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Plockton Historical Society — Talks & Events

Talks & Events

Previous Talks — 2012
29 March — Iain Kennedy, "Glencoe — Not Only the Massacre"
Previous Talks — 2011
24 November — Roddy MacLennan (Roddy Butcher), Social Evening, "More Local Anecdotes"
20 October — Bill Ramsay, "Early Travellers to the West Coast"
15 September — Winston Leese, "The History of Lord Nelson and Lady Hamilton . . . the Beckhams of their Age!"
21 April — Rossie Mackerlich, "The Reconstruction of the Chapel on Canna"
24 March — Bill Ramsay, "A Talk on The MV Port Napier"
24 February — Richard Wilberforce (descendant), "Slavery to Philanthropy — Plockton's Connection to the Slave Trade"
2010
9 December — Roddy MacLennan (Roddy Butcher), Loch Carron, "Life and Times of a Travelling Butcher"
18 November — Mary Carmichael "The Land where I Belong", a talk on the life and works of photographer Duncan Macpherson
28 October — Ian Kennedy "History in Postcards", talk which combined with exhibits from other local postcard collectors
16 September — well known author Iain Johnston talked about his book "The Treaty of Union 1689–1740"
18 March — Ian Murchison presented a talk on the ring-net fishing boat "Johan"
2009
22 October — Bill Ramsay on "The History of the Raasay Iron Mine"
10 September — Bill Ramsay on "The History of Mining for Gold and Talcum in Lochalsh"
30 April — Pat Myhill on "The History of the Kyle Railway"
2008
27 November — Peter MacKenna, "The Origins of Plockton"
25 September — Tom MacIver, "The History of Plockton in Story and Anecdote"
29 May — Pat Myhill, "Thomas Telford in Context"
28 February — Sandy Mathieson, "The Community Treasure Chest"
22 February — An exhibition was held in the Village Hall, "Show of Early Photographs and Memorabilia"
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7 April 2012