Forthcoming talk: The Bombing of Edinburgh and Leith

From Leith Local History Society (https://www.leithlocalhistorysociety.org.uk):

Please join us on Tuesday, 17th February at 7pm in Leith Community Centre to listen to Tom Woods fascinating talk about the bombing of Edinburgh and Leith during World War II. He has recently published a book on the same topic. Tom was previously one of the most senior law enforcement officers in Scotland and his last role was in command of the investigation into the infamous World's End murders. After leaving the police he has worked in various posts including Adult and Child protection and writes for the Scotsman on crime and justice. Tom has also written another best selling book Ruxton. The First Modern Murder.

Further details at https://www.facebook.com/events/909716141427158/.

Chris 

Order Researching Ancestral Crisis in Ireland in the UK at https://bit.ly/4jJWSEh. Also available -Tracing Your Belfast Ancestors, Tracing Your Irish Ancestors Through Land Records, Sharing Your Family History Online, Tracing Your Scottish Family History on the Internet, Tracing Your Irish Family History on the Internet (2nd ed), and Tracing Your Scottish Ancestry Through Church and State Records - to purchase, please visit https://bit.ly/ChrisPatonPSbooks. To purchase in the USA visit https://www.penandswordbooks.com. Further news published daily on The Scottish GENES Facebook page.

History of Dundee course

If you live in Scotland, there's a free to access course on the history of Dundee available from the University of Dundee:

The History of Dundee 1700-2000

Level 1
History - School of Humanities
Coursework 100%

Description

The aim of this module is to offer an introduction to the history of the city of Dundee. It introduces students to the periodisation of the city’s history. It contracts Dundee with other Scottish cities, primarily Edinburgh and Glasgow. It sets the history of Dundee in its global context. The aim is to enable students to understand specific architectural, social and economic features of the city in historical context. The following will be considered in class:

• Dundee as Renaissance City
• Trade and the growth of the city
• The maritime quarter and the rise of whaling
• The Victorian city and class
• Dundee and Modernism
• “City of Women”: The role of gender in civic development
• From Dundee to Tel Aviv and back again: Dundee in the history of urban planning

Convenor
Mr Andrew McDiarmid

Teaching
Structured learning will take place in a workshop format including lectures, seminar discussion, collaborative thinking and reflective learning.

Assessment
Course Journal (70%)
Source Interpretation (30%)

For further details visit https://www.dundee.ac.uk/cpd-upskilling/modulesandcourses/creativity/

(With thanks to @AlikiVarvogli via Twitter)

Chris

My next 5 week Scottish Research Online course starts June 8th - see www.pharostutors.com/details.php?coursenumber=102. My next book, Tracing Your Scottish Family History on the Internet, at http://bit.ly/ChrisPaton-Scottish2 is out shortly, also available are Tracing Your Irish Family History on the Internet (2nd ed) at http://bit.ly/ChrisPaton-Irish1 and Tracing Your Scottish Ancestry Through Church and State Records at http://bit.ly/ChrisPaton-Scotland1. Further news published daily on The Scottish GENES Facebook page, and on Twitter @genesblog.