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21 September 2026 Call for Case Studies: Heritage, History and Wellbeing in Scotland Demonstrator Programme
08 May 2026 Winner of the 2025 Paul Bishop Prize
05 January 2026 Dumfriesshire and Galloway Natural History and Antiquarian Society - Truckell Prize
07 August 2026 Bibliography updated for 2026: A rich resource of Edinburgh’s past
07 August 2026 Announcing Vol. 21 of The Book of The Old Edinburgh Club
02 July 2026 Request for articles: Does your local church have an interesting history?
05 January 2026 Call for Applications: A Year in the Life of a Community Archive 2026
14 March 2025 Announcing Vol. 20 of The Book of The Old Edinburgh Club
13 February 2025 Exhibition Launch - Leith St. Andrew's Church: The Heart of A Community
24 January 2025 Pioneering Spirit whisky project nominated for Archaeology Award
19 December 2024 Call for Applications: A Year in the Life of a Community Archive 2025
26 April 2024 Conference: Histories of Scottish Politics in the Age of Union, c.1700-1945
10 April 2024 SCHA is Recruiting for a Project Officer
04 January 2024 Thirlestane Castle - Volunteering Opportunities
11 December 2023 OLD EDINBURGH CLUB JEAN GUILD AWARD WINNERS NEWS
25 May 2023 3rd International Early Engines Conference, 22-24 March 2024
20 April 2023 OLD EDINBURGH CLUB ANNOUNCEMENT OF GRANTS FOR RESEARCH
19 August 2022 Highlight Talks - The Goat Fell Murder of 1889
04 August 2022 WEST DUNBARTONSHIRE Doors Open Days
24 May 2022 "Burns and the Sugar Plantocracy of Ayrshire" - now available
17 March 2022 The Perthshire Historical Writing Award
28 February 2022 Death of Professor Paul Bishop
13 November 2021 Local History Writing Competition
25 May 2021 SLHF Slavery Conference - Now Available Online
13 April 2021 Re-opening of National Records Scotland
06 April 2021 New website - EXPLORE WEST DUNBARTONSHIRE
16 December 2020 Making the Census Count - Campaign to improve access to census sources
09 December 2020 Strathard Heritage Digital Archive
16 November 2020 £194,349 awarded to coasts and waters heritage projects
21 August 2020 Milngavie Reservoir Consultation
12 August 2020 Article: Mysteries of Dumbarton, the Vale of Leven and environs
15 July 2020 SCHA Survey on plans during Covid-19 pandemic
13 July 2020 Landscape Legacy of Coal
13 July 2020 Leonie Bell announced as new director of V&A Dundee
09 June 2020 SLHF 2020 Annual Conference Cancelled
22 March 2020 Launch of SLHF Facebook page
17 March 2020 Coronavirus: Cancellation of Events
12 March 2020 Good news - Block to Online Journal Orders Lifted
15 February 2020 New Gunn history book - 'The Gunns: History, Myths and Genealogy'
28 January 2020 The 1745 Association Reiterates its Opposition to Dualling the A9 at Killiecrankie
27 November 2019 Email Delivery Issues
30 October 2019 Ancient and Auld Symposium Strathaven February 2020
18 October 2019 Battle of Dunkeld Commemoration - youtube film
29 September 2019 Online resources for Banffshire research
15 July 2019 SLHF Conference 2019 - Book your tickets!
26 June 2019 Union Canal Walk & Talk - Gallery
15 June 2019 Union Canal Walk & Talk Event - Sold Out
19 April 2019 Last few places on Edinburgh canal boat trip, walk and talk
14 November 2018 SLHF Conference 2018 - Gallery
11 October 2018 Changes to the SLHF Constitution
09 August 2018 Glenlee Walk & Talk - Gallery
01 August 2018 Bothwell Historical Society petition to Scottish Parliament
24 May 2018 Scottish Local History - Issue 100!
30 April 2018 SLHF Conference & AGM 2018 - Book your tickets!
24 March 2018 Local and Family History Tutors sought in East Renfrewshire
22 March 2018 SLH Directory
19 January 2018 Request for info on local folk dramas
20 December 2017 Delay to distribution of Issue 99
14 December 2017 MORE SPACES CREATED for Walk & Talk - Tall Ships & Govan Stones: book now
13 December 2017 SLHF Conference & AGM 2017 - Gallery
28 November 2017 St Andrew's Day 24 hour 50% EUP sale
11 November 2017 EUP Discount for Forum members
23 October 2017 Scotland's Racist Role: How minstrel shows spread stereotypes through country's theatres
15 September 2017 The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders Regimental Museum needs your views
26 June 2017 Ayrshire Federation of Historical Societies Conference is coming to Millport!
22 June 2017 SLHF 2017 Conference and AGM - Book your tickets!
30 November 2016 Sale - 30% off EUP for Forum members
13 November 2016 Queensferry Museum reopens
23 October 2016 SLHF Conference & AGM 2016 - Gallery
18 October 2016 Re-opening of Queensferry Museum
03 June 2016 City of Edinburgh Photo competition
03 June 2016 Truckell Prize: deadline 1st October
12 May 2016 New comic celebrating Glasgow and Edinburgh history
24 April 2016 Change of Venue for 'Inverness Walk & Talk' Event
20 January 2016 Angus Heritage Week - call for participants
11 January 2016 Launch of new local history group in Maryhill
04 January 2016 Revised edition of The Antonine Wall Handbook just published
05 December 2015 Unveiling Carmyllie Heritage Cairn
20 November 2015 Commemorative Plaque at Braidwood's Academy for Deaf & Dumb
20 November 2015 Request for Interviewees for Podcast
18 November 2015 SLHF Conference & AGM 2015 - Gallery
11 November 2015 Gift a membership for Xmas
09 November 2015 Please Update Your Membership Standing Orders
30 October 2015 Cairn at Carmyllie
06 October 2015 Conference bookings - lunch deadline passed
18 September 2015 The Battles of East Lothian
22 July 2015 Truckell Prize opened to all
30 June 2015 Wallace Monument – the historical face of Crowd Funding
23 June 2015 Journal Issue 92 now available
13 April 2015 SLHF 2015 Conference and AGM - Book your tickets!
25 January 2015 Book online for Ayr "Walk and Talk" event 11th June
25 January 2015 Book online for Edinburgh "Walk and Talk" event 12th June
02 December 2014 Books now available online via SLHF
09 November 2014 Stuck for a Xmas present? Gift membership online!
18 July 2014 Would you like SLHF to market your publication online?
06 July 2014 Online booking for October Conference
06 July 2014 Issue 13 of Clish-Clash now available
24 June 2014 Promote your organisation / event
07 May 2014 Issue 4 of Clish-Clash now available
07 May 2014 EU blocks IP treaty - affects libraries and archives
20 April 2014 SLHF Journal article wins BALH award
07 April 2014 Scottish Local History - Issue 88 now available
25 March 2014 Issue 3 of Clish-Clash now available
18 March 2014 Google Local History App for Smartphones
15 March 2014 Rare journal issues now available
04 March 2014 New Clan Gunn website and Clan Gunn history booklet
03 March 2014 May is Local History Month!!
03 March 2014 Submit Your News Online
07 February 2014 Tartan Day Scotland Festival - Angus, 5-13 April 2014
02 January 2014 Scottish Local History - Issue 87 now available
24 December 2013 SLHF Conference and AGM - 24th Oct 2014, Perth
24 December 2013 Full: SLHF visit to Trinity House
24 December 2013 Stranraer Library reopened following refurbishment
24 December 2013 Reprieve for Burghead Library
24 December 2013 Barrhead Library being demolished
24 December 2013 Giffnock Library closed until February 2014
24 December 2013 Floors 4 & 5 of Mitchell Library closed for refurbishment
24 December 2013 Edinburgh & Scottish Collection at Edinburgh Central Library closed for refurbishment
24 December 2013 John Gray Centre in Haddington launches audio guide
17 December 2013 Paisley Central Library offers dedicated Heritage Centre
06 December 2013 Dumfries Archive Centre moves premises
28 October 2013 Scottish Local History Forum AGM 2013
13 September 2013 Launch of SLHF Newsletter - available by email and online

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