17 November 2022

Cromarty Town Council

Talk by Sandy Thomson

Organised by Cromarty History Society & Friends of Cromarty Courthouse. Venue: West Church Hall, Cromarty

As a medieval burgh, Cromarty had a Town Council - one that lasted in various formsuntil 1975. Tonight’s talk outlines all the changes to the present day, and then looks indetail at the activities of the last Town Council, as reported in the minutes of theirmeetings.

17 November 2022

Loyal Exchange: the material and visual culture of Jacobite exile c. 1716-1760

Online talk by Dr Georgia Vullinghs

Organised by UHI Centre for History. See their website for joining instructions.

‘Exile’ was fundamental to shaping the experience of Jacobitism – loyalty to the Stuart dynasty – during the eighteenth century. This talk considers how the Stuarts and their supporters used material and visual culture to negotiate exile and absence. Expanding on the work of Edward Corp, it explores the physical presence of the court of James VIII in Rome and how he and his family navigated the reality of their existence as exiled monarch. As a counterpart, this talk will also address the ways in which Jacobites, in dialogue with the Stuarts, used material and visual to connect with their preferred royal family. Objects were central to a network of exchange which sustained feelings of loyalty. Overall, it will be shown that material culture was central to overcoming both physical and intellectual exile by the Stuarts and their supporters during the eighteenth century.

Dr Georgia Vullinghs is the Curator of Modern and Contemporary Scottish History at National Museums Scotland. Georgia completed her PhD from the University of Edinburgh in collaboration with National Museums Scotland on the material and visual culture of Jacobite exile.

17 November 2022

Fishermen's Ganseys: Their art, craft and traditions

Talk by Gordon Reid

Organised by Clyne Heritage. Venue: Brora Community Centre (at the rear of Brora Primary School). Free / donations welcome. Further information from the Society's website.

17 November 2022

Scottish Witchcraft Trials 

Talk by Philip Paris

Organised by Highlife Highland as part of Book Week Scotland. Philip Paris will give the talk at:

Monday 14th Nov: Tain Library 3pm
Tuesday 15th Nov: Dornoch Library 3pm
Wednesday 16th Nov: Dingwall Library 2pm
Thursday 17th Nov: Inverness Library 2:30pm

Free, no booking required. 

The Scottish Witchcraft trials in the 16th, 17th and 18th centuries were the result of one of the most extraordinary and fascinating periods of social hisotyr. Award-winning author Philip Parish will shine a light on to this ear of Scotland's past.