Drymen & District Local History Society

About

Drymen is a small village in the west of Scotland forming the gateway to east Loch Lomond. Our Society was established on 7 October 1982.

We invite those of you within reach to join us at our meetings in the coming season on the fourth Thursday of each month in Drymen Village Hall. Meetings are open to non-members (at a cost of £3.00 per meeting) but we hope you will want to join the Society and get in free. Subscription is £10.00 for a full year starting in September.

The aims and activities of the Society include :-

Organising a regular series of winter lectures on topics of historical interest with particular emphasis on the Drymen area.
The collection of historical material including books, maps and photographs relating to Drymen and the immediate area, to be kept in Drymen Library in a special collection.
To carry out research on topics relevant to the history of Drymen and district and to prepare reports to be included in the above collection.
To undertake an oral history programme based on interviewing older members of the community.
The long term aim of publishing a booklet on local history.

Our programme for the coming year is below.

Location

Drymen, Near Glasgow

Contact

Margaret Harrison
Secretary

Events List

Date Title Town/City
24 April, 2025 - 19:00 Members Night & AGM Glasgow
27 March, 2025 - 19:30 With Shackleton to South Georgia, Elephant island and the Antarctic Glasgow
27 February, 2025 - 19:30 Two eminent Scottish doctors Glasgow
23 January, 2025 - 19:30 War and diplomacy on Rome's Northern frontier Glasgow
28 November, 2024 - 19:30 Imperial monarchy: James V's voyage to the Isles Glasgow
24 October, 2024 - 19:30 Scotland beneath the surface Glasgow
26 September, 2024 - 19:30 The fords of Frew Glasgow
28 March, 2024 - 19:30 Ben Lomond: history of the mountain and the surrounding area Drymen
22 February, 2024 - 19:30 History of Duntreath Castle and Estate Drymen
22 February, 2024 - 19:30 From ships to sheep Glasgow
25 January, 2024 - 19:30 The legacy of Robert Burns Drymen
25 January, 2024 - 19:30 History of Duntreath Castle and Estate Glasgow
23 November, 2023 - 19:30 History of Glasgow Police Drymen
26 October, 2023 - 19:30 It started with Rob Roy Glasgow
28 September, 2023 - 19:30 Fairlie's secret war Glasgow
26 April, 2018 - 19:15 Members' Night and AGM Glasgow
22 March, 2018 - 19:45 The Comet, the Clyde and the Commerce Glasgow
22 February, 2018 - 19:45 The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders Regimental Museum Glasgow
25 January, 2018 - 19:45 Old Glasgow Through the Lens Glasgow
23 November, 2017 - 19:45 Cambuskenneth and its history Glasgow
26 October, 2017 - 19:45 Trips and Trials of a Private Soldier Glasgow
28 September, 2017 - 19:45 Film Night, showing DVD copies of historic films relating to our area. Glasgow
28 April, 2016 - 19:45 Members' Night and AGM Glasgow
24 March, 2016 - 19:45 Defending the Clyde, 1914-45 Glasgow
25 February, 2016 - 19:45 Canals by Numbers: the Forth & Clyde Canal Glasgow
28 January, 2016 - 19:45 War Secrets - from incontinent seagulls to luminous sea-lions! Glasgow
26 November, 2015 - 19:45 The Battle of Sherriffmuir Glasgow
22 October, 2015 - 19:45 Kidnapped and the Appin Murder Glasgow
23 April, 2015 - 19:45 Monthly meetings winter 2014/5 Drymen
26 March, 2015 - 19:45 Monthly meetings winter 2014/5 Drymen
26 February, 2015 - 19:45 Monthly meetings winter 2014/5 Drymen
22 January, 2015 - 19:45 Monthly meetings winter 2014/5 Drymen
27 November, 2014 - 19:45 Monthly meetings winter 2014/5 Drymen
24 April, 2014 - 19:45 Members’ night and AGM Drymen
27 March, 2014 - 19:45 The King’s Knot Geophysical Survey Drymen
27 February, 2014 - 19:45 Glasgow Trams and Trolleybuses Drymen
23 January, 2014 - 19:45 The Stirling Observer: the first hundred years Drymen
28 November, 2013 - 19:45 The Black Arts behind Turkey Red Dyeing Drymen
24 October, 2013 - 19:45 From Prehistoric Frontiers to Tea Rooms and Trenches: Community Archaeology in Stirling Drymen
26 September, 2013 - 19:45 Country Houses and Castles around Loch Lomond Drymen