For more details of forthcoming lectures and venues, contact Carol

Tel: 01259 219945

e-mail: carol.roscoe@tiscali.co.uk

All are Welcome. Admission to all lectures is free for paid-up members, but the cost for non-members is now £2.50 per person

The lectures in March, April, May and June `04 have been supported with funding from the Community Chest

Our past lectures to date have included:

An overview from the Celts to the Industrial Revolution by Dr. Fiona Watson

Celts and Picts by Graeme Cruickshank

Unification of Scotland by Dr. Richard Oram

Wars of Independence by Dr. Fiona Watson

David II to James I by Dr. Michael Penman

James II to James V by Norman Macdougall

Mary Queen of Scots by HRH Prince Michael of Albany

James VI to Charles I by Dr. Sharon Adams

Charles II to James VII (The Reformation) by Dr. Sharon Adams

The Jacobites by David R. Ross

The Highland Clearances by Ewan Cameron

The Industrial Revolution by Alistair Durie

Happy Holidays (Early Tourism) by Alistair Durie

Scottish Place Names by Simon Taylor

Longshanks by Dr. Fiona Watson

The Stone of Destiny by Pat Gerber

Canals in Central Scotland by Guthrie Hutton (March '04)

On The Trail of William Wallace by David R. Ross (April '04)

An Eye on The Past; Victorian Photographers A slide show by Alistair Durie (May '04)

The Soldiers of the '45 by Bob Holsman

The Scottish Soldier (1914 - 1918) by Bob Holsman (June '04)

The Battle of Bannockburn by Dr. Fiona Watson

Early Scottish Railways Slide Show and talk by Don Martin

Routes to Your Roots (A basic introduction to researching family history) by Elma Lindsay

Re-living the Iron Age, Crannog Style by Jo Scott from the Loch Tay Crannog Centre

The Changing Faces of the Trysts by David Byetheway

The Execution of William Wallace by David R. Ross

Scotland’s Changing Monarchy - (1689 - 1702) by James Halliday

Clockmaking in Scotland by Bob Lindsay

A talk on the Home Front entitled "Dad's Army" by Bob Holsman

The Easy Trip by Bill Knaggs

The Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders during the Second World War by Major Alistair Campbell

Robert the Bruce, King of Scots by Dr. Fiona Watson

Weapons of the Jacobites by Bob Beveridge

Winter Tales, a mixture of traditional folklore and historical snapshots Storytelling by Paraig MacNeil

Wallace's Early Years, an illustrated talk by artist Andy Hillhouse

King Robert the Bruce ‘700’ , an illustrated talk by David R. Ross

The Great Michael a talk by Dr Michael Penman.

Placenames of Clackmannanshire a talk by Dr Simon Taylor.

The Schaws and Sauchie Tower an illustrated talk by Susan Mills.

The group receives no funding, but the popularity of lectures combined with the low entry charge (£2.50) has allowed the group to continue to grow and retain the services of excellent lecturers.