The Society’s annual Members’ Night was held on Thursday 15th February with “Members Collections” as this year’s topic. A total of twelve members contributed by bringing along items representing their collections and they made the meeting one of the most successful in recent years, despite the rather cramped space available. The evening began by the participants each being given a couple of minutes to describe their collections and how they started them. There was then three quarters of an hour for the Society's members to tour the exhibition and examine the material and engage with the exhibitors. Members' Night 2018 was rounded off in a very appropriate fashion by the Society’s guest of honour - Mr Peter McCormack, East Dunbartonshire Leisure and Culture's Museums Development Officer – who played the role of exhibition critic or cultural commentator. He discussed the underlying themes of the collections and linked them to his own views on collecting in an entertaining way.
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| Peter McCormack addressing Members' Night. (© I.S.Ruddock) |
Below are photographs of each of the displays on show.
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| Family genaelogy. (© I.S.Ruddock) |
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| Football programmes. © I.S.Ruddock) |
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| Victorian memorabilia found during renovation of a cottage. (© I.S.Ruddock) |
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| Printing memorabilia. (© I.S.Ruddock) |
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| Various small china items.(© I.S.Ruddock) |
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| Stones and minerals. (© I.S.Ruddock) |
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| A collection of books related to First World War poets and poetry. (© I.S.Ruddock) |
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| Part of a large collection of books on Arran. (© I.S.Ruddock) |
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| Some hand knitted figures from a large
collection. (© I.S.Ruddock)
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| Biographies of the WW1 casualties listed on Coatbridge's War Memorial. (© I.S.Ruddock) |
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| A small sample from a large collection of scrapbooks of newspaper cuttings. (© I.S.Ruddock) |
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| 1950s Hornby O Gauge locomotives, rolling stock and other items, and a selection of the first 1000 Penguin books.(© I.S.Ruddock) |
