Elizabeth Swain: 'Brushing With Other People's Local History': Thursday 6th January 2022

The fourth meeting in the 2021-22 season of the Antiquaries is a talk by Dr Elizabeth Swain, entitled 'Brushes With Other People's Local History' on Thursday 6th January 2022. Due to the decision of the Society's committee to postpone holding conventional meetings for the time being, it will be in the form of a live Zoom meeting at 7.30 pm. The link to join will be sent to members by the previous day, Wednesday 5th January 2022.

Dr Elizabeth Swain in Albania. (© E. Swain)

Dr Swain is a retired GP with experience of several spells of medical work overseas. She is also a member of the Antiquaries and has spoken at Members' Night. In this talk, she will address some of the issues surrounding our interest in local history and its role in the wider historical context. She will share stories of her times in East Yorkshire, Nigeria, Gaza and Albania and of how their local history has been linked with events nearer home.

UPDATE: Les Jenkins: Scotland's Suffragettes: Thursday 2nd December 2021

The video of Mr Les Jenkins' talk, 'Scotland's Suffragettes', delivered by him on Thursday 2nd December, is now available for viewing on the Society's YouTube channel.

Flora Drummond, 1878-1949 (from Wikipedia)

The video can be viewed directly by clicking on the above image of Flora Drummond, or by going to the Society's YouTube channel which can be accessed by clicking here.

Les Jenkins: Scotland's Suffragettes: Thursday 2nd December 2021

The third meeting in the 2021-22 season of the Antiquaries is a talk by Mr Les Jenkins entitled 'Scotland's Suffragettes' on Thursday 2nd December. Mr Jenkins, a retired history teacher, is a long standing member of the Society who has contributed regularly to Member's Night and written articles for Scottish Local History.

 

Due to the decision of the Society's committee to postpone holding conventional meetings until January 2022 at the earliest, the talk will be in the form of a live Zoom meeting at 7.30 pm. The link to join will be sent to members by the previous day, Wednesday 1st December 2021.

Grace Cadell (1855-1918), suffragette and
pioneering physician. (John Campbell Harper
(died 1947), public domain via
Wikimedia Commons)

UPDATE: Frances Dryburgh: Finding the Ladies - Women Donors to Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum: Thursday 4th November 2021

A video of Dr Frances Dryburgh's talk, 'Finding the Ladies - Women Donors to Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum', delivered by her on Thursday 4th November, is now available for viewing on the Society's YouTube channel.

Kelvingrove Art Gallery & Museum. (© D Scott)

The video can be viewed directly by clicking on the above image of Kelingrove Art Gallery and Museum, or by going to the Society's YouTube channel which can be accessed by clicking here.

Frances Dryburgh: Finding the Ladies - Women Donors to Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum: Thursday 4th November 2021

The second meeting in the 2021-22 season of the Antiquaries is a talk by Dr Frances Dryburgh entitled 'Finding the Ladies - Women Donors to Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum'. Due to the decision of the Society's committee to postpone holding conventional meetings until January 2022, it will be in the form of a live Zoom meeting at 7.30 pm. The link to join will be sent to members by the previous day, Wednesday 3rd November 2021.

'Going to Work' by Jean-Françoise Millet, 1850.
(© Glasgow Museums Creative Commons
Licence) 

Kelvingrove Art Gallery & Museum. (© D Scott)

Dr Dryburgh is a retired consultant biochemist who was head of the Biochemistry Department at Glasgow Royal Infirmary. For twenty years she attended various History of Art classes at Glasgow University and this led to guiding at Kelvingrove, foreign study tours and membership of Friends of Glasgow Museums. More recently, as a 'Friend', she has been researching the donors of paintings in the Glasgow Museums' collections, and this project forms the basis of her talk to the Society.

UPDATE: Nina Baker: Daughters of Vulcan – Women and the Glasgow Hammermen: Thursday 7th October 2021

A video of Dr Nina Baker's talk, 'Daughters of Vulcan - Women and the Glasgow Hammermen', delivered by her on Thursday 7th October, is now available for viewing on the Society's YouTube channel. 

The video can be viewed directly by clicking on the above image from Nina's presentation, or by going to the Society's YouTube channel which can be accessed by clicking here.