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Meetings Programme (2007 - 2008)
Unless stated otherwise, all meetings are held at 7.30pm in the Largs Museum, Kirkgate House, Manse Court, LARGS, KA30 8AW (off Main Street, beside The George).
2007
Thursday 6th September, The Hakon Hakonsson Lecture for Viking Festival Week : "The Vikings and Christianity ? - What the 'Papar Project' can tell us" by Barbara E. Crawford, University of St. Andrews, (in the Vikingar Auditorium at Barrfields, Largs, at 8 pm, Admission by donation)
Monday 1st October, L. J. Patterson, Stirling, "The Rise and Fall of the Puffer Trade"
Tuesday 16th October, (joint meeting with Largs and North Ayrshire Family History Society (in Dunn Memorial Hall at 7.30 pm)
Monday 5th November, J. McGuigan, Glasgow, "International Coal Trade"
Thursday 22nd November at 2.30 pm, (Note: Afternoon meeting), "Spinning and Dyeing" with Frances and Innes
Monday 3rd December, "Marine Section Members' Nite"
2008 [ Please note evening meetings changed to Mondays ]
Monday 14th January, D. Hendry, "Subs in the Clyde"
Monday 21st January, at 6.45 pm, Wine and Nibbles to welcome 2008, followed by a talk "Stained Glass" by Susan Bradbury
Monday 4th February, Dr. Anne Berrich, Rothesay, "Doctor on the Amazon"
Monday 18th February, Dr. Lizanne Henderson, "The Scottish Witch Hunts - The Ayrshire Dimension"
Monday 3rd March, - Leslie Brown, Glasgow, "Saving the Maid"
Monday 17th March, Professor Alexander Broadie, "The Enlightenment"
Monday 7nd April, Marine Section AGM, followed by a talk by the Chairman of the Marine Section
Monday 21st April, Historical Society and Museum Trust AGMs - following the AGMs, Neil Stuart, LDHS Committee member, will show film "Sir Thomas Brisbane"
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