12 November 2016

Cromarty: The Evolution of a Scottish Coastal Burgh

Cromarty Stables, Cromarty. Organised by Cromarty Medieval Burgh Community Archaeology Project

Free one day seminar brings together the project's archaeological specialists and the fieldwork team to feed back the results and interpretations of the archaeological work on one of the most important medieval excavations in Scotland. Hear about the pottery and glass, stone tools, animal and fish bone, and the individual artefacts as they bring together their assessments alongside the results of the excavation and historical research.

Further details on the Cromarty Medieval Burgh website.

For further details and booking forms contact info@medievalcromarty.org or phone 01381 600938. Limited places, so book early.

12 November 2016

1916: The Home Front in the Highlands

A drop-in event at the Highland Archive Centre, Inverness with

• timeline of home front events in the Highlands during 1916, told through original archives
• Books of Remembrance compiled by Family Historians with stories of fallen soldiers from WWI
• Display of material from the Am Baile
• Quiz for all ages

Free, donations welcome. Further infomration on 01463 256444 or archives@highlifehighland.com

12 November 2016

Community Heritage Conference

Town House, Aberdeen

£10 includes buffet lunch. Bookings on Archaeology Scotland website http://www.archaeologyscotland.org.uk/news/community-heritage-conference-aberdeen

Draft programme:

09.15 Registration ( tea and coffee available)
10.00 Morning Session (Piers Dixon, HES, Chair)
10.00 Welcome & housekeeping (Phil Astley, Aberdeen Archives)
10.10 Irvine Ross (Glen Muick survey) Spittal, Shielings and Stills
10.35 Lorna Summers (Portsoy Salmon Bothy) The Salmon Bothy and traditional boat-building
11.00 Ann Murray Huntly Histories
11.25 Stewart MacIntyre (NE Scotland Archaeological Research Society) Hillhead, Balbithan and beyond
11.50 Anna Mayhew and Lewis Matheson (Skills for the Future trainees, HES)
Community Heritage on Eigg
12.00 One Minute Mayhem 60-second presentations against the clock
12.15 Lunch, displays and guided tours
Including:
12.45-13.45 St Mary’s Chapel and Mither Kirk Project – Dr Arthur Winfield & Alison Cameron
12.45-13.45 Womens’ Heritage Walk – Aberdeen Womens’ Alliance
13.45-14.05 Aberdeen Archives Tour – Philip Astley
Also: The Historic Shop Fronts exhibition at 17 Belmont Street will be open over lunchtime (ask on the day for directions).

14.15 Afternoon Session (Jill de Fresnes, HES, Chair)
14.15-15.20 Short presentations on oral history projects
Including:
Fiona Rennie on Aberdeen Memories Project;
Eric Glendinning: Haddington History Society;
Speaker tbc

15.20 Tea & coffee, displays, workshops and tours
Including
15.40-16.25 Workshop: Oral history recording techniques – Scotland’s Urban Past staff
15.40-16.25 Workshop: Curating and archiving oral recordings – speaker tbc
15.40-16.00 Aberdeen Archives Tour – Philip Astley

16.30 Panel Discussion on oral history (Jill de Fresnes, Chair)
17.00 Closing remarks & Thanks (Eila MacQueen, Archaeology Scotland)