We are delighted to announce our second season of talks, taking place in spring 2020! (We are optimistically calling February, Spring!) We were so happy with the response to the first season of talks and we really hope that folks will find something that they want to come to in this new series.
Kicking off the season, in February, we are delighted to welcome Alex Adamson with a talk entitled “Trial by Media”. Alex, who is the author of 'Murder, Poaching and Lemonade: Crimes and Court Cases from Nineteenth Century West Lothian', will talk about the press reporting of crime during the 1800s. This was a period which saw many changes in Scottish society, the way in which crimes and criminal were perceived, and the ways in which they were punished. A study of newspaper accounts of court cases opens a window for us into the lives of our forebears and their changing attitudes to criminality.
This talk will talk place on Thursday 27th February at 2pm in the Museum Community room. (Tickets for this talk can only be bought in person at the Museum Shop)
In March we are so excited to be welcoming Scott McMaster along to deliver a talk entitled: “The Outlaw King; how accurately did Hollywood portray Robert the Bruce?” Scott was the Historical Advisor to the movie ‘The Outlaw King’ and is a Property Manager with the National Trust for Scotland. He will discuss how closely the recent film sticks to historical fact and what is was like to work with the director, cast and production team as Chief Historical Advisor. He’ll share some of the secrets of re-creating Scottish history on the big screen and display some of the props from the movie. Some of the movie was filmed right here in Linlithgow so it will be great to hear Scott’s experiences.
His talk will take place on Friday March 20th at 7pm in St Peters Church. TIckets online here.
Quite literally back by popular demand in April is Dr Tom Brown, who will be reprising his massively popular talk; "Wombs, Witches and Wars - a history of psychosomatic illness through the ages." Tom is a retired Consultant Psychiatrist and this talk was a real highlight of 2019. Many of you said you couldn’t get tickets the last time and wanted a repeat performance so we are delighted to oblige.
Don’t miss your chance to hear this talk on the Friday 24th April at 7pm in St Peters Church. TIckets online here.
Also, back by popular demand, in May, is Linlithgow’s resident historian Bruce Jamieson. We are delighted to announce that Bruce will give part two of his talk on “Mary Stewart: Fact and Fiction.” Don’t worry if you missed part one, Bruce will engage you with lots more fascinating stories about our towns most famous resident.
This talk will take place on the 15th May at 7pm in St Peter’s Church. TIckets online here.
Entry to the talks are by ticket only and tickets for all talks cost £5 each (plus a 50p online booking fee). Tickets include a cuppa and, you will be pleased to know, that we will be keeping up the high standard of biscuits we set in 2019! All proceeds will go to the upkeep of our wonderful museum.
Members booking is already open and early ticket sales suggest these will sell out again very quickly - so act now to secure your place! We’re looking forward to seeing you there.
(If you’d like to become a member of the museum and get to book your tickets for any future talks a week early, pop in to the Museum and pick up a form or online here.)