Talks Programme 2023‐24
Meetings are held on the third Tuesday of the month at 7.30 pm, in the Victoria Hall, Cromarty.
Date | Title | Speaker |
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19th Sep | Tarradale Through Time — Remarkable discoveries on the Black Isle |
Dr. Eric Grant |
17th Oct | A New Perspective on the Highlands Before Culloden — The life‐writing of ‘curious cleric’ Rev. James Fraser (1634-1709) |
Professor David Worthington FRHistS |
21st Nov | Maps and Map‐making in the 18th Century — A transition in surveying, maps and map‐making in Scotland |
Roland Spencer |
19th Dec | A Tale of Two Shopkeepers — (and their families) Followed by festive mulled wine and mince pies |
Ross Couper |
16th Jan | A Tour of Black Isle Place Names — Revealing the people, languages, values and changes over time |
Sheila Currie |
20th Feb | All Hail Macbeth, Thain of Cromarty? — Good king, bad king: the making of an historical myth |
Liz Broumley |
19th Mar | Are We Nearly There Yet? — A journey exploring Scotland’s milestones |
Bruce Keith |
16th Apr | AGM followed by Papers Relating to the Black Isle in National Archives — Non‐local sources for local history |
Nicola Mills |
2023/24 Annual Membership of the Cromarty History Society is £10. There is a fee of £3 per meeting for non‐members. Under 16s admitted free. The Society promotes the knowledge of the history of the town and parish of Cromarty and is the Friends organisation for the Cromarty Courthouse Museum.