- open archive sessions
- whenever we want : open for visitors by appt
- workshop / talk
- what would we like : and when ?
Appin Historical Society Winter talks 2016 - 2017
PROGRAMME 2016-2017 (| full details on their website )
- 17 September 2016
- Lismore, the Forgotten Cathedral of Scotland: Douglas Breingan
- 15 October 2016
- Slate Quarrying: The Hon. Michael Shaw
- 19 November 2016
- A School Trip to Rajasthan: Anna Whitelaw
- 10 December 2016
- Display of model and pictures of Kinlochleven PoW camp; Annual General Meeting and Pre-Christmas get-together with drinks and nibbles.
- 21 January 2017
- The History of Dyeing: Liz Gaffney-Whaite
- 18 February 2017
- Scottish Marine Wildlife from Birds to Basking Sharks: Sarah Brown
- 18 March 2017
- Building the National Library of Scotland's Modern Collections: Jennifer Giles
- 29 April 2017
- Madam Scrap/Madam Scotia: Helene Witcher
Lorn Archaeological and Historical Society
LAHS Winter Program 2017– 2018
Talks take place in the Roman Catholic Church hall, just behind the cathedral, and start at 7:30pm.
2017
**: Fri 20th October : George Geddes St Kilda
- Fri 17th November AGM (starting at 7:00): +James Fenton The History of Woodlands in Scotland
: Fri 8th December - Neil Owens Royal Air Force
- Friday 19th January
- ??Oliver Harris Viking Burial, Ardnamurchan (tbc)
- Friday, 16th February
- Rosemary Power Carvings and crosses at Iona’s nunnery and abbey
- Friday, 16th March: Roger Anderton Geology of the Crinan Canal
: Friday, 20th April - Natasha Ferguson (NMS) Treasure Trove**
- Fri 21st October
- Catherine Gilles - John of Argyll, after Brander
- Fri 18th November
- AGM. Your chance to have your say about the Society + a selection of Bob Mccullochs slides of Old Oban (at 7:30 in the Roman Catholic Cathedral hall)
- Fri 9th December
- Linda Fryer - 'Mary and Iain Ciar: MacDougall of Dunollie's Jacobite couple''
- Fri 20th January 2017
- Jennie Robertson - 'Clearance Villages in Morvern: Recent Archaeological Surveys'
- Fri 17th February
- Alison Sheridan ‘Early farmers in the West of Scotland, 4000-1500 BC’
- Fri 17th March
- Richard Blair - 'George Orwell'
- Fri 21st April
- Lorn Macintyre - 'The Campbell of Dunstaffnage'.
Dalmally Historical Society
https://www.facebook.com/DalmallyHA/
- 17 Sept 2017
- Old Arichastlich it's secrets shared?
- 7 July 2017
- Placing Tigh Mor at Dalmally Community centre
- 23 April 2017
- Deserted Settlements walk
- 17 March 2017
- Dalmally Station visit and talk
Oban Family history group : Rockfield centre, Oban - 7.30 pm
- September 2016
- inaugural meeting
- October 27 2016
- beginners genealogy workshop
- November 30 2016
- Obans Founding Fathers - researching the Stevensons
National Trust of Scotland http://www.ntscentres.org.uk/argyll.html
Saturday 26 November 2016 , 11.30am for 12noon Booking required as lunch is provided after the talk. £10 per talk.
A talk by Ian Riches (NTS Archivist) at St Columba’s Cathedral Church Hall, Oban.
11th February Brochs and the Roman Empire - Euan Mackie Neill Malcolm 01631 740323
11th March Slate Industry in Argyll tbc Booking: Isobelle Smith 01852 300287
22nd April AGM (Venue: Loch Nell Hotel, North Connel) Arrive 11.30 for AGM. Cost £15.00 World War One Commemorative Activities Booking: Mike Hawke 01631562734
6th May Day Coach Trip to New Lanark Details to be confirmed Booking: Mike Hawke 01631 562734
26-29th June Holiday Away Trip to Angus and Fife Details to be confirmed Booking: Neill Malcolm o1631 740323
Meetings are held in the hall at the back of the RC Cathedral in Oban.
Cost £10 includes sandwich lunch. Arrive 11.30 for talk at 12.00 followed by lunch.
Please book by the preceding Wednesday.
