Events

SLHF Conferences attract a variety of interested parties and are held in locations around Scotland. The AGM and a conference are held in the autumn and we also aim to hold a spring activity, such as workshop, fair or conference.

Recent Conference Subjects

Local History in the 5-14 Curriculum | Scottish Interiors | Scots Abroad | Sources for Scottish Local History | Maps for Local History | Scottish Childhoods | The Scottish Landed Estate | Scottish Burghs | The Statistical Accounts of Scotland | Scotland and Slavery | Perspectives on the Past | Scotland's Horticultural Heritage | A Zest for Information!: Sir John Sinclair's contribution to Scottish Local History | Travellers, Turnpikes & Tar: 1000 years of Scotland's Roads | For Reliefe of the Pure & Impotent: welfare in Scotland before the welfare state | Salt, Sun & Shivering: Scots at the Seaside 1750-2000 | Trades & Crafts in Scotland, medieval to modern | Crime & Punishment | Down to the Sea in Ships | Safe as Houses - Scotland's defensive buildings through time | Fairs, Fetes & Festivals | After the War Is Over - The Legacy of WW1 | Seeing the Wood for the Trees | Taking Part: Aspects of Scottish Sports and Pastimes | Scotland Against Slavery: The Local View | Engineering, Science and Technology

Volunteers to help with Forum activities, and suggestions for topics and venues for future events are always welcome.

Upcoming Events

Use the search boxes below to search titles by keyword or search by town/city: or you can sort by clicking on Location or Member Organisation. You can also view by month on the Calendar.

Start Date Title Location Member Organisation
10 Sep 2024 - 20:15 The early censuses of Dingwall online Other: Society for One-Place Studies
11 Sep 2024 - 18:30 Bob Stewart – The Dundee folk hero who spied for Stalin Dundee Abertay Historical Society
16 Sep 2024 - 19:30 Royal Company of Merchants of the City of Edinburgh Archives and Treasures Edinburgh Scottish Genealogy Society
18 Sep 2024 - 07:30 The Remarkable Women of East Lothian Gullane Gullane and Dirleton History Society
25 Sep 2024 - 19:00 Remembering the Accused Witches of Scotland - Book Chat online Other: Remembering the Accused witches of Scotland (RAWS)
26 Sep 2024 - 19:30 Wojtek the Bear by Aileen Orr Pathhead Fala, Soutra & District History and Heritage Society
4 Oct 2024 (All day) Newmilns Heritage Festival Newmilns Other: Newmilns Regeneration Association
7 Oct 2024 - 19:30 Local Coalmines Dalmuir Clydebank Local History Society
9 Oct 2024 - 18:30 The Valetudinarium at Inchtuthil Roman Fortress: New Perspectives on an old Tayside Hospital Dundee Abertay Historical Society
11 Oct 2024 (All day) STICK Conference 2024: Industrial Heritage Skills Dundee Other: Scottish Transport and Industry Collections Knowledge Network (STICK)
14 Oct 2024 - 19:30 Talk by L Bruce Keith entitled "Are we nearly there yet?" Edinburgh Scottish Genealogy Society
17 Oct 2024 - 19:30 Illustrated talk : A view of East Lothian's History ... from a boat! Dirleton Gullane and Dirleton History Society
17 Oct 2024 - 19:30 'A View of East Lothian's History....from a Boat!' Dirleton Gullane and Dirleton History Society
18 Oct 2024 - 13:30 2024 Conference: Women in Dance: Patronage, Performance, Pedagogy Edinburgh Other: European Associatian for Dance History
21 Oct 2024 - 19:30 The Battle of Mugdock AD 750 Dalmuir Clydebank Local History Society
28 Oct 2024 - 18:00 SLHF AGM via ZOOM SLHF
4 Nov 2024 - 19:30 The History of Shipbuilding on the Clyde Dalmuir Clydebank Local History Society
13 Nov 2024 - 18:30 Counterfooting the Conjuring of a Ghaist: The Writings of the Wedderburns Dundee Abertay Historical Society
13 Nov 2024 - 19:30 An illustrated talk on St Kilda Gullane Gullane and Dirleton History Society
18 Nov 2024 - 19:30 The Servants in Traquair House - What the archives tell us about their life Edinburgh Scottish Genealogy Society
18 Nov 2024 - 19:30 A History of Whisky at Glengoyne Dalmuir Clydebank Local History Society
5 Dec 2024 - 19:30 Ballancrieff Castle - A Restoration Dirleton Gullane and Dirleton History Society
9 Dec 2024 - 19:30 Members Evening: quiz, short talk, refreshments Dalmuir Clydebank Local History Society
11 Dec 2024 - 18:30 140 years of Ye Amphibious Ancients Bathing Association Dundee Abertay Historical Society
8 Jan 2025 - 19:30 Archerfield House Gullane Gullane and Dirleton History Society
17 Feb 2025 - 19:00 AGM and Talk: Scotland's Forgotten Canal Dalmuir Clydebank Local History Society
3 Mar 2025 - 19:30 How to Research your Family Tree Dalmuir Clydebank Local History Society
22 May 2025 - 10:00 Linlithgow Walk and Talk Linlithgow SLHF