David Forsyth: 'Common Cause: Commonwealth Scots in the era of the Great War': 4th March 2014

David Forsyth of the National Museums of Scotland will give a talk entitled 'Common Cause: Commonwealth Scots in the Era of the Great War' as the Society's contribution to Local History Week (1-8 March 2014). The meeting will be held in the Barony Chambers, Kirkintilloch beside the Auld Kirk Museum on Tuesday 4th March, 2.30pm-4pm.

Members' Night: 'My favourite sporting memory': 28th February 2014

To celebrate the 2014 Commonwealth Games, this year's Members' Night topic is 'My favourite sporting memory'. Contributors do not need to have any sporting prowess and the memory can be of any form - participation, spectating, winning, losing etc. Anyone who wishes to take part, please contact the Society via the Contact Us page.

David Graham: 'Gruinard Island': 14th February 2014

The speaker will be David Graham who will be deputising for David Hamilton, a retired surgeon, with whom he shared laboratory-based training in the mid-1960s at the Western Infirmary Glasgow. Since retirement, David Hamilton has become a renowned authority on aspects of the History of Medicine in Scotland, one of which is the story of Scotland's Poisoned Island.

John Gordon: ‘Kilsyth around the Cross’: 17th January 2014

The speaker at our January 2014 meeting will be John Gordon, a highly respected authority on the history of Kilsyth. John has spoken to the Society on a number of previous occasions, most notably on the Battle of Kilsyth, when he illustrated his talk with a range of appropriate weaponry!

Society's email address

Kirkintilloch & District Society of Antiquaries's new email address has been registered and added to the "Contact Us" page. Please use it for making contact with the Society and its secretary.

As material has still to be added to the members' section of the website ("Members Area"), there is no need yet to request a username and password for access. Please check back later for an update on the situation.

Society Website

Following discussion at the Society's 2013 Annual General Meeting development of a Society Website was considered further by the Antiquaries' Committee. A subgroup comprising Ros McMeekin, Don Martin, Ivan Ruddock and David Graham was established to explore design options and to advise on content. Initial advice was sought from John Williamson, who has experience of setting up and maintaining websites.