Latest News

Latest news and information from SLHF and related organisations.

Posted	News
14 March 2025	Announcing Vol. 20 of The Book of The Old Edinburgh Club [1]
13 February 2025	Exhibition Launch - Leith St. Andrew's Church: The Heart of A Community [2]
24 January 2025	Pioneering Spirit whisky project nominated for Archaeology Award [3]
19 December 2024	Call for Applications: A Year in the Life of a Community Archive 2025 [4]
26 April 2024	Conference: Histories of Scottish Politics in the Age of Union, c.1700-1945 [5]
10 April 2024	SCHA is Recruiting for a Project Officer [6]
04 January 2024	Thirlestane Castle - Volunteering Opportunities [7]
11 December 2023	OLD EDINBURGH CLUB JEAN GUILD AWARD WINNERS NEWS [8]
25 May 2023	3rd International Early Engines Conference, 22-24 March 2024 [9]
20 April 2023	OLD EDINBURGH CLUB ANNOUNCEMENT OF GRANTS FOR RESEARCH [10]
19 August 2022	Highlight Talks - The Goat Fell Murder of 1889 [11]
04 August 2022	WEST DUNBARTONSHIRE Doors Open Days [12]
24 May 2022	"Burns and the Sugar Plantocracy of Ayrshire" - now available [13]
17 March 2022	The Perthshire Historical Writing Award [14]
28 February 2022	Death of Professor Paul Bishop [15]
13 November 2021	Local History Writing Competition [16]
25 May 2021	SLHF Slavery Conference - Now Available Online [17]
13 April 2021	Re-opening of National Records Scotland [18]
06 April 2021	New website - EXPLORE WEST DUNBARTONSHIRE [19]
16 December 2020	Making the Census Count - Campaign to improve access to census sources [20]
09 December 2020	Strathard Heritage Digital Archive [21]
16 November 2020	£194,349 awarded to coasts and waters heritage projects [22]
21 August 2020	Milngavie Reservoir Consultation [23]
12 August 2020	Article: Mysteries of Dumbarton, the Vale of Leven and environs [24]
15 July 2020	SCHA Survey on plans during Covid-19 pandemic [25]
13 July 2020	Landscape Legacy of Coal [26]
13 July 2020	Leonie Bell announced as new director of V&A Dundee [27]
09 June 2020	SLHF 2020 Annual Conference Cancelled [28]
22 March 2020	Launch of SLHF Facebook page [29]
17 March 2020	Coronavirus: Cancellation of Events [30]
12 March 2020	Good news - Block to Online Journal Orders Lifted [31]
15 February 2020	New Gunn history book - 'The Gunns: History, Myths and Genealogy' [32]
28 January 2020	The 1745 Association Reiterates its Opposition to Dualling the A9 at Killiecrankie [33]
27 November 2019	Email Delivery Issues [34]
30 October 2019	Ancient and Auld Symposium Strathaven February 2020 [35]
18 October 2019	Battle of Dunkeld Commemoration - youtube film [36]
29 September 2019	Online resources for Banffshire research [37]
15 July 2019	SLHF Conference 2019 - Book your tickets! [38]
26 June 2019	Union Canal Walk & Talk - Gallery [39]
15 June 2019	Union Canal Walk & Talk Event - Sold Out [40]
19 April 2019	Last few places on Edinburgh canal boat trip, walk and talk [41]
14 November 2018	SLHF Conference 2018 - Gallery [42]
11 October 2018	Changes to the SLHF Constitution [43]
09 August 2018	Glenlee Walk & Talk - Gallery [44]
01 August 2018	Bothwell Historical Society petition to Scottish Parliament [45]
24 May 2018	Scottish Local History - Issue 100! [46]
30 April 2018	SLHF Conference & AGM 2018 - Book your tickets! [47]
24 March 2018	Local and Family History Tutors sought in East Renfrewshire [48]
22 March 2018	SLH Directory [49]
19 January 2018	Request for info on local folk dramas [50]
20 December 2017	Delay to distribution of Issue 99 [51]
14 December 2017	MORE SPACES CREATED for Walk & Talk - Tall Ships & Govan Stones: book now [52]
13 December 2017	SLHF Conference & AGM 2017 - Gallery [53]
28 November 2017	St Andrew's Day 24 hour 50% EUP sale [54]
11 November 2017	EUP Discount for Forum members [55]
23 October 2017	Scotland's Racist Role: How minstrel shows spread stereotypes through country's theatres [56]
15 September 2017	The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders Regimental Museum needs your views [57]
26 June 2017	Ayrshire Federation of Historical Societies Conference is coming to Millport! [58]
22 June 2017	SLHF 2017 Conference and AGM - Book your tickets! [59]
30 November 2016	Sale - 30% off EUP for Forum members [60]
13 November 2016	Queensferry Museum reopens [61]
23 October 2016	SLHF Conference & AGM 2016 - Gallery [62]
18 October 2016	Re-opening of Queensferry Museum [63]
03 June 2016	City of Edinburgh Photo competition [64]
03 June 2016	Truckell Prize: deadline 1st October [65]
12 May 2016	New comic celebrating Glasgow and Edinburgh history [66]
24 April 2016	Change of Venue for 'Inverness Walk & Talk' Event [67]
20 January 2016	Angus Heritage Week - call for participants [68]
11 January 2016	Launch of new local history group in Maryhill [69]
04 January 2016	Revised edition of The Antonine Wall Handbook just published [70]
05 December 2015	Unveiling Carmyllie Heritage Cairn [71]
20 November 2015	Commemorative Plaque at Braidwood's Academy for Deaf & Dumb [72]
20 November 2015	Request for Interviewees for Podcast [73]
18 November 2015	SLHF Conference & AGM 2015 - Gallery [74]
11 November 2015	Gift a membership for Xmas [75]
09 November 2015	Please Update Your Membership Standing Orders [76]
30 October 2015	Cairn at Carmyllie [77]
06 October 2015	Conference bookings - lunch deadline passed [78]
18 September 2015	The Battles of East Lothian [79]
22 July 2015	Truckell Prize opened to all [80]
30 June 2015	Wallace Monument – the historical face of Crowd Funding [81]
23 June 2015	Journal Issue 92 now available [82]
13 April 2015	SLHF 2015 Conference and AGM - Book your tickets! [83]
25 January 2015	Book online for Ayr "Walk and Talk" event 11th June [84]
25 January 2015	Book online for Edinburgh "Walk and Talk" event 12th June [85]
02 December 2014	Books now available online via SLHF [86]
09 November 2014	Stuck for a Xmas present? Gift membership online! [87]
18 July 2014	Would you like SLHF to market your publication online? [88]
06 July 2014	Online booking for October Conference [89]
06 July 2014	Issue 13 of Clish-Clash now available [90]
24 June 2014	Promote your organisation / event [91]
07 May 2014	Issue 4 of Clish-Clash now available [92]
07 May 2014	EU blocks IP treaty - affects libraries and archives [93]
20 April 2014	SLHF Journal article wins BALH award [94]
07 April 2014	Scottish Local History - Issue 88 now available [95]
25 March 2014	Issue 3 of Clish-Clash now available [96]
18 March 2014	Google Local History App for Smartphones [97]
15 March 2014	Rare journal issues now available [98]
04 March 2014	New Clan Gunn website and Clan Gunn history booklet [99]
03 March 2014	May is Local History Month!! [100]
03 March 2014	Submit Your News Online [101]
07 February 2014	Tartan Day Scotland Festival - Angus, 5-13 April 2014 [102]
02 January 2014	Scottish Local History - Issue 87 now available [103]
24 December 2013	SLHF Conference and AGM - 24th Oct 2014, Perth [104]
24 December 2013	Full: SLHF visit to Trinity House [105]
24 December 2013	Stranraer Library reopened following refurbishment [106]
24 December 2013	Reprieve for Burghead Library [107]
24 December 2013	Barrhead Library being demolished [108]
24 December 2013	Giffnock Library closed until February 2014 [109]
24 December 2013	Floors 4 & 5 of Mitchell Library closed for refurbishment [110]
24 December 2013	Edinburgh & Scottish Collection at Edinburgh Central Library closed for refurbishment [111]
24 December 2013	John Gray Centre in Haddington launches audio guide [112]
17 December 2013	Paisley Central Library offers dedicated Heritage Centre [113]
06 December 2013	Dumfries Archive Centre moves premises [114]
28 October 2013	Scottish Local History Forum AGM 2013 [115]
13 September 2013	Launch of SLHF Newsletter - available by email and online [116]

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