotten Women
Mary Henderson , Dundee Women's Trail

Wednesday 8 April 2009
D'Arcy Thompson Zoology Museum - 6.30 pm
Darwin 200: Tayside's part in Evolutionary Theory
Various speakers

Wednesday 13 May 2009
Annual General Meeting, 6pm
Rouding up Angus: a survey of recent archaeological work
Moira Greig, Aberdeenshire Council Archaeology Service

SPECIAL EVENTS

Saturday 6 December 2008
Verdant Works - 10am
Launch of Ann Petrie’s book: 'The 1915 Rent Strikes: An East Coast Perspective'

Wednesday 11 February 2009
Tower Building, University of Dundee – 2pm
The Dundee Afternoon Lecture
Capturing the Photographic Record: the Valentine archive and other collections held by the University of St Andrews
Norman Reid, University of St Andrews

Wednesday 29 April 2009
Arbroath Library - 6.30pm
The Fiddle Music of Angus
Elisabeth Flett, Morag Anne Elder and Iain Flett

All events are free to members except the Afternoon Lecture on 11 February , for which a small charge is made

For further information please contact the Secretary

Read more details of previous programmes:

2001-02, 2002-03, 2003-04, 2004-05, 2005-06, 2006-07, 2007-08