Events Calendar

The 2012 KHT programme of meetings is now under construction

All meetings will be held at 7.30 on the first Wednesday of the month in the Kirriemuir Old Parish Church Hall (unless otherwise stated e.g. 5th September)

2012 syllabus

Wednesday 1st February
Brian Kelly the Education and Community Outreach Officer for Dundee Heritage Trust gave an excellent illustrated talk “South with Scott: the Discovery and Terra Nova expeditions”. The talk looked at Captain Robert Falcon Scott’s expeditions to the Antarctic, first aboard the ‘Discovery’ from 1901-1904 and then on the ‘’Terra Nova for the ill-fated 1910-1912 attempt on the South Pole. The talk also covered the local Angus connections with Scott and his friend and colleague Dr Edward Wilson, who was to die with him on the return from the Pole€. Over 50 folks attended this talk.

Wednesday 7th March
Dr. Robert Drummond from Ayr will give a talk on Kirrie’s Post Boxes
With the aid of slide illustrations and using the post boxes of Kirrie
and its surroundings as a point of reference, Dr Bob will outline the history and various types of Royal Mail post boxes and their makers.
Some less common or particularly unusual boxes to be found in the East of Scotland will be identified. He will also talk briefly about overseas boxes.

There will be time for questions and discussion. Those attending are
invited to bring along any photos or memories they may have of postboxes.

Wednesday 4th April
Anne Law from Carmyllie will give a talk on weaving

SUMMER BREAK After summer we will have an afternoon meeting on:

5th September at Logie House where Terrill Dobson MNIMH will give a talk on herbal medicine.
3rd October George Webster will give a talk on the “Life of General Haig”
7th November
Laurie Rogers will be our speaker at our members' meeting on November 7th .
Laurie’s subject is "Ghostly Happenings in the Glens"