Events
Please note that all meetings start at 7.45pm in the Alloway Church Hall unless otherwise stated. Unfortunately, there will be no time for workshop sessions following presentations.
Who Do You Think You Are? - Thursday 21st January 2010
Speaker: Peter Towle and Andrew Dinwoodie
Open Workshop Evening - Thursday 18th February 2010
In the Small Hall. Our researchers will be on hand to assist you with tracing your ancestors. The Society has a number of CD’s and Micro-Fiche available for this purpose. Please bring any relevant information with you.
Old Roads of Ayrshire - Thursday 25th March 2010
Speaker: Gerald Cummins
This is a joint meeting of the Ayrshire Societies to be held in the Carnegie Library, Ayr starting at 7.45pm. Please enter by the door in Garden Street, round the back of the library building. A glass of wine and a finger supper will be served, so please come along and enjoy the evening.
AGM followed by Dating Old Photographs - Thursday 15th April 2010
Speaker: Ron Ferguson
Following the AGM, Mr. Ron Ferguson will be giving a talk on “Dating Old Photographs”. He is the Curator of Costume at Dalgarvan Mill Museum. If you have an old photograph and are unsure of the year, please feel free to bring it along. Mr. Ferguson identifies the year from the type of clothes that are worn
Lost Ayrshire - Thursday 20th May 2010
Speaker: Dane Love
Mr. Dane Love will be presenting “Lost Ayrshire”. He has written numerous books on the various aspects of the history of Ayrshire and this promises to be a most interesting evening.
Dean Castle and Country Park, Kilmarnock Visit - Thursday 17th June 2010
The Society has organized a visit to the above Castle. This will take the form of a guided tour and will last approximately one hour. There is a tea-room adjacent to the Castle for refreshments later. There may be a small charge. Note that there are a number of narrow stairs during the first half of the visit. We have asked for a few chairs to be made available in the place where the second half of the tour will be. Further details will be published later.