Lochaber And North Argyll Family History Group

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Meeting are usually held at 7:30pm on the 2nd Tuesday of each month, except for our Summer break in June, July and August. There is a charge for meetings of £ 1.50 for Members and £2.50 for non-Members. Details of Meetings are also displayed on the Notice Board outside the old Post Office building in High St., Fort William and in the Public Library, Airds Crossing, Fort William.

2nd Tuesday - unless otherwise stated
Meetings 2008/9
9th Sep 2008
AGM - Please pass items for inclusion to Group Officers
14th Oct 2008
tba
11th Nov 2008
tba
2nd Dec 2008
(Note 1st Tuesday of Month)
Christmas Get-together - Doing what we do best - Eating and Talking and, maybe, a little Quiz
13th Jan 2009
tba
10th Feb 2009
tba
10th Mar 2009
tba
14th Apr 2009
tba
12th May 2009
tba

Jun, Jul and Aug 2009

Summer Break - no Meetings

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2nd Tuesday - unless otherwise stated
Meetings 2007/8
11th Sept 2007
Fort William Library :-
1. AGM - Please pass items for inclusion to Les, Alisdair or Mairi
2. Accessing the Computers and Fiche/Film Readers- (Courtesy of Maggie Wright, Librarian)
9th Oct 2007
Fort William Library:-
Allan and Elizabeth MacDonald, of Arisaig
"West Word - why a Little Genealogy ?"
"Pictures of the Rhu Peninsular"
13th Nov 2007
Fort William Library:-
Ronnie 'Bohuntin' Campbell
"The Decline of Agriculture in Lochaber in my lifetime"
11th Dec 2007
Christmas Get-together - Doing what we do best - Eating and Talking and, maybe, a little Quiz
Thurs 10th Jan 2008
[Note change of Date/Location]
Alexandra Hotel:-
Joint Meeting with the Lochaber History Society
Miss May MacIntyre
"The MacIntosh Memorial Church"
12th Feb 2008
"Fort William Library:-
"That Something Special" - Bring along something special to you that you have found during your Family History research and tell us about it.
11th Mar 2008
Lochaber Archive, Lochaber College, An Aird:-
Zoe Watson - Lochaber Archivist
"She will talk about the Archive and how she sees it progressing and we will be shown round the Archive."
8th Apr 2008
Fort William Library :-
Accessing the Computers and Fiche/Film Readers- (Courtesy of Maggie Wright, Librarian)

13th May 2008

Fort William Library:-
Ian Abernethy
"Viewforth and it's people/families - how I remember them"
Something to look forward to
May MacIntyre and Alisdair Campbell will do an updated  re-run of their popular Power Point Presentation :
 
St Andrew's Episcopal Church
 
Location - hopefully St Andrews itself - and date/time to be advised  - Watch this Space

Jun, Jul and Aug 2008

Summer Break - no Meetings

9th Sep 2008

AGM - Please pass items for inclusion to Group Officers

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Meetings 2006/7
12th Sep 2006

1. AGM - Link to Chairman's View

2. Accessing the Computers and Fiche/Film Readers - Fort William Library (Courtesy of Maggie Wright, Librarian)

10th Oct 2006

John Hebborn who is a retired Registrar of Births Marrriages and Deaths in London will speak on :

"the evolution and idiosyncrasies of the English/Welsh system, and a look at some of the pitfalls in tracing ancestors who have strayed south of the border"

14th Nov 2006

Fort William Library
Our very own May MacIntyre
"Getting to know Grandpa Mac"

5th Dec 2006

Note date change - Christmas Get-together - Doing what we do best - Eating and Talking

9th Jan 2007

Accessing the Computers and Fiche/Film Readers - Fort William Library (Courtesy of Maggie Wright, Librarian)

13th Feb 2007

Fort William Library 7:30pm
"The Blessed Mary MacKillop and her Lochaber Roots"
Sister Patricia

Thurs
1st Mar 2007

Note: Date/Time/location change to 1st Mar at 8pm Alexandra Hotel, Fort William
Margaret Crocket of The Archive Skills Consultancy [TASC]
"The Gathering Project - Proposed Local Archive"
[Joint meeting with Local History Society]

8th Mar 2007

No Meeting - see 1st Mar 2007

Weds
21st Mar 2007

7:30pm - Millburn Academy, Diriebucht Rd., Inverness
Courtesy of Inverness Field Club
"Global Access to our Highland Ancestors:
The Digitisation of Scottish Historical Records"

Margaret Cox - NAS (National Archives of Scotland)

Tues 27th Mar 2007

Courtesy of
Margaret Crocket & Janet Foster
[The Archive-Skills Consultancy]
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10:30am to 4:00pm (approx)
Lochaber College, Fort William
The Gathering Project - Lochaber Archives
Training Day
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6:00pm - Lochaber College, Fort William
The Gathering Project - Lochaber Archives
Open Meeting 

10th Apr 2007

7:30pm MacIntosh Memorial Church,
Fassifern Rd., Fort William
 
"Who do you think you are? - 
How to trace your Family"
ã Wall to Wall Media Ltd / BBC

DVD of Nick Barratt about the BBC series

Sat
21st April 2007

Culloden Academy, Inverness

SAFHS(Scottish Association of Family History Societies) Conference - Courtesy of Highland FHS

"Emigration to Poverty"

Prof Ted Cowan, Glasgow University
and
Prof Jim Hunter,UHI

8th May 2007

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Fort William Library:  7:30pm

"Exile or Adventure? Snapshots from Highland Emigration"
by
Dr Marjory Harper
Aberdeen University

12th June 2007

Last Meeting of this session -
 
Accessing the Computers and Fiche/Film Readers - Fort William Library (Courtesy of Maggie Wright, Librarian)

Jul 2007

Summer Break - no meeting

Aug 2007

Summer Break - no meeting

11th Sep 2007

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Meetings 2005/6
Sept 2005
A. G. M. - St Andrew's Hall
Oct 2005
John Alexander MacDonald - Premier of Canada - Graham MacDonell - St Andrew's Hall
Nov 2005
MacDonald of Glenaladale - Tearlach MacFarlane - St Andrew's Hall
Dec 2005
Christmas Get-together - Doing what we do best - Eating and Talking - St Andrew's Hall
Jan 2006
Accessing the Computers and Fiche/Film Readers - Fort William Library (Courtesy of Maggie Wright, Librarian)
Feb 2006
Registration of Births Marriages & Deaths - Isobel McKellaig, Registrar - Registrar's Office, Lochaber College, An Aird.
Mar 2006
The West Highland Museum - Fiona Marwick, Curator - West Hghland Museum, Cameron Sq., Fort William.
Apr 2006
The Cameron Museum - Denis Muir, Curator - Achnacarry, Spean Bridge.
May 2006
9th - Question Time - St Andrew's Hall

28th - North of Scotland Family History Fair - Baxters, Fochabers, Morayshire
Jun 2006
Question Time and General Discussion - St Andrew's Hall

[Library visit cancelled with apologies from The Librarian]
Jul 2006
Glencoe & North Lorn Folk Museum - Marrianne Hornby - Glencoe Museum.

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Meetings 2004/5
Sep 04
Initial Meeting - Courtesy of Jo Cowan - An Drochaid, Claggan, Fort William
Nov 04
Putting Down Roots - John Durham; Highland FHS - An Drochaid, Claggan, Fort William
Dec 04
Steering Group Meeting - Nevis Bank Hotel
Mar 05
Getting to know each other - St Andrew's Hall
May 05
An Argyll Topic - Ros McDonald; Glencoe - St Andrew's Hall
Jne 05
Open Meeting - Q's & A's
Jly 05
Open Meeting - Q's & A's