Kirkcudbright History Society

About

Kirkcudbright History Society was established in 2001 with the aim of promoting and encouraging interest in the history of the town of Kirkcudbright and its immediate environs, and more generally in the former county of the Stewartry of Kirkcudbright (Kirkcudbrightshire).

The Society meets monthly from October to March to hear a guest lecturer.
Meetings are held in Kirkcudbright Parish Church Hall, St. Mary St., Kirkcudbright on the second Wednesday of the month, starting at 7.30pm. All are welcome.

Location

Kirkcudbright, DG6 4DN

Contact

Miss H G Bowick
01557 330193

Events List

Date Title Town/City
13 November, 2024 - 19:30 Two Houses: Cumstoun and 45 Millburn St. Kirkcudbright Online
9 October, 2024 - 19:30 “Liberty’s a Glorious Cause” – a forgotten nineteenth century cause célèbre from Gatehouse-of-Fleet Kirkcudbright Online
14 August, 2024 - 14:30 Kirkyard Trail Kirkcudbright
13 August, 2024 - 18:30 Kirkcudbright Town Walks Kirkcudbright
7 August, 2024 - 19:00 Kirkyard Trail Kirkcudbright
6 August, 2024 - 18:30 Kirkcudbright History Society Kirkcudbright
31 July, 2024 - 14:30 Kirkyard Trail Kirkcudbright
30 July, 2024 - 18:30 Kirkcudbright History Society Kirkcudbright
24 July, 2024 - 19:00 Kirkyard Trail Kirkcudbright
23 July, 2024 - 18:30 Kirkcudbright Town Walk Kirkcudbright
17 July, 2024 - 14:30 Kirkyard Trail Kirkcudbright
16 July, 2024 - 18:30 Kirkcudbright Town Walks Kirkcudbright
10 July, 2024 - 19:00 Kirkyard Trail Kirkcudbright
9 July, 2024 - 18:30 Kirkcudbright Town Walk Kirkcudbright
10 January, 2024 - 19:30 “The Distribution of Gaelic Place Names in Southern Scotland”. online
13 December, 2023 - 19:30 The Galloway Levellers 1723/24. A Tercentenary Review. Kirkcudbright
8 November, 2023 - 19:30 Growing up in Twynholm Parish 1820 – 40: The Memoirs of John McKie. Kirkcudbright
11 October, 2023 - 19:30 ‘Tales of The Big Hoose’: the history of four local houses. Kirkcudbright
3 September, 2023 - 14:30 Kirkyard Walk Kirkcudbright
3 September, 2023 - 11:00 Kirkcudbright Town Walk Kirkcudbright
3 September, 2023 - 02:30 Kirkcudbright Town Walk Kirkcudbright
2 September, 2023 - 14:30 Kirkyard Walk Kirkcudbright
16 August, 2023 - 14:30 Kirkyard Tour Kirkcudbright
15 August, 2023 - 18:30 Town Walk Kirkcudbright
9 August, 2023 - 19:00 Kirkyard Tour Kirkcudbright
8 August, 2023 - 18:30 Town Walk Kirkcudbright
2 August, 2023 - 14:30 Kirkyard Tour Kirkcudbright
1 August, 2023 - 18:30 Town Walk Kirkcudbright
26 July, 2023 - 19:00 Kirkyard Tour Kirkcudbright
25 July, 2023 - 18:30 Town Walk Kirkcudbright
19 July, 2023 - 02:30 Kirkyard Tour Kirkcudbright
18 July, 2023 - 18:30 Town Walk Kirkcudbright
12 July, 2023 - 19:00 Kirkyard Tour Kirkcudbright
11 July, 2023 - 18:30 Kirkcudbright Town Walk Kirkcudbright
8 February, 2023 - 19:30 The Sproat Family of Borgue. Online
18 January, 2023 - 19:30 “The Air/Sea Rescue Unit Based at Kirkcudbright in WW2”. Kirkcudbright
14 December, 2022 - 19:30 The Resort of All Amorous Couples: Thomas Telford's Toll-house at Alison's Bank, Gretna Online
9 November, 2022 - 19:30 James Brown at Knockbrex Kirkcudbright
12 October, 2022 - 19:30 The Archaeology and History of Kirkcudbright MOD Range Kirkcudbright
17 August, 2022 - 14:30 Kirkyard Tour Kirkcudbright
16 August, 2022 - 18:30 Town Walk Kirkcudbright
10 August, 2022 - 19:00 Kirkyard Tour Kirkcudbright
9 August, 2022 - 18:30 Town Walk Kirkcudbright
3 August, 2022 - 14:30 Kirkyard Tour Kirkcudbright
2 August, 2022 - 18:30 Town Walk Kirkcudbright
27 July, 2022 - 19:00 Kirkyard Tour Kirkcudbright
26 July, 2022 - 18:30 Town Walk Kirkcudbright
20 July, 2022 - 14:30 Kirkyard Tour Kirkcudbright
19 July, 2022 - 18:30 Town Walk Kirkcudbright
13 July, 2022 - 19:00 Kirkyard Tour Kirkcudbright
12 July, 2022 - 18:30 Town Walk Kirkcudbright
13 April, 2022 - 19:30 Broughton House in the 2st Century / Kirkcudbright then and now Online
9 February, 2022 - 19:30 The Deserted Farmsteads of Dumfries & Galloway Online
8 December, 2021 - 19:30 Galloway Folklore (delayed talk) Online
10 November, 2021 - 19:30 Galloway Folklore Online
13 October, 2021 - 07:30 The Galloway Hoard Exhibition Online
9 September, 2021 - 19:00 Town Walk Kirkcudbright
2 September, 2021 - 19:00 Town Walk Kirkcudbright
26 August, 2021 - 19:00 Town Walk Kirkcudbright
19 August, 2021 - 19:00 Town Walk Kirkcudbright
18 August, 2021 - 14:30 Kirkyard Trail Kirkcudbright
12 August, 2021 - 19:00 Town Walk Kirkcudbright
11 August, 2021 - 19:00 Kirkyard Trail Kirkcudbright
5 August, 2021 - 19:00 Town Walk Kirkcudbright
4 August, 2021 - 14:30 Kirkyard Trail Kirkcudbright
29 July, 2021 - 19:00 Town Walk Kirkcudbright
28 July, 2021 - 19:00 Kirkyard Trail Kirkcudbright
21 July, 2021 - 14:30 Kirkyard Trail Kirkcudbright
14 July, 2021 - 19:00 Kirkyard Trail Kirkcudbright
12 May, 2021 - 19:30 Rock Art in Kirkcudbrightshire or Kirkcudbright: artists town for 5000 years online
14 April, 2021 - 19:30 Maps and Mapping Online
11 March, 2020 - 19:30 John Inglis and the Georgian Navy Kirkcudbright
12 February, 2020 - 19:30 Music in the Stewartry Kirkcudbright
8 January, 2020 - 19:30 Kirkcudbright Combination Poorhouse (Burnside House) 1851 - 1953 Kirkcudbright
11 December, 2019 - 19:30 “I have devoted myself to the cause of the people” - Thomas Muir 1765 - 1799 Kirkcudbright
13 November, 2019 - 19:30 Community Archaeology in Kirkcudbright Kirkcudbright
9 October, 2019 - 19:30 Dumfries and Galloway- The measures of Migration Kirkcudbright
28 September, 2019 - 11:00 Tongland Abbey Excavation Open Day Tongland Kirkcudbright
14 August, 2019 - 14:30 Kirkyard Tour Kirkcudbright
7 August, 2019 - 19:00 Kirkyard Tour Kirkcudbright
31 July, 2019 - 14:30 Kirkyard Tour Kirkcudbright
24 July, 2019 - 19:00 Kirkyard Tour Kirkcudbright
17 July, 2019 - 14:30 Kirkyard Tour Kirkcudbright
10 July, 2019 - 19:00 Kirkyard Tour Kirkcudbright
13 March, 2019 - 19:30 Townend School Life 1850-1897 Kirkcudbright
28 February, 2019 - 19:30 Can You Dig It (CYDI) Kirkcudbright
13 February, 2019 - 19:30 Tongland Abbey Excavations - recent findings Kirkcudbright
9 January, 2019 - 19:30 The Galloway Glens Scheme: Using the area's unique history to drive today's economy Kirkcudbright
12 December, 2018 - 19:30 The Life and Trials of F R Coles Kirkcudbright
14 November, 2018 - 19:30 Scotland's Lost Genius. The stained glass of Alf Webster and some Galloway connections Kirkcudbright
10 October, 2018 - 19:30 The Swan family, living and working in Kirkcudbright since 1858 Kirkcudbright
15 August, 2018 - 14:30 Kirkyard Trail - 15 August 2018 Kirkcudbright
8 August, 2018 - 19:00 Kirkyard Trail - 8 August 2018 Kirkcudbright
1 August, 2018 - 14:30 Kirkyard Trail - 1 August 2018 Kirkcudbright
25 July, 2018 - 19:00 Kirkyard Trail - 25 July 2018 Kirkcudbright
18 July, 2018 - 14:30 Kirkyard Trail - 18 July 2018 Kirkcudbright
11 July, 2018 - 19:00 Kirkyard Trail - 11 July 2018 Kirkcudbright
14 March, 2018 - 19:30 Excavations at Torrs Hill-fort in 2016 Kirkcudbright
14 February, 2018 - 19:30 Film Archives of the Glenkens in the 1950s Kirkcudbright
10 January, 2018 - 19:30 Convict Transportation to Australia from Dumfries and Galloway (1787-1868) and my Convict Ancestors Kirkcudbright
13 December, 2017 - 19:30 Hunting Witches in Galloway Kirkcudbright
8 November, 2017 - 19:30 Change: Cine Films of 1950s Kirkcudbright Kirkcudbright
11 October, 2017 - 19:30 The Castles of Kirkcudbrightshire Kirkcudbright
11 October, 2017 - 19:30 The Castles of Kirkcudbrightshire Kirkcudbright
16 August, 2017 - 14:30 Kirkyard Tour Kirkcudbright
9 August, 2017 - 19:00 Kirkyard Tour Kirkcudbright
2 August, 2017 - 14:30 Kirkyard Tour Kirkcudbright
26 July, 2017 - 19:00 Kirkyard Tour Kirkcudbright
19 July, 2017 - 14:30 Kirkyard Tour Kirkcudbright
12 July, 2017 - 19:00 Kirkyard Tour Kirkcudbright
8 March, 2017 - 19:30 The History of a House in Townend Kirkcudbright - Vivien Dania Kirkcudbright
8 February, 2017 - 19:30 592 Years and Not Out: A Short History of the Haill Six Incorporated Trades of Kirkcudbright Kirkcudbright
11 January, 2017 - 19:30 ‘Tongland Abbey and Tongland Fish House – A Tale of two Ruins’ - Dr David Devereux Kirkcudbright
14 December, 2016 - 19:30 Robert Heron and the Galloway Enlightenment - talk by Ted Cowan Kirkcudbright
9 November, 2016 - 19:30 Jim Gordon and his Galloway Ancestry - John (Jack) Gordon Kirkcudbright
12 October, 2016 - 19:30 The Copland Photographic Collection Kirkcudbright
18 May, 2016 - 19:00 Discovery of the Viking Hoard in the Stewartry Kirkcudbright
9 March, 2016 - 19:30 Deltiology - A Local Collector's Treasure Trove of Images Kirkcudbright
10 February, 2016 - 19:30 Little Ross lighthouse - How it came to be built Kirkcudbright
13 January, 2016 - 19:30 Birds and Burns Kirkcudbright
9 December, 2015 - 19:30 The Forgotten Railways of Galloway Kircudbright
11 November, 2015 - 19:30 "Bringing History to Life: the photographs of William McMurray" by David Steel Kirkcudbright
14 October, 2015 - 19:30 Cree Valley Woodland Heritage Kirkcudbright
11 March, 2015 - 19:30 AGM and Quiz Kirkcudbright
11 February, 2015 - 19:30 Kirkcudbright Prison in Victorian Times Kirkcudbright
14 January, 2015 - 19:30 Billy Marshall- Galloway Gypsy and Leveller Kirkcudbright
10 December, 2014 - 19:30 Blackloch of Myrton: an Iron Age Loch Village in Wigtownshire Kirkcudbright
12 November, 2014 - 19:30 War Memorials of the Stewartry and the Men Commemorated Kirkcudbright
8 October, 2014 - 19:30 Mottes, Monks and Merchants: Domination, Conquest and Colonisation in 12th and 13th century Galloway Kirkcudbright
12 March, 2014 - 19:30 Bog bodies in Dumfries and Galloway Kirkcudbright
12 February, 2014 - 19:30 J&R Wallace, The Foundry, Castle Douglas Kirkcudbright
8 January, 2014 - 19:30 An Illustrated talk on Historic Costume Kirkcudbright
11 December, 2013 - 19:30 Buildings at risk in Dumfries and Galloway Kirkcudbright
13 November, 2013 - 19:30 Ethnology of Dumfries and Galloway: What everyday life can tell us Kirkcudbright
9 October, 2013 - 19:30 Vikings in Dumfries and Galloway Kirkcudbright