Directory of Speakers

The Scottish Local History Forum and its Member Organisations have speakers from time to time. Below is a list of Speakers of whom we are currently aware which may be of interest. Please contact the Speaker direct regarding availability and references, if required.
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Speaker Email Home location Dates available
Vincent Gillen vpgillen@gmail.com Greenock
  • Pretty flexible on this
  • Sugar, Ships & Slavery - the growth of Greenock
  • The Greenock Blitz
  • French Naval Forces in Greenock in WW2
  • Greenock & the Irish Connection
  • Inverclyde in WW2
  • the 5th Argylls in WW1
  • The Greenock Stowaways
  • The Woman's Realm
Susan Allan allansusan05@gmail.com Edinburgh
  • 17-24 August
  • 23-30 Sept
  • 1-15 October
  • From Photography to Author - the Business of Storytelling
Rick Conte rickcontewalks@gmail.com Edinburgh
  • most
  • An American Love Letter to Edinburgh: Benjamin Franklin's Scottish Enlightenment
Mark Hatton mhatton304@aol.com Edinburgh
  • All
  • Gravestones
Lorraine Murray Lorraineq47@gmail.com Glasgow
  • Evenings or Weekends
  • Scottish Witchcraft
Lara Haggerty Info@innerpeffraylibrary.co.uk Crieff
  • Year round
  • Introduction to Innerpeffray library
  • Garden of History
  • Past times
Jill Harrison jill_harrison55@hotmail.com North Northumberland
  • I am flexible and prefer day time lectures but can come in evenings depending on locatio
  • Reviving the Trinity Stones
  • Anselm Adornes
  • Edward Bonkil: Art and Ambition in C15th Edinburgh
  • The Story of the Lost Trinity Collegiate Church
Ian McHaffie mchaffie1@icloud.com Edinburgh
  • By arrangement. Not Sundays or Wednesdays.
  • Post-Reformation Greek Inscriptions in Scotland, with translations and details about the people and places involved
Iain Ross Wallace irwallace@hotmail.com Central Scotland, but happy to travel
  • From 31 Oct 2026
  • Battle of Langside
  • Aqua, aqua, ubique - Water management at Roman sites in Scotland
  • Leaving a Mark on History
  • The ship with three names
Helen Kay hkayinedinburgh@hotmail.com Edinburgh
  • any after 22 September
  • Chrystal Macmillan, 1872-1937 Campaigner for Equality, Justice and Peace

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