The 4th West Lothian History and Heritage Fair takes place at Linlithgow Academy from 10am - 4.30pm on Saturday 10 May. It promises to be a fascinating day of displays, talks and workshops on a variety of aspects of Scottish, local and family history. Entry is £2, with children under 16 free. All the events are included in the entry fee, but talks and the old handwriting presentation should be pre-booked, as numbers are limited. The remaining tickets will be available on the day, on a first come first served basis. Throughout the day a wide range of national and local heritage organisations will provide displays and information about their work. Refreshments and light lunches will be available. Our picture shows Irish navvies in Blackridge, as one of the talks is about Irish immigration. The full programme is detailed below: 10am - Family history workshop by West Lothian Family History Society 10.15am - 11.15am Trevor Royle Land of brave men: Scotland goes to war, August 1914 11.30am - 12.30pm Dr Alastair Durie Scotland for the visitor: why so popular? 12.40pm - 1.10pm Short dramatic presentation of ‘Letters from the Front’: West Lothian soldiers’ letters from the First World War. 2pm - 3pm Dr David Ritchie Irish immigration 2pm - 3pm Presentation on old handwriting, by Margaret McBryde of the National Records of Scotland 3.15pm - 4.15pm John Burnett From curling to the Commonwealth Games: Scottish sport on and off the park. To book, telephone 01506 776347 or 776321, or email [email protected]. You can book in person at the Local History Library, The Vennel, Linlithgow.
Posted on: Fri, 14 Mar 2014 10:25:23 +0000
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