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… no short period in modern history has been as intensively studied as the month of July 1914 — or more precisely, the five weeks between the assassination of the heir to the … with little more governmental documentation likely to come to light, historians still find it difficult to reach a …
… The James Williams Memorial Lecture was chosen to serve as the final meeting of Dumfriesshire and Galloway … Scottish scene (although there were also plenty of amateur companies performing locally in towns and villages). There … Douglas and Stranraer in 1861 and 1862 and he was still coming in 1898 and 1899. He composed some 200 songs and …
Meeting: In Their Footsteps
… Natural History and Antiquarian Society (DGNHAS) was given by the retiring President, Morag Williams. The topic was … was realised 170 years later proves that dreams do come true, even if posthumously. The second subject is less … Conference Room within Easterbrook Hall was, on Morag's recommendation, named after him. The third choice of study was …
Volume: TDGNHAS Series II, Volume 17
… The Parish of Luce [Hoddom] Author: Irving, G. 5 The Vertebrates of Solway - A Century's Changes … Scott-Elliot, G. F. 257 The Assassination of the Red Comyn Author: Chinnock, E.J. 263 The Weather of 1902 Author: … of Narratives, chiefly Contemporary, of the Death of Comyn, and other Documents relating to Dumfries and Galloway …
… A large audience enjoyed the first talk of 2014, given to Dumfriesshire and Galloway Natural History and … the rights to extract peat. Attention was then drawn to the commercial development of the moss, commencing with work carried out by the Duke of Queensberry …
Biography: Dr James Harper
… Obituary from TDGNHAS , Series III, Vol. LXXX, p.176 The death of Dr James Harper on All Souls’ … their individuality; encouraging maximum support and communication with the wider community. In 1966 Dr Harper was appointed Medical Director …
Meeting: A Life with Otters
… contributions to the study of otters in the wild. She gave an enthralling lecture to the Dumfriesshire and Galloway … in a technical college, during which time her husband completed a Ph.D. in the study of otters. They were then … sometimes humorous, sometimes poignant manner, accompanied with often dramatic slides, but always with a deep …
Meeting: Dumfries Soup Kitchens
… loyalist during the American War of Independence. After leaving America and returning to Britain, Thompson demonstrated exceptional organisational and administrative ability and was eventually knighted. While working in … end of the Second World War, soup kitchens had largely become obsolete. Mr Mackison concluded by reflecting that …
Meeting: Milk! From Grass to the Table
… of Milk! from Grass to the Table . He instantly won over his audience with his Irish humour, a twinkle in his eye … Northern Ireland, after graduating, with the Northern Foods Company for eight years, during the last five of which he … the farmer of a market. A directive from the European Community served to mark the beginning of the end of the MMB …
… Martin Brann began his well-illustrated and informative lecture by reminding us that there are 8,000 scheduled … from the merger of Historic Scotland and the Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of Scotland in 2015. … and the concentration of stock around feeding troughs is a common occurrence. Under the Single Farm Payment scheme, …