26 September
Upstairs at the Old Town Hall, KY15 7BU
Dr Peter Burman, Memorials, Memories, Histories and the Art
of Lettering.
Peter Burman is Chair of the Falkland Society, an art and
architectural historian with a passion for fine craftsmanship and especially
the art of lettering.
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about Peter's talk (PDF file)
17 October
Upstairs at the Old Town Hall, KY15 7BU
Robert Haas-Zens, Falkland’s Temple of
Decision, the meaning of temples in designed landscapes.
Robert Haas-Zens is
a Master’s student in Building Conservation at the Brandenburg Technical
University, Cottbus, and a visiting scholar this year at the Falkland Centre
for Stewardship.
More about Robert's talk (PDF file)
21 November
The Chapel Royal, Falkland Palace,
KY15 7BY
Bill Pagan, The Ancient Burgh of Cupar –
History and Aspirations.
Bill Pagan was a solicitor in his family firm,
which originated in Cupar in 1827, until his retirement. Today he is
well-known as a lecturer to university and professional audiences in
Scotland and England on tax, trusts, investments and (of great relevance to
his current commitments) charities and governance. He recently retired as a
Deputy Lord Lieutenant for Fife.
More about Bill's talk (PDF file)
12 December
Upstairs at the Old Town Hall, KY15 7BU
Dr Alex Woolf, The
transformation of the Earldom of Fife in the 12th century.
His books
include From Pictland to Alba: Scotland, 789-1070 (University of Edinburgh,
2007). He lives locally, in Kettlebridge, and is a great supporter of our
Falkland Archaeological Research Programme.
More about
Alex's talk (PDF file)
9 January 2019
The Craig Room, Falkland Parish Church,
KY15 7BU
Professor David
Munro, The Town of Kinross, Memories and Future of a former County Town once
in Fife.
David Munro is a geographer and archivist with a great skill in
relating documents with the geophysical reality on the ground. He has also
offered a lecture later in 2019 on the book he has been writing on the Smith
Anderson firm which was for so long part of Falkland’s history. The book is
expected to be out before Christmas 2018.
More about
David's talk (PDF file)
15 February (Friday)
The Chapel Royal, Falkland Palace,
KY15 7BY
Professor Dr Axel Klausmeier,
The Berlin Wall Memorial, a place of uncomfortable
heritage and reconciliation.
Axel Klausmeier is an art historian whose
doctorate was on a country house and garden in Norfolk. He has a role which
requires immense knowledge and empathy as Director-General of the Berlin
Wall Memorial Foundation and associated ‘places of memory’ in Berlin. An
outstanding scholar and speaker, he will be giving lectures at the
University of York and in Stirling (for SPAB Scotland) and then coming on
to stay in Falkland where he has very kindly agreed to ‘sing for his
supper’.
More about
Axel's talk (PDF file)
13 March
The Chapel Royal, Falkland Palace,
KY15 7BY
Marietta Crichton Stuart,
Some corner of a foreign
field – Western Front cemeteries and the final resting places of Falkland’s Great
War soldiers.
Marietta Crichton Stuart is a popular contributor to our
lectures. Formerly on the production staff of The Guardian, since her
retirement she has focused on her work as an archivist and historian and
chairs the Friends Group of Kennington Park, London. She is a trustee of
the Falkland Stewardship Trust and has an unparalleled knowledge of the
Royal Burgh of Falkland, including the House of Falkland, Falkland Palace,
our historic cemeteries and their 20th century histories.
More about
Marietta's talk (PDF file)
17 March (Sunday)
Meet 14.30 at the New Cemetery, Newton Road,
KY15 7AQ
Marietta Crichton Stuart will
lead the Falkland Great War Tomb Trek.
10 April
The Chapel Royal, Falkland Palace,
KY15 7BY
Dr Joseph Morrow, Lord Lyon King of Arms,
The Court of the Lords
Lyon with reference to the Heraldry of Fife.
There is scarcely a church or a
civic building in Fife or Scotland without heraldry, and this is a golden
opportunity to learn to understand the language of heraldry.
More about
Dr Morrow's talk (PDF file)
15 May
The Craig Room, Falkland Parish Church,
KY15 7BU
Christopher Bragg, Historic organs of Fife, including Falkland church, their
purpose and their future.
Chris Bragg is Concert Coordinator at the Music
Centre, University of St Andrews, where he organises a deservedly popular
annual summer school for organists attracting participants from across the
world. He is a renowned authority on the history of organs and on their
appropriate maintenance and repair, and a superb musician.
More
about Chris's talk (PDF file)
12 June
Workshop at the Stables, Falkland Estate,
KY15 7AF
Bruce Manson, Local History Carved in Stone.
Following a wide-ranging career,
Bruce Manson has returned to his great love of and interest in archaeology.
As Chair of Markinch History Group he has organised three
professionally-led excavations in and around Markinch and is currently
focusing on the history and development of Markinch parish church, one of
the most important and fascinating buildings in Fife.
More about
Bruce's talk (PDF file)
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