From Kilted Ancestors:
#Year of Stories starts January 2 in the Kilted Ancestors Facebook group. We ring in the new year with an overview of some of the drop-in sessions we have on tap throughout the year to get you fired up and ready to share the stories of your Scottish ancestors.
Each month throughout the year will have a dedicated theme and each week, Clare and I will give you a prompt to help you along in getting your stories written down. Then each month, we will have a guest (or two) dropping by to help you even further.
Monthly topics:
Jan – Folklore
Feb – They moved to Scotland
March – They Left Scotland
April – Crime Stories
May – Police Stories
June – Skeletons & Scandals
July – Weaving & Textiles
Aug – Mining
Sept- Steel Works & Ships
Oct – Retail & Shopping
Nov – Food & Recipes
Dec – Scottish Drinks
All of these events are free. Spread the word. The more the merrier.
As well, we have four conference events happening throughout 2022. Each conference has a theme, and the speakers will give presentations based on that theme. The plan for the year is:
19 March – Emigration/Immigration
Speakers & Topics:
Dr Marjory Harper - Voices of the Diaspora
Dr Keir Strickland - Excavating the Highland Clearances
Jessica Evershed - The Highland & Island Emigration Scheme Database
Christine Woodcock - Scots in Atlantic Canada
18 June - Crime and Punishment
Speakers & Topics
Donna Moore - The Lock Trilogy: historical crime fiction novellas
Chris Paton - The Mount Stewart Murder
Robert Howie - The Story of Jekyll & Hide (Deacon Brodie)
Roddy Greig - Fife FHS Kalendar of Convicts
10 Sept – Industry/Occupations
Speakers & Topics
Stephen Clancy - Paisley Weavers
Justin Parkes - Scottish Steelworks and the Coal-fired Ironworks Industry
Irene O'Brien - My Ancestors Was... Researching Ancestor Occupations
Neil Fraser - Historic Scotland's Industry Collections
10 December - Uniquely Scottish
Speakers and Topics
Paula Duncan - Kilt Making as a Heritage Craft
Nick Fiddes of DC Dalgleish - All About Tartan
Carol Jackson - Ellis Gin
Chef Gary MacLean - Scotland's Larder
Registration opens January 2 for the these quarterly #YS2022 #KiltedKulture conferences. You can register for one, all four or mix and match to suit your interests. Each conference is £10 ($17cad)
Just an FYI that if you book for all four events, you will be invited to a FREE event on October 15th to help you put your stories together so that they can be shared with others and across the generations.
For more on the speakers visit: https://www.genealogyvic.com
(With thanks to Christine Woodcock)
Chris
My new book Tracing Your Irish Ancestors Through Land Records is now available to buy at https://bit.ly/IrishLandRecords. Also available - 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. Further news published daily on The Scottish GENES Facebook page, and on Twitter @genesblog.
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