Genealogy
The Genealogy Club is a forum for discussion about researching our ancestors and how they lived. Members range from beginners to experienced researchers and we all learn from each other through speaking about our experiences and successes in finding out our family history. The programme includes group discussions, speakers and visits.
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The Club meets on the second Friday of the month from October to May from 12.15 to 2.15.
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The membership fee is £10.00.
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Committee Members 2022-2023
Louise Jackson
Anne Martin (Treasurer)
Kareth Paterson
Allan Russell
Senga Simpson (President)
Alan Stevens (Secretary)
Leslie Williamson
Contact email address: sengasimpson@gmail.com
Meetings
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13 October 2023
Gravestone rubbings
Carolyn Converse Cooper, Genealogy club member
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10 November
How and why did transportation replace overseas banishment from Scotland
Ken Nisbet, Family and Military Historian
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8 December
Who the Dickens? Quiz, Drinks & Nibbles
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12 January 2023 via Zoom
Using newspapers for family history:
Unearthing the perilous life of an agricultural labourer
Dr Calista Williams, Course Director
Genealogical Studies Postgraduate Programme
Centre for Lifelong Learning
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9 February via Zoom
A Servant's Life
June Wiggins
Journal Team Leader for Troon@Ayrshire FHS
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8 March
Grahamston: the lost village
Kevin Scott
walkingglasgow.com
(followed by a walk)
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12 April
AGM
Drinks and nibbles
10 May
Members' lunch
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Members of the Genealogy Club enjoyed an excellent lunch and craic at the Mharsanta restaurant in Bell Street in the Merchant City (March 2023)
