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Displaying 71 - 80 of 2412 itemsMeeting: Fungi Folklore
… with them. The earliest known representation of fungi is to be found in cave paintings in Algeria, which are over … which may refer to the sensations of flying and buzzing commonly experienced on consumption of this fungus. …
Meeting: Excavations at Tongland Abbey
… guests attended the Dumfriesshire and Galloway Natural History and Antiquarian Society's annual Members’ Night … Tongland came about in 2015 when the Tongland and Ringford Community Council decided to celebrate the 800th anniversary … attracted the monks who came to Tongland. The Abbey was replaced with a parish church in 1633 and again in 1813. All …
Meeting: Glencairn Parish in 1560
… The AGM of Dumfriesshire and Galloway Natural History and Antiquarian Society was held in Cumberland Street … Queen of Scots, living in France, had the prospect of becoming Queen of all three nations when she was in her …
… Tom Rees began his talk by explaining his intention to give an insight into … 35 projects in this area, of which the Can You Dig It? community archaeology project is one. The work involved has … at Castledykes and Moat Brae castles in Kirkcudbright. On-site projects such as this develop archaeological skills and …
… Dumfriesshire and Galloway Natural History and Antiquarian Society held its AGM and inaugural … wide excision for cancer, a treatment that would later become widely accepted. His results for the management of head injury were the best in the eighteenth century. Hill appreciated that the …
… a large audience of Dumfriesshire and Galloway Natural History and Antiquarian Society members in early November. … which is older than the building and must therefore have come from some earlier building. This is termed an ‘orphan’ …
… and inspiring talk, Stephen Rutt gave an account of his journey to becoming a nature writer. He left his job in London in March …
Biography: George Neilson (1858-1923)
… of Society on 13 December 1895. Extract from George Eyre-Todd's Who's Who in Glasgow in 1909 (For further information on this biographical dictionary of nearly five hundred Glasgow … His studies appear from his publications, such as Trial by Combat , Annals of the Solway , and Huchown of the Awle …
… A large audience enjoyed the first talk of 2014, given to Dumfriesshire and Galloway Natural History and … 'bog-bodies' might indicate that human sacrifices once took place. The earliest written evidence is from a warrant dated … the rights to extract peat. Attention was then drawn to the commercial development of the moss, commencing with work …
Meeting: The Scottish Regional Chair
… The Scottish Regional Chair was the subject of the latest talk delivered to Dumfriesshire and Galloway Natural History and … a change of direction led him into studying the design and composition of Scottish furniture, especially the chair, …