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Displaying 81 - 90 of 1885 items… Over 60 members of the Dumfriesshire and Galloway Natural History and Antiquarian Society met on 29 November to hear Dr Adrián Maldonado (Glenmorangie Research Fellow, National Museums Scotland) give the annual James Williams lecture, on the topic …
Meeting: Utah and Arizona — a Love Affair
… and Galloway Natural History and Antiquarian Society, David Edwards was introduced as the speaker for the first … to that of today. November saw large animals and plants coming to life and sandstone forming. On December 11th the … 2,000 arches of fins of rock. Arches over water in time become a bridge instead. A fault in the rock allows a crack to …
… most notably steering the Society through its 150th anniversary year and for his management of excavations at … him to retain his post when Marischal and King's Colleges combined. Maxwell also suffered rejection for the chair of … with an untied shoe lace. Dr Toolis' treatment of a very complex subject was outstanding. His PowerPoint presentation …
Standard page: Guide for Researchers
… digital record cards based on the records of the database developed by James Williams for indexing the Transactions . However, these only cover Volume 1 of Series I up to Volume 87 … alphabetical list. If a search is successful, then the outcome is a sequence of index cards, each giving details of …
Volume: TDGNHAS Series III, Volume 83
… Articles Ostracods from the West Moat at Caerlaverock Castle by Mervin Kontrovitz and Huw I. Griffiths 1 The Reverend William … and Geoffrey Stell 91 Smuggling and Kirkcudbright Merchant Companies in the Eighteenth Century by Frances Wilkins 105 …
… were delighted and honoured when Doonhamer Dr Douglas McElvogue, a very experienced marine and shipwreck archaeologist … the engagement. The Mary Rose was one of two new ships commissioned by Henry VIII, soon after he came to the throne … nails for fastening the planks of a ship to the timbers), coins, an anchor, rigging and bits of caulking. Computer …
… Dunragit, the Prehistoric Heart of Galloway . He had been involved in the excavations at Dunragit for 20 months and, … Warren presented a series of excellent slides to accompany a very informative talk, thus making it difficult, … had been conducted by Manchester University using Royal Commission and Ancient Monuments of Scotland aerial …
… In this the 150th anniversary year of Nith District Salmon Fishery Board Jim … coupled with diplomacy. Restoration of stocks also comes into the Board's plans. Two hatcheries produce two … by a speaker with a good, clear voice, drew forth the comment from the audience that this was one of the best …
… Lionel Masters, well-known and very popular in Dumfries and Galloway as an archaeologist … title and although it might not seem to have anything in common with Jimmy's interests, there is the common theme of trade in stone (British Neolithic polished …
… Peter began by explaining that farmsteads have been deserted throughout history, sometimes being rebuilt … personal names. Peter then described some of the structures common to the sites, including long houses shared by people … lazybed cultivation remains, and veteran trees, the most common by far being Ash. Many of these trees are clearly the …