Syllabus

Here is our syllabus of talks for the 2024/25 season. If you or anyone you know have a talk you think may be of interest to our group please contact Kincardine Local History Group.

Meetings are held from 2-4pm once a month throughout the winter in the Kincardine Community Centre – Hepburn Room. Visitors are always very welcome.

9th October 2024:

  • “Abdication Crisis of 1936 and the Real Wallis Simpson” by Roy Johnstone

13th November 2024:

  • “Women at War” by Geoff Bailey

11th December 2024:

  • “A Journey of a Lifetime” by Ewa McDonald

8th January 2025:

  • “Commonwealth War Graves Commission” by Jim Leggat

12th February 2025:

  • “Mary Queen of Scots” by Ian Scott

12th March 2025:

  • “Building the Channel Tunnel” (DVD)

27th March 2025:

  • “A.G.M./What’s in a Name” by Bruce Keith

For questions regarding membership or the syllabus please contact: Kincardine Local History Group

 

Here is the syllabus for the 2023/24 season for reference:

11th October 2023:

  • “Life In Scotland In The Good Old Days” by Roy Johnstone

8th November 2023:

  • “Dunfermline Opera House” by Willie McKie (DVD)

13th December 2023:

  • “The Redding Pit Disaster” by Ian Scott

10th January 2024:

  • “Pylon Construction” by Ally Stocks

14th February 2024:

  • “Castle Rankine Prisoner-Of-War Camp” by Geoff Bailey

13th March 2024:

  • “Underground Scotland” by Bruce Keith

27th March 2024:

  • “A.G.M./Signs” by Eddie Taylor

For questions regarding membership or the syllabus please contact: Kincardine Local History Group

 

Here is the syllabus for the 2022/23 season for reference:

12th October 2022:

  • “Cuban Missile Crisis” by Roy Johnstone

9th November 2022:

  • “Scottish Milestones” by Bruce Keith

14th December 2022:

  • “Changing Face of Dunfermline” by Willie McKie (DVD)

11th January 2023:

  • “Arial View” by Ally Stocks

8th February 2023:

  • “Stirling – Town to Castle” by Ian Scott

8th March 2023:

  • “Shipbuilding in the Falkirk District” by Geoff Bailey

22nd March 2023:

  • “A.G.M./Scottish Vintage Bus Museum” by Eddie Taylor

For questions regarding membership or the syllabus please contact: Kincardine Local History Group

 

Here is the syllabus for the 2020/21 season for reference:

13th October 2021:

  • “The Battle of the Somme” by Roy Johnstone

10th November 2021:

8th December 2021:

  • “Bus Preservation, My Story” by Eddie Taylor

For questions regarding membership or the syllabus please contact: Kincardine Local History Group

 

Here is the syllabus for the 2019/20 season for reference:

9th October 2019:

  • “Emily Pankhurst and The Suffragettes” by Roy Johnstone

13th November 2019:

  • “The Scottish Fish Farm Industry – Then & Now” by Ronald Hawkins

11th December 2019:

  • “The Great War – Scottish VC’s” by Alastair McEwan

8th January 2020:

  • “Mystery of the Marie Celeste” by Eddie Taylor

12th February 2020:

  • “MAF Scotland” by Andy Martin

11th March 2020:

  • “Central Scotland Airport” by Geoff Bailey

27th March 2020:

  • “A.G.M./Ploughing Match at Pitdinnie Farm” by Ally Stocks

For questions regarding membership or the syllabus please contact: Kincardine Local History Group

 

Here is the syllabus for the 2018/19 season for reference:

10th October 2018:

  • “The Rise & Fall Of Napoleon” by Roy Johnstone

14th November 2018:

  • “Life On Alloa Inch Farm” by Margaret MacGregor

5th December 2018:

  • “On My Way Home From Work” by Derek Quinn

9th January 2019:

  • “The Camino de Santiago – A Walk In Galicia” by Jack Bairner

13th February 2019:

  • “The Allandale Pipers” by John Reid

13th March 2019:

  • “On The Buses” by Geoff Bailey

27th March 2019:

  • “A.G.M./Great Dorset Steam Fair”

For questions regarding membership or the syllabus please contact: Kincardine Local History Group

 

Here is the syllabus for the 2017/18 season for reference:

11th October 2017:

  • “The Rise of Hitler” by Roy Johnstone

8th November 2017:

  • “Logie the first 1000 years” by Eleanor Young

6th December 2017:

  • “Indian Peter” by Alec Shuttleworth

10th January 2018:

  • “The Mercat Cross” by Ally Stocks

14th February 2018:

  • “Outlander” by Gerry McMullan

14th March 2018:

  • “The Carron Line” by Geoff Bailey

28th March 2018:

  • “Member’s Afternoon & A.G.M.” – A relaxed and informal opportunity for members to show slides from their own collections

 

Here is the syllabus for the 2016/17 season for reference:

12th October 2016:

  • “The Assassination Of President Kennedy” by Roy Johnstone

9th November 2016:

  • “The Harry Lauder Story” by Ian Tennent

7th December 2016:

  • “The Story Of The Forth” by John Reid

11th January 2017:

  • “Construction Of Longannet Power Station” by Ally Stocks

8th February 2017:

  • “Outlander” by Gerry McMullan

8th March 2017:

  • “The Circular Tram Route” by Geoff Bailey

22nd March 2017:

  • “Member’s Afternoon & A.G.M.” – A relaxed and informal opportunity for members to show slides from their own collections

 

Here is the syllabus for the 2015/16 season for reference:

14th October 2015:

  • “The History of deer and man in Britain” by Mr Robert A Smith

11th November 2015:

  • “50 plus years of Railway Preservation in Scotland” by Mr Angus Rex

9th December 2015:

  • “Tree health issues in Forestry Commission forests in the Central Belt” by Mr Alistair Angus

13th January 2016:

  • “Grangemouth Docks” by Mr Jim Summers

10th February 2016:

  • “Sir Edward Elgar’s Life and Work” by Mr Paul Bassett

9th March 2016:

  • “The History of the Paisley Shawl” by Ms Valerie Reilly

23th March 2016:

  • “Member’s Afternoon & A.G.M.” – A relaxed and informal opportunity for members to show slides from their own collections

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