The Strathmartine Centre hosts a series of morning seminars, held monthly on Wednesday mornings between September and June, at which invited speakers give informal presentations on a wide range of historical topics, and at which tea and coffee are served.
Seminars are listed in the Events section of the website and on the Home page.
Members of the Strathmartine Centre are invited to the seminars; others are welcome to attend, but are encouraged to contact the office in advance, since space is limited.
Strathmartine Seminars 2024-2025
All seminars, except for 2 April 2025, will take place at the Strathmartine Centre and all will be available on Microsoft Teams, links to which will be shared in advance of each talk.
The seminars will begin at 11.00am. Tea and coffee available from 10.30am.
2024
6 November: Wood and Water: a survey of early 18th century hydraulic and woodland schemes in Clackmannanshire
MARGARET STEWART
4 December: Chairing the Members: chairing ceremonies and popular participation in Scottish elections
JORDAN CLARK
2025
5 February: Transnational knowledge networks in the Agricultural Revolution: Northumberland and Sutherland connections in sheep farming through an unexplored archive
ANNIE TINDLEY
5 March: From Neptune to St Andrews: John Couch Adams as Regius Professor of Mathematics at St Andrews
ISOBEL FALCONER
2 April: Medieval Archaeology of the MacGregors in Glenorchy (NB: Microsoft Teams only)
RICHARD MCGREGOR
7 May: The Ruthven Raid to the Glorious Revolution: The political and social history of Dundee and Tayside, c.1582-1688
TANE MOORHOUSE
4 June: The Broom Rather Increases the Evil: how public health shaped the urban environment of Dundee, c.1845-1919
VICTORIA MCINTYRE