Our Events
AGM
October 30th, 7pm-8:30pm
Islesburgh Community Centre
King Harald St, Lerwick ZE1 0EQ
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Please join us for our 10th Anniversary AGM for a year and decade in review. This will be followed by our annual short Halloween themed presentation. All are welcome. For more information, contact us here.
Local Events
Slander, Theft and Violence in early seventeenth-century Shetland: a talk by John Shaw
October 23rd, 7pm-8:30pm
Auditorium, Shetland Museum & Archives
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How people slandered each other reveals a great deal about a society. It speaks to their fears and anxieties and to the preoccupations of the elites that ran the legal system.
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In this lecture John Shaw will examine how slander was treated in the Sheriff Court operated by Earl Patrick Stewart and how this related to crimes like theft and assault. More information and tickets here.
Ostentatious or Monumental?
The evolution of the wheelhouse in Shetland
A Little Something About Brochs
Droning on about climate change: erosion and Shetland’s coastal archaeology
Mainland Events
The Celtic Warrior: A New Appraisal
November 13th, 7:30pm
Trimontium Museum, Market Square, Melrose TD6 9PN
Join Professor Melanie Giles as she explores our understanding of what has been termed the “Celtic Warrior” culture and shares with us, citing recent discoveries, new perspectives on what may have been closer to reality. She will touch on topics such as trauma, curation, and martial art from a Scottish perspective. This is a hybrid event, both online and in person. More information here.
Just for Laughs
