Events

SLHF Conferences attract a variety of interested parties and are held in locations around Scotland. The AGM and a conference are held in the autumn and we also aim to hold a spring activity, such as workshop, fair or conference.

Recent Conference Subjects

Local History in the 5-14 Curriculum | Scottish Interiors | Scots Abroad | Sources for Scottish Local History | Maps for Local History | Scottish Childhoods | The Scottish Landed Estate | Scottish Burghs | The Statistical Accounts of Scotland | Scotland and Slavery | Perspectives on the Past | Scotland's Horticultural Heritage | A Zest for Information!: Sir John Sinclair's contribution to Scottish Local History | Travellers, Turnpikes & Tar: 1000 years of Scotland's Roads | For Reliefe of the Pure & Impotent: welfare in Scotland before the welfare state | Salt, Sun & Shivering: Scots at the Seaside 1750-2000 | Trades & Crafts in Scotland, medieval to modern | Crime & Punishment | Down to the Sea in Ships | Safe as Houses - Scotland's defensive buildings through time | Fairs, Fetes & Festivals | After the War Is Over - The Legacy of WW1 | Seeing the Wood for the Trees | Taking Part: Aspects of Scottish Sports and Pastimes | Scotland Against Slavery: The Local View | Engineering, Science and Technology

Volunteers to help with Forum activities, and suggestions for topics and venues for future events are always welcome.

Upcoming Events

Use the search boxes below to search titles by keyword or search by town/city: or you can sort by clicking on Location or Member Organisation. You can also view by month on the Calendar.

Start Date Title Location Member Organisation
6 Mar 2026 - 09:00 Mary MacPherson and Robert Garioch: in the archives Edinburgh National Records of Scotland
7 Mar 2026 - 10:00 Grassroots Heritage in Scotland Southwest Roadshow 2026 Newton Stewart Other
9 Mar 2026 - 09:00 Mary MacPherson and Robert Garioch: in the archives Edinburgh National Records of Scotland
9 Mar 2026 - 19:30 Scots Emigrants to East New Jersey in the 1680s Online Scottish Genealogy Society
10 Mar 2026 - 09:00 Mary MacPherson and Robert Garioch: in the archives Edinburgh National Records of Scotland
11 Mar 2026 - 09:00 Mary MacPherson and Robert Garioch: in the archives Edinburgh National Records of Scotland
11 Mar 2026 - 18:30 Rediscovering ‘The Church by the water’: Monastic Archaeology Field School excavations in 2024 and 2025 Dundee Abertay Historical Society
11 Mar 2026 - 19:30 "East Lothian at war: the human story" Gullane Gullane and Dirleton History Society
12 Mar 2026 - 09:00 Mary MacPherson and Robert Garioch: in the archives Edinburgh National Records of Scotland
12 Mar 2026 - 19:15 Scotland in 100 buildings also on line Ayrshire Archaeological & Natural History Society
13 Mar 2026 - 09:00 Mary MacPherson and Robert Garioch: in the archives Edinburgh National Records of Scotland
13 Mar 2026 - 19:30 Habitat management and wildlife at Castle Loch, Lochmaben Dumfries Other: Dumfriesshire and Galloway Natural History and Antiquarian Society
13 Mar 2026 - 19:30 Online seminar - The Brooch of Lorn ONLINE
16 Mar 2026 - 09:00 Mary MacPherson and Robert Garioch: in the archives Edinburgh National Records of Scotland
16 Mar 2026 - 19:30 "85 years on: the Blitz remembered" - Dalmuir Clydebank Local History Society
17 Mar 2026 - 09:00 Mary MacPherson and Robert Garioch: in the archives Edinburgh National Records of Scotland
17 Mar 2026 - 17:30 The Tenth Annual John Durkan Memorial Lecture Glasgow Other: Centre for Scottish and Celtic Studies, University of Glasgow
17 Mar 2026 - 18:30 The Story of Operation Freshman Dundee Abertay Historical Society
18 Mar 2026 - 09:00 Mary MacPherson and Robert Garioch: in the archives Edinburgh National Records of Scotland
18 Mar 2026 - 14:00 Early Scottish Railways. Kirkintilloch Kirkintilloch and District Society of Antiquaries
19 Mar 2026 - 09:00 Mary MacPherson and Robert Garioch: in the archives Edinburgh National Records of Scotland
20 Mar 2026 - 09:00 Mary MacPherson and Robert Garioch: in the archives Edinburgh National Records of Scotland
23 Mar 2026 - 09:00 Mary MacPherson and Robert Garioch: in the archives Edinburgh National Records of Scotland
24 Mar 2026 - 09:00 Mary MacPherson and Robert Garioch: in the archives Edinburgh National Records of Scotland
25 Mar 2026 - 09:00 Mary MacPherson and Robert Garioch: in the archives Edinburgh National Records of Scotland
25 Mar 2026 - 12:30 Spotlight: Bloodletting Edinburgh Other: Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
26 Mar 2026 - 09:00 Mary MacPherson and Robert Garioch: in the archives Edinburgh National Records of Scotland
27 Mar 2026 - 09:00 Mary MacPherson and Robert Garioch: in the archives Edinburgh National Records of Scotland
27 Mar 2026 - 19:30 From knocks to clocks: keeping Dumfries and Galloway on time through the years Dumfries Other: Dumfriesshire and Galloway Natural History and Antiquarian Society
30 Mar 2026 - 09:00 Mary MacPherson and Robert Garioch: in the archives Edinburgh National Records of Scotland
31 Mar 2026 - 09:00 Mary MacPherson and Robert Garioch: in the archives Edinburgh National Records of Scotland
1 Apr 2026 - 09:00 Mary MacPherson and Robert Garioch: in the archives Edinburgh National Records of Scotland
1 Apr 2026 - 19:30 Clan Gregor Kinlochard Loch Ard Local History Group
2 Apr 2026 - 09:00 Mary MacPherson and Robert Garioch: in the archives Edinburgh National Records of Scotland
3 Apr 2026 - 09:00 Mary MacPherson and Robert Garioch: in the archives Edinburgh National Records of Scotland
6 Apr 2026 - 09:00 Mary MacPherson and Robert Garioch: in the archives Edinburgh National Records of Scotland
7 Apr 2026 - 09:00 Mary MacPherson and Robert Garioch: in the archives Edinburgh National Records of Scotland
8 Apr 2026 - 09:00 Mary MacPherson and Robert Garioch: in the archives Edinburgh National Records of Scotland
8 Apr 2026 - 18:30 Brickhunting in Scotland Dundee Abertay Historical Society
9 Apr 2026 - 09:00 Mary MacPherson and Robert Garioch: in the archives Edinburgh National Records of Scotland
10 Apr 2026 - 09:00 Mary MacPherson and Robert Garioch: in the archives Edinburgh National Records of Scotland
13 Apr 2026 - 09:00 Mary MacPherson and Robert Garioch: in the archives Edinburgh National Records of Scotland
14 Apr 2026 - 09:00 Mary MacPherson and Robert Garioch: in the archives Edinburgh National Records of Scotland
15 Apr 2026 - 09:00 Mary MacPherson and Robert Garioch: in the archives Edinburgh National Records of Scotland
16 Apr 2026 - 09:00 Mary MacPherson and Robert Garioch: in the archives Edinburgh National Records of Scotland
17 Apr 2026 - 09:00 Mary MacPherson and Robert Garioch: in the archives Edinburgh National Records of Scotland
20 Apr 2026 - 09:00 Mary MacPherson and Robert Garioch: in the archives Edinburgh National Records of Scotland
21 Apr 2026 - 09:00 Mary MacPherson and Robert Garioch: in the archives Edinburgh National Records of Scotland
22 Apr 2026 - 09:00 Mary MacPherson and Robert Garioch: in the archives Edinburgh National Records of Scotland
23 Apr 2026 - 09:00 Mary MacPherson and Robert Garioch: in the archives Edinburgh National Records of Scotland
24 Apr 2026 - 09:00 Mary MacPherson and Robert Garioch: in the archives Edinburgh National Records of Scotland
27 Apr 2026 - 09:00 Mary MacPherson and Robert Garioch: in the archives Edinburgh National Records of Scotland
28 Apr 2026 - 09:00 Mary MacPherson and Robert Garioch: in the archives Edinburgh National Records of Scotland
29 Apr 2026 - 09:00 Mary MacPherson and Robert Garioch: in the archives Edinburgh National Records of Scotland
29 Apr 2026 - 12:30 Spotlight: Wax Moulage Edinburgh Other: Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
30 Apr 2026 - 09:00 Mary MacPherson and Robert Garioch: in the archives Edinburgh National Records of Scotland
13 May 2026 - 18:30 The Mysterious Case of the Victorian Female Detective Dundee Abertay Historical Society
18 May 2026 - 09:30 200 Years of Scottish Railways Mini-Exhibition BALFRON Balfron Heritage Group
27 May 2026 - 12:30 Spotlight: Periods Edinburgh Other: Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
27 May 2026 - 18:00 Cracks, chips and copies: discovering new lives for the Stone of Destiny Online National Records of Scotland
14 Sep 2026 - 19:30 Scottish B'stards, A History of Illegitimacy in Scotland from the 18th to the 20th Century Online Scottish Genealogy Society
12 Oct 2026 - 19:30 The Royal Caledonian School in London for Scottish Orphans Online Scottish Genealogy Society
9 Nov 2026 - 19:30 The War Graves of Seafield Cemetery, Edinburgh Online Scottish Genealogy Society