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Displaying 111 - 120 of 2530 itemsBiography: Dr John Bruce Irving
… and thereafter was a member of Council until his untimely death on June 8th 2005. Dr. Irving was educated at Lenzie … Co-ordinator (later Information Sytems Manager) with Chloride Technical Limited in Manchester (1978–1985) and … and gardening. His interest in genealogy led to him becoming Chairman and Life Member of Dumfries and Galloway …
… The Life and Times of Sir John Richardson, our forgotten local hero was the topic of the talk given by Brian Morrell … and Antiquarian Society. Spitzbergen Barnacle Geese, having come close to extinction at 300 in the 1940s and now … which lie farther north than Alaska and Siberia. In modern times it was possible to fly straight to his …
Biography: George Neilson (1858-1923)
… George Neilson was elected a member of Society on 13 December 1895. Extract from George Eyre-Todd's Who's Who in … Paterson, who died in 1903, Dr Neilson was born at Horseclose, Ruthwell, Dumfriesshire, 7 December, 1858. He was sent … His studies appear from his publications, such as Trial by Combat , Annals of the Solway , and Huchown of the Awle …
Volume: TDGNHAS Series II, Volume 7
… Council, The 5 Observations on the Temperature of the River Dee and its Estuary during the past year Author: Andson, W. … Author: Thomson, J.H. 8 Notes on Dumfriesshire Flora, with new Localities received from Correspondents … Council, The 125 Holywood Abbey Author: Black, G.F. 126 Some Old Note-takers and Their Notes [Summary only] …
… Keith Kirk, a native of Castle Douglas, who is employed by the Dumfries and Galloway Council Ranger Service, … topic was Life through the Lens — with both eyes open . Readers of a popular local magazine are well-acquainted with … cameras capture shy creatures like the otter. A tripod must come up to eye level to avoid backache. The practised …
Biography: Morag Williams
… passing of Morag Williams in February 2020. A former President and Fellow of our Society, Morag Scott grew up in … Crichton Hospital, Dumfries and remained there for the next 26 years! By 1989 she had become Dumfries and Galloway Health Board Archivist when, with …
… Masters, well-known and very popular in Dumfries and Galloway as an archaeologist and Glasgow University extra-mural … and Galloway Natural History and Antiquarian Society in December. Lionel replied: "I am delighted and honoured to … title and although it might not seem to have anything in common with Jimmy's interests, there is the common theme of …
… On 2 November 2018 the Dumfriesshire and Galloway Natural History and Antiquities Society welcomed Professor Sir Tom Devine OBE. Tom addressed a very large turnout of members …
… Sawmill addressed a large audience of Dumfriesshire and Galloway Natural History and Antiquarian Society on the subject … to the Midsteeple, Dumfries . Intrigued, the members wondered where a sandstone building fitted into a talk about … to build a new town house with an imposing steeple. A committee was appointed to oversee the construction work. A …
… After a long career working in libraries and studying their … on the subject of the Leadhills Reading Society and a Wider World at their meeting on 20 October. Indeed, he has … changes in the world of books, including the beginnings of commercial publishing and the emergence of a wider reading …