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06 December 2023
Starts: 14:30
Ends: 16:30
From the 18th October onwards, Lochaber Archive Centre will be launching our Archive Afternoons, an initiative that has been extremely successful in our other centres. These afternoons (from 2.30pm-4.30pm) will give the public the opportunity to learn something new, chat with staff and other visitors, and interact with our collections in a fun and informal atmosphere. To begin the monthly sessions, Ken Johnston, a regular user of Lochaber Archive Centre and the former Head of Planning for the Highland Council in Lochaber, will be delivering a presentation on the history of the Charles Kennedy Building. Accompanying this will be a display of items from our collections on the theme of 'Buildings and Built Heritage'. Entry is free
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06 December 2023
Starts: 19:30
18th century Surveying and Map-making, with reference to the Lovat Estate Archive
Talk by Roland Spencer-Jones
Organised by North Kessock and District Local History Society. Venue: North Kessock Bowling Club, 21 Ferry Brae, North Kessock, IV1 3YH. Further information on the NK&DLHS website.
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06 December 2023
Starts: 10:30
Ends: 13:00
Highland Heritage: from Flint Scatters to Farmsteads
Course led by Susan Kruse of ARCH, at Duthac Centre, Tain. Cost £25 for all six or £5 per session to cover venue hire. Includes teas and coffees.
Interested in your past but confused about what happened when? Find out about the heritage of your area, from the earliest settlers to recent remains. Informal and lively, this course assumes no previous knowledge. All welcome.
Further details from 077888 35466 or info@archhighland.org.uk
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06 December 2023
Starts: 19:00
An Update on Recent National Trust for Scotland Archaeological Excavations in Moray
Talk by Dr Daniel Rhodes, NTS archaeologist
Organised by Moray Society. Venue: Elgin Museum. Cost £4 for non-members (£2 students). Booking essential.
Dr Daniel Rhodes, NTS Archaeologist, will talk about some of recent archaeological investigations National Trust for Scotland have carried out in Moray
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06 December 2023
Starts: 18:00
Couples, coins & coffins: archaeology, storytelling & the Glencoe landscape
Online talk by Dr Michael Given, U. of Glasgow
Organised by Glencoe Museum. Cost £6.13. Further details and registering on Eventbrite.
Glencoe is rich not just in history, archaeology and scenery but in stories – and stories are how people explain their place in the world. Houses, glens, roads, and mountains all have their stories, and so do ordinary household objects like pots and coins. In this talk, Dr Given will tell some local stories and show how they help us to understand what places and houses meant to the people who lived in them. Many of the structures and artefacts that archaeologists discover do not have stories that have been remembered across the centuries, but part of the role of the archaeologist is to try and tease their stories out of them.
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06 December 2023
Starts: 09:00
Ends: 10:00
Introduction to Heritage Trust Network
Free online webinar to webinar to introduce partners, funders, potential new members and other organisations to the work of Heritage Trust Network. Further details and how to join on Eventbrite.
The event is aimed at:
People thinking about, or in the process of, forming a group to rescue and re-use a local heritage building, structure or space
Community organisations thinking about taking on, or have already taken on, a historic building or garden
Established organisations managing historic sites, who are not yet members
Businesses that work with the heritage sector
Professionals from funders and partner organisations
Local authorities considering the future of their local heritage assets
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