Peoples Pasts Places

Borders Family History Society are organising a Family and Local History Fair and Conference on Saturday, 9th October in Melrose, Scotland to celebrate their silver jubilee.

There are 4 speakers:

and 16 exhibitors so far.

Admission to the fair and conference is free.

 More details at http://www.bordersfhs.org.uk/BFHSConference.asp

We’re trying to find out what customs and traditions are still practiced today relating to weddings and romance or courtin’(and much more). Brides wear something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue and we still have ‘Hen Nights’, but what specifically Scottish customs and traditions are still being practised in different areas?  What’s supposed to bring good luck and bad to a marriage? Do different trades or industries still do unmentionable things to a lad about to get wed before the big day? Still any chance o’ a scramble, or poor-oot for the we’ans (or the bairns)?

This is the sort of ‘live’ information we need for a new online record of the customs, traditions, sayings, beliefs, superstitions and celebrations being carried out by folks living in Scotland today!

Who are we? We’re the Intangible Cultural Heritage Wiki – bit of a mouthful, but it will be yours to add information to soon . . . watch out for details on how, and in the meantime, tell us what goes on in your neck o the woods, or go to www.ichscotland.org

I represent the Lennox Heritage Society based in Dumbarton and covering the Vale of Leven to Old Kilpatrick. It is really only through conferences and functions that we get to know of what other groups are doing even in the same area. It would be great to have the programmes of the various groups (as already in the journal and others), on this site with contact details, so that we can share views and information.

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