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Displaying 131 - 140 of 1885 items… In an engaging and inspiring talk, Stephen Rutt gave an account of his journey to becoming a nature writer. He left his job in London in March … speaker was encouraged to know that he was part of a wider community with a shared interest. Bird and nature writing …
Meeting: Trial excavations at Tongland Abbey
… David Devereux, former DGNHAS president and curator of the Stewarty … attended meeting in the Baptist Church Centre, Dumfries. David,who has an archaeological background, has been involved … dated to the 13th century. In 2015 a Geophysical Survey was completed in the Manse gardens with indistinct results. …
Biography: Morag Williams
… Academy. From there she went on to study history at the University of Edinburgh, graduating M.A., followed by teacher … and remained there for the next 26 years! By 1989 she had become Dumfries and Galloway Health Board Archivist when, with … Charles. In 1990 the Museum was awarded second place in the competition for the best new visitor attraction in Scotland. …
… career working in libraries and studying their historical evolution, Dr John Crawford was well placed to address … changes in the world of books, including the beginnings of commercial publishing and the emergence of a wider reading … of a collective body in pursuit of a particular set of common objectives; the second 'mutual improvement', which …
Biography: George Neilson (1858-1923)
… information on this biographical dictionary of nearly five hundred Glasgow citizens click here . A borderer by … His studies appear from his publications, such as Trial by Combat , Annals of the Solway , and Huchown of the Awle … of Glasgow and consist of over three-hundred items comprising press cuttings, scrapbooks and letters mainly, …
… History and Antiquarian Society held in Dumfries on 7th November, Paul Goodwin brought the audience up to date on the … could fail to be impressed by the extent of new information coming to light, even a century after the outbreak of the … their lives, their families, and their places in our communities and in our own lives. John McCrae, who wrote the …
Standard page: Libraries Holding Copies of the Transactions
… Recent issues of the Transactions are available for consultation at the Annan, Moffat, Newton … held at the Ewart Library, Dumfries. Recent issues may be available for purchase. To check on availability contact the … Holdings of the Transactions , although not necessarily complete, are held within the Copyright Libraries, within …
TDGNHAS Card: 3087-6
… Scandinavian incursions and settlements in both Scotland and Ireland … the origins of the kindreds of greater Galloway is commented on. The future availability of such data could potentially assist in further unravelling Galloway’s complex past. The meanings of contractions and Gaelic words …
… subject was A Thousand Years of the Charteris Family . Arriving in England in 1066, this ancient and well-connected … it was in recognition of support at the slaying of the Red Comyn. The marriage of John Charteris, a Protestant, in the … 946 years, as it emerged, was delivered in a deep, rich, commanding voice which held an audience of over seventy …
… The James Williams lecture was given on 4 December 2015 by Dr Valentina Bold, Director of the … He later moved to Annan working as an accountant in the Commercial Bank of Scotland until he retired. He took great … in the Ewart Library and is known as the Miller Collection, comprising rare books along with his own papers and …