Kilmarnock & District History Group extends Season's Greetings to all our members and web-site visitors.
Have a Merry Christmas and a prosperous 2013 !
Monday, 24 December 2012
Monday, 10 December 2012
Guide to Kilmarnock 1893
Guide to Kilmarnock and the Burnsiana of the Town and District, 1893
It serves as a tourist guide, rejoicing in the town’s literary heritage while celebrating it’s contemporary achievements in industry and trade. It ends with the bold and confident statement that “Kilmarnock is the most convenient centre for pilgrims to the Land of Burns who wish to get over the ground in an expeditious and systematic manner.”
This and further digitised pamphlets etc will be added to the Collections pages of this site.
You can access the Guide by clicking on here.
Thursday, 6 December 2012
Kilmarnock Periodicals
Kilmarnock Periodicals (1815 – 1900) is one of the Burns Monument
Centre’s Special Collections.
This is an almost complete collection of the periodicals printed in Kilmarnock from 1816 to 1900 (it also includes The Ayrshire Magazine and West Country Monthly Repository, which was printed in Irvine in 1815).
http://bmc.burnsmonumentcentre.co.uk/discoveries-in-our-kilmarnock-periodicals/
The early periodicals in particular provide an interesting view of the town’s literary scene at the time. Most of them contain original poems, stories, essays and reviews by writers with some connection to the area. For example, the Kilmarnock Annual and Western Literary Annual (1835) contains two songs by John Galt.
Some of the main printers of the town ventured into periodical printing at some stage. For example, H. Crawford (who was the town’s next printer after John Wilson left for Ayr), printed The Ayrshire Miscellany from 1817. A little later, James McKie printed a few titles including The Ayrshire Inspirer (1839). D. Brown and Company, who printed lots of Burns books from the 1880s until the 1900s, produced the Burns-inspired Auld Killie (1893 – 1898).
This is an almost complete collection of the periodicals printed in Kilmarnock from 1816 to 1900 (it also includes The Ayrshire Magazine and West Country Monthly Repository, which was printed in Irvine in 1815).
http://bmc.burnsmonumentcentre.co.uk/discoveries-in-our-kilmarnock-periodicals/
The early periodicals in particular provide an interesting view of the town’s literary scene at the time. Most of them contain original poems, stories, essays and reviews by writers with some connection to the area. For example, the Kilmarnock Annual and Western Literary Annual (1835) contains two songs by John Galt.
Some of the main printers of the town ventured into periodical printing at some stage. For example, H. Crawford (who was the town’s next printer after John Wilson left for Ayr), printed The Ayrshire Miscellany from 1817. A little later, James McKie printed a few titles including The Ayrshire Inspirer (1839). D. Brown and Company, who printed lots of Burns books from the 1880s until the 1900s, produced the Burns-inspired Auld Killie (1893 – 1898).
Monday, 3 December 2012
Battle of Largs
BBC2 Scotland devotes a special programme to the Battle of
Largs in an hour long documentary to be broadcast on Friday 14 December
from 9pm.
This documentary 'The Last Battle of the Vikings' presented by underwater archaeologist Dr Jon Henderson, who grew up near the battle ground in Largs, examines how a few Viking war bands from the Norwegian fjords managed to establish the longest lasting Norse power base in the British isles - and how that Viking influence reverberated through the centuries.
Change of Speaker December 11 2012
Please note that there will be a change of programme for our meeting on
Tuesday 11 December 2012. The speaker will no longer be Mr. Richardson
from Beith. Instead it will be Norman Deeley, who will be speaking to
us about the Goatfell Murder.
Consequently, we do not yet have a speaker for our final meeting on Tuesday 19 March 2013, since Mr Deeley was supposed to be our speaker on that night. Watch this space for more information about that evening's speaker.
We are extremely grateful to Norman for agreeing to this change of schedule.
Consequently, we do not yet have a speaker for our final meeting on Tuesday 19 March 2013, since Mr Deeley was supposed to be our speaker on that night. Watch this space for more information about that evening's speaker.
We are extremely grateful to Norman for agreeing to this change of schedule.
The Goatfell Murder
Our speaker on Tuesday 11 Dember is Norman Deeley, Deputy Head Teacher of Grange Academy. His topic is the still contentious murder committed on the mountain of Goatfell, Arran in 1889.
John Laurie, was convicted of killing Edwin Rose on the isle of Arran's Goatfell peak in July 1889. But did Rose fall or was he pushed?
Rose's decomposed body was found hidden in a howff, on the remote mountainside near Brodick, three weeks after he had left London for a week's summer holiday on Scotland's west-coast islands. His skull was shattered, his spine badly broken.
John Laurie, 25 years old, was subsequently arrested after two months on the run, having fled first from Arran then subsequently his Lanarkshire hometown of Coatbridge, where on his apprehension by police he attempted suicide with a cut-throat razor.
"I robbed the man," Laurie stated on his arrest and later in his defence, "but I did not murder him." Laurie would protest his innocence until his death more than 40 years later in 1930, age 69, in the lunatic division – as it was then known - of Perth Prison.
We look forward to listening to Mr Deeley's thoughts on the case.
John Laurie, was convicted of killing Edwin Rose on the isle of Arran's Goatfell peak in July 1889. But did Rose fall or was he pushed?
Rose's decomposed body was found hidden in a howff, on the remote mountainside near Brodick, three weeks after he had left London for a week's summer holiday on Scotland's west-coast islands. His skull was shattered, his spine badly broken.
John Laurie, 25 years old, was subsequently arrested after two months on the run, having fled first from Arran then subsequently his Lanarkshire hometown of Coatbridge, where on his apprehension by police he attempted suicide with a cut-throat razor.
"I robbed the man," Laurie stated on his arrest and later in his defence, "but I did not murder him." Laurie would protest his innocence until his death more than 40 years later in 1930, age 69, in the lunatic division – as it was then known - of Perth Prison.
We look forward to listening to Mr Deeley's thoughts on the case.
Sunday, 25 November 2012
Oldest in the World
Our speaker on Tuesday night (27 November) is Duncan Close from Sanquhar, who will be telling us a bit about the oldest post office in the world.
The Sanquhar post office had long been accepted as the oldest in Britain It has been operating since 1712 and is now reckoned to be the oldest in the world..
At the time the post office started, the Crowns of England and Scotland had not long been united. There was considerable activity in the border areas of both lands and one of the most important and influential families of the day was the Crichton family, who owned Sanquhar Castle.
In 1712 a service known as the "Nithsdale cross-post" was established, with mail-runners on horseback delivering messages among the landed gentry on both sides of the Scottish-English border.
When Robert Burns was alive in the latter part of the 18th century, he was great friends with the owner of Sanquhar post office, and the fireplace in the living room of the building was constructed from elm trees grown by Burns at his farm at Ellisland Farm, near Dumfries.
Come along on Tuesday night and learn more.
The Sanquhar post office had long been accepted as the oldest in Britain It has been operating since 1712 and is now reckoned to be the oldest in the world..
At the time the post office started, the Crowns of England and Scotland had not long been united. There was considerable activity in the border areas of both lands and one of the most important and influential families of the day was the Crichton family, who owned Sanquhar Castle.
In 1712 a service known as the "Nithsdale cross-post" was established, with mail-runners on horseback delivering messages among the landed gentry on both sides of the Scottish-English border.
When Robert Burns was alive in the latter part of the 18th century, he was great friends with the owner of Sanquhar post office, and the fireplace in the living room of the building was constructed from elm trees grown by Burns at his farm at Ellisland Farm, near Dumfries.
Come along on Tuesday night and learn more.
Tuesday, 13 November 2012
Important - Change of Programme 11 December 2012
Please note that there will be a change of programme for our meeting on Tuesday 11 December 2012. The speaker will no longer be Mr. Richardson from Beith. Instead it will be Norman Deeley, who will be speaking to us about the Goatfell Murder.
Consequently, we do not yet have a speaker for our final meeting on Tuesday 19 March 2013, since Mr Deeley was supposed to be our speaker on that night. Watch this space for more information about that evening's speaker.
We are extremely grateful to Norman for agreeing to this change of schedule.
Consequently, we do not yet have a speaker for our final meeting on Tuesday 19 March 2013, since Mr Deeley was supposed to be our speaker on that night. Watch this space for more information about that evening's speaker.
We are extremely grateful to Norman for agreeing to this change of schedule.
Maps of Kilmarnock
Tonight's(13 November) speaker is Paula Williams
Senior Map Curator at the National Library of Scotland's Map Collections. We are regularly asked questions about the location of particular long-gone streets in Kilmarnock or where a certain farm was situated. So, if you have any questions of that sort, this evening's meeting just might be the opportunity to have them answered.
We meet in Kilmarnock College, Holehouse Road, starting at 7.30pm. As always, if you want to be sure of a good seat, be there early.
We meet in Kilmarnock College, Holehouse Road, starting at 7.30pm. As always, if you want to be sure of a good seat, be there early.
Friday, 9 November 2012
Report of the Scottish Lunacy Commission into the Treatment of Drunken Maniacs (1858)
Report of the Scottish Lunacy Commission into the Treatment of Drunken Maniacs (1858): Report of the Scottish Lunacy Commission into the Treatment of Drunken Maniacs (1858)
Wednesday, 7 November 2012
Hugh Montgomerie - 12th. Earl of Eglinton
Hugh Montgomerie - 12th Earl of Eglinton
(5 November 1739 – 14 December 1819)
Montgomerie was styled Lord Montgomerie from 1769, and sat as a Member of Parliament for Ayrshire off and on from 1780 to 1796. That year he became Lord Lieutenant of Ayrshire, which post he held until his death.
In 1798, having previously succeeded to the earldom through his third cousin, he was elected a representative peer and moved to the House of Lords. In 1806 he was created Baron Ardrossan in the Peerage of the United Kingdom, enabling him to sit the Lords in his own right. He was made a Knight of the Thistle in 1814.
As large ships were unable to reach Glasgow due to silting of the River Clyde, Montgomerie promoted and partially funded the Glasgow, Paisley and Ardrossan Canal. However funds ran out and the canal was only constructed from Glasgow to Johnstone via Paisley. The Glasgow terminus of the canal was at Port Eglinton. Though the wharf is now filled in, the neighbouring Eglinton Street still bears his name. Preparatory work on the canal from the new harbour created at Ardrossan was used as the basis for Glasgow Street, which is the main thoroughfare of the town.
He is responsible for the erection of the Beacon Tower on Horse Island just outside Ardrossan Harbour, following a suggestion made to him by the Arctic explorer Sir John Clark Ross
Montgomerie was an amateur composer and cellist. His best known work is the dance tune "Ayrshire Lasses".
Sunday, 28 October 2012
Belgian Refugees
Our speaker on Tuesday 30 October is one of our own members, Ian MacDonald. He will be talking about Belgian Refugees in Ayrshire during World War 1.
Almost one quarter of a million Belgians fled to Britain after the German invasion of Belgium in 1914. The largest contingent of refugees ever to come here and their absorption into the host society was bound to be a complex process.
The Belgians were mostly assimilated smoothly into the local communities and they benefited at first from overwhelming public sympathy. Trade unionist fears that they would provide a pool of cheap labour soon dissipated as the war economy created conditions of full employment.
Much has been written about the conflict in Flanders and the numerous military battles, as the front line ebbed to and fro throughout the war. Much has also been written about the terrible conditions in which the troops on either side had to live and fight; but very little is documented about the impact of the fighting on the local civilians. Hopefully Ian will fill in some of the gaps in our knowledge as, appropriately, Armistice Day approaches.
Belgian Refugees.
Almost one quarter of a million Belgians fled to Britain after the German invasion of Belgium in 1914. The largest contingent of refugees ever to come here and their absorption into the host society was bound to be a complex process.
The Belgians were mostly assimilated smoothly into the local communities and they benefited at first from overwhelming public sympathy. Trade unionist fears that they would provide a pool of cheap labour soon dissipated as the war economy created conditions of full employment.
Much has been written about the conflict in Flanders and the numerous military battles, as the front line ebbed to and fro throughout the war. Much has also been written about the terrible conditions in which the troops on either side had to live and fight; but very little is documented about the impact of the fighting on the local civilians. Hopefully Ian will fill in some of the gaps in our knowledge as, appropriately, Armistice Day approaches.
Saturday, 27 October 2012
No Evidence of Mass Grave
Excavation work at Ardrossan Cemetery, where there was thought to be a mass
grave of bodies from the HMS Dasher disaster, has ended with no positive result. The archaeology team, led by John Atkinson, hoped to find evidence of a grave site but instead found only undisturbed virgin soil.
HMS
Dasher blew up off Arran in March 1943, killing 379 people, but only 23
bodies are in marked graves. The others have never been accounted for.
Some locals believe there could still be a grave site at Ardrossan Cemetery as well as a second site, possibly in a field within a two-mile radius of Ardrossan.
Some locals believe there could still be a grave site at Ardrossan Cemetery as well as a second site, possibly in a field within a two-mile radius of Ardrossan.
Wednesday, 24 October 2012
Possible Mass Grave - HMS Dasher
Work began at Ardrossan Cemetery on Monday and a team archaeologists began their excavation on Tuesday morning 23 October 2012 to try and resolve an unsolved mystery dating back to World War 2. They are endeavouring to determine whether victims of a war-time sea tragedy are buried in a mass grave.
The aircraft carrier HMS Dasher exploded and sank in the Firth of Clyde on 27 March 1943 with the loss of 379 of her 528 crew. Of the 68 bodies recovered, 24 were buried at Ardrossan Cemetery and it is not known what happened to the other 44. Local historian John Steele believes some of these missing 44 who perished in the tragedy may also be buried in the cemetery. He persuaded North Ayrshire Council to petition a court for permission to excavate part of the cemetery suspected of being the mass grave.
Much secrecy still applies to this disaster and it's to be hoped that these excavations will go some way to answering some of the unresolved questions hanging over the event.
Wednesday, 17 October 2012
Bloggers welcome
Any members or visitors to the site are invited to contribute via our Blog.
We welcome any news or discussion on historical topics, not only local issues !
www.kilmarnockhistory.co.uk
We welcome any news or discussion on historical topics, not only local issues !
www.kilmarnockhistory.co.uk
Saturday, 6 October 2012
Important Notice - Change of Venue
Since Kilmarnock College will be closed on the evening of Tuesday 16 October, our next meeting will be help in the hall of St Andrew's and St. Marnock's Church in St Marnock Street, Kilmarnock, adjacent to the police station. We are very grateful to the Kirk Session of the church for making their premises available to us at short notice. Please pass on this information to any members who may not have been present at our first meeting. There will also be someone present outside Kilmarnock College to re-direct any members who turn up there.
The speaker will be Jim Steel who will speak to us about the Kirk Session Minute Books of Laigh Kirk from 1643 till 1900.
The speaker will be Jim Steel who will speak to us about the Kirk Session Minute Books of Laigh Kirk from 1643 till 1900.
St Marnock'sChurch, Kilmarnock. The chuch hall is at the left hand side.
Wednesday, 3 October 2012
French Foreign Legion
A great start to our lecture programme last night (2 October 2012), with an eye-opening and thought provoking talk by Alex Lochrie. He shared with us some of his wonderful experiences while serving with the French Foreign legion (la Legion d'Etrangere). He left us with many points to ponder about the current conflict in North Africa and the Middle East.
You can find more information about the Legion, in English or French, at the following websites:-
http://en.legion-etrangere.com/
http://www.legion-etrangere-magazine.fr/2012/06/legion-etrangere-n%C2%B03/
You can find more information about the Legion, in English or French, at the following websites:-
http://en.legion-etrangere.com/
http://www.legion-etrangere-magazine.fr/2012/06/legion-etrangere-n%C2%B03/
Tuesday, 2 October 2012
2012-13 Session starts tonight
Summer is officially over when KDHG meet again for the winter session.
Tonight sees our new series of talks begin with what promises to be a fascinating insight to life in the French Foreign Legion by local man Alex Lochrie.
Please remember that it is always recommended to turn up a few minutes early for the first couple of weeks as it can take a bit of time to collect subscriptions.
Please have your membership form completed as far as possible to ensure matters move smoothly. Thanks.
Tonight sees our new series of talks begin with what promises to be a fascinating insight to life in the French Foreign Legion by local man Alex Lochrie.
Please remember that it is always recommended to turn up a few minutes early for the first couple of weeks as it can take a bit of time to collect subscriptions.
Please have your membership form completed as far as possible to ensure matters move smoothly. Thanks.
Monday, 13 August 2012
Ayrshire Meetings 2012 - 2013
We've just received from Rob Close the diary of all history society meetings in Ayrshire from August 2012 until May 2013.
Arran
Antiquarians. Meetings in Brodick Public
Hall, Brodick, at 2 p.m.
Diary of History
Groups Meeting in Ayrshire 2012 – 2013
KEY
AA
AANHS Ayrshire Archaeological and Natural History
Society. www.aanhs.org.uk Meetings in Town Hall, Ayr , at 7.45 p.m.
AMC National Trust for Scotland
ASA Alloway & Southern Ayrshire Family
History Society. www.asafhs.co.uk Meetings in Alloway Church
Halls, Alloway, at 7.45 p.m.
BHS Beith Historical Society. Meetings in Our
Lady’s Hall, Crummock Street
CHS Cumbrae Historical Society. Meetings in Newton
DHS Dundonald Historical Society. Meetings in Dundonald Castle 7.30
p.m.
EAFHS East Ayrshire Family History Society. www.eastayrshirefhs.org.uk
Meetings in Gateway Centre, Foregate
Square Kilmarnock ,
at 7.30 p.m.
FBC Friends of Brodick Castle Brodick Castle
FHS Joint Joint Meeting of Ayrshire Family History
Societies. Gateway Centre, Kilmarnock , at 7.30 p.m.
KCCS Kyle and Carrick Civic Society. Meetings in Loudoun Hall, Ayr ,
at 7.30 p.m.
KDHG Kilmarnock & District History Group. www.kilmarnockhistory.co.uk
Meetings in Kilmarnock
College
Largs HH LDHS Hakon Hakonsson Lecture. In Vikingar!, Largs at 8 p.m.
Largs Jt Joint meeting of LDHS and LNAFHS. In St Columba’s Session House, Largs at 7.30
p.m.
LDHS Largs and District Historical Society. www.largsmuseum.org.uk
Meetings in Largs
Museum
L(MS) LDHS, Marine Section. Meetings in Largs Museum 7.30 p.m.
LNAFHS Largs & North Ayrshire Family History
Society. www.largsnafhs.org.uk Meetings in
Largs Library, Allanpark Street
PHG Prestwick History Group. Meetings in 65 Club, Main Street , Prestwick KA9 1JN
SHS Stewarton & District Historical
Society. www.stewarton.org Meetings in John Knox Church
Hall, Stewarton, at 7.30 p.m.
SWT Scottish Wildlife Trust: Ayrshire Members’
Centre. Meetings in The Horizon Hotel,
Esplanade, Ayr KA7 1DT, at 7.30 p.m.
TAFHS Troon @ Ayrshire Family History Society. www.troonayrshirefhs.org.uk
Meetings in Portland Church Hall, South
Beach
WKCS West Kilbride Civic
Society. Meetings in Community Centre, Corse Street, West 7.30 p.m.
August
2012
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Mon 20th
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AA
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Tom
Rees
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The
Archaeology pf Kilwinning Abbey
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September
2012
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Mon 3rd
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SHS
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Nigel
Willis
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Mon 17th
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AA
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Sue
Furness and Fiona Jackson
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The
Lost
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Tues
18th
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TAFHS
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Robert
Faulkes
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Census
- Past and Present
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Tues
18th
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ASA
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Alan
Sorenson
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Addicted
to Ancestors
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Tues 18th
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SWT
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Eric
Scott
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Thurs
27th
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BHS
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Robert
Ferguson
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Dalgarven
Mill
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October
2012
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Mon 1st
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SHS
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Ian
Matheson
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The
Scottish and Ayrshire Home Front in the Great War
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Mon 1st
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KCCS
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James
Brown
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Pilgrims’
Way
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Tues 2nd
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KDHG
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Alex
Lochrie
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Never
Too Old: The French Foreign Legion
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Thurs
4th
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PHG
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Tom F
Cunningham
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Buffalo
Bill’s Wild West in
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Mon 8th
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CHS
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Alex
Hunter
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The
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Thurs
11th
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AANHS
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Gordon
Riddle
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Thurs
11th
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EAFHS
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John
Hall
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Personal
Treasures
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Mon 15th
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AA
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Ian
Marshall
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The
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Tues
16th
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ASA
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Chris
Paton
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Tracing
Your Irish Ancestors on the Internet
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Tues
16th
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KDHG
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Jim
Steel
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Laigh
Kirk Session 1643 to 1900
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Tues
16th
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SWT
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Jonny
Hughes
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Beyond
Boundaries: The Future of Nature Conservation in
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Thurs
25th
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BHS
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Ian
MacCrorie
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Calmac
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Thurs
25th
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AANHS
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Derek
Alexander
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St
Kilda
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Tues
30th
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KDHG
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Ian
MacDonald
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Belgian
Refugees in Ayrshire during World War 1
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November
2012
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Thurs
1st
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PHG
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Jean Lockley
and Graham Humphreys
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The
Man who Made
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Mon 5th
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KCCS
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Tom
Barclay
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Mon 5th
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SHS
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Bill
Fitzpatrick
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The
Beloved, The Damned and the The Forgotten - The Titanic, the Olympic and the
Britannic
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Thurs
8th
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EAFHS
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Frank
Donnelly
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Sir
Alexander Fleming
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Thurs
8th
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AANHS
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Fiona
Watson
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Taking
Sides in the Wars of
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Mon 12th
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CHS
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Iain
Wilkie
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Lichens
and Industry
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Tues
13th
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KDHG
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Paula
Williams
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Putting
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Mon 19th
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AA
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John
Inglis
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Tues
20th
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ASA
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Alastair
Wham
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Railway
Ramblings
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Tues
20th
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SWT
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Andrew
Jarrott
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The
Habitats and Wildlife of Galloway
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Tues
20th
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TAFHS
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Irene
O’Brien
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Poor
Law Archives from 1845
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Thurs
22nd
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AANHS
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Nat
Edwards
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The
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Tues
27th
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KDHG
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Duncan
Close
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Sanquhar
Post Office - The Oldest in the World
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December
2012
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Mon 3rd
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SHS
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Stuart
Wilson
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Mon 3rd
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KCCS
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Amy
Miller
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Amaz’d
and Curious - New Discoveries from
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Thurs
6th
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PHG
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David
Rowan and Alisdair Cochrane
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Sights
and Sounds of
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Mon 10th
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CHS
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Brian
Boyd
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History
of Kilwinning Archers
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Tues
11th
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KDHG
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Allan
Richardson
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History
of Beith Furniture
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January
2013
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Mon 7th
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KCCS
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Irene
McMillan
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Mon 7th
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SHS
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Barbara
Graham
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Marie
Curie: Her Life and Legacy
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Tues 8th
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KDHG
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Make
it
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Thurs
10th
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EAFHS
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Max
Flemmich
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Mon 14th
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CHS
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Alastair
Chisholm
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The
Bicentenary of the Comet Paddle Steamer
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Tues
15th
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ASA
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Edwin
Lawrence
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All
the Fun of the Fair
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Tues
15th
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SWT
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Ian
Cornforth
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Bats
and Windfarms - Sorting the Facts from the Turbulence
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Thurs
17th
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TAFHS
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Chris
Paton
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Genealogy
and Newspapers
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Tues
22nd
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KDHG
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Annie
McLauchlan
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Thurs
24th
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AANHS
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Stephen
J Reid
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James
VI
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Thurs
31st
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BHS
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George
Kerr
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The
Lure of Steam
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February
2013
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Mon 4th
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SHS
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Morag
Smith
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Womens’
History and Heritage at the
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Mon 4th
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KCCS
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John
Rattenbury
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Tues 5th
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KDHG
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Ian
Matheson
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In
Search of
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Thurs
7th
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PHG
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Alasdair
J. Malcolm
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Ayrshire
Coastal Walk
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Thurs
7th
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AANHS
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Karen
Bowie
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Ayrshire
and the Making of
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Mon 11th
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CHS
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Jean
Leader
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Lacemaking
and Textiles
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Tues
19th
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ASA
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Gordon
Thomson
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Ayrshire’s
Railway Heritage
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Tues
19th
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KDHG
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Jim
Boyle
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A
History of the
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Tues
19th
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SWT
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Roger
Griffith
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Galls;
the Weird, the Wonderful and the Downright Peculiar
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Thurs
21st
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AANHS
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Cjris
Rollie
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Robert
Burns in
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Thurs
21st
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TAFHS
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Ian
Kennedy
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A
Kirkcudbright Campbell in
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Thurs
28th
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BHS
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Hugh
Kerr
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Diasporama
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March
2013
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Mon 4th
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KCCS
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Euan
Terras
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Rights
of Way
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Tues 5th
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KDHG
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Jim
Penman
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The
Genius of James Clark Maxwell
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Thurs
7th
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AANHS
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Philip
Robertson
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Marine
Archaeology
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Thurs
7th
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PHG
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Members
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Pot
Pourri
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Mon 11th
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CHS
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Jim
Grant
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Scottish
Maritime Museum
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Thurs
14th
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FHS
Joint
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Margo
Graham
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100
Years of Lace
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Tues
19th
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KDHG
|
Norman
Deeley
|
The
Goatfell Murder
|
Tues
19th
|
SWT
|
Carol
Crawford and Natalie Fleming
|
t.b.c.
|
Thurs
21st
|
TAFHS
|
Tom
Barclay
|
The
Franco-Scottish Wine Trade and Ayrshire Involvement
|
Thurs
28th
|
BHS
|
Elaine
McFarland
|
John
Boyd Orr: Ayrshire Man and World Citizen
|
April
2013
|
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Thurs
4th
|
PHG
|
John
Kellie
|
Ayrshire
Miscellany, Part Two
|
Mon 8th
|
SHS
|
John
Stevenson & Dan MacKay
|
Strang’s
Foundry, Hurlford
|
Thurs
11th
|
EAFHS
|
Irene
Hopkins
|
Belgian
Refugees 1914-1919
|
Mon 15th
|
CHS
|
Robert
Ferguson
|
The
|
Thurs
25th
|
BHS
|
David
Donaldson
|
The
|
May
2013
|
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Thurs
2nd
|
PHG
|
Members
|
Blether
of 2013
|
Mon 13th
|
SHS
|
Joyce
Brown
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