Ardchattan local history group

Ardchattan Parish Archive talks and activities

A survey to learn which topics for talks are most popular and what times to arrange them.

All about the family, social and local history of the area between Loch Etive and Loch Creran, and along Lochawe which includes Glenure, Barcaldine, Benderloch, North Connel, Bonawe, and Glen Etive up to where it mets Glencoe.

The Archive will be open on Friday afternoons to access records, books; to work on improving the archive; explore local family histories; learn new stories; transcriptions etc from the beginning of October.
Contact archive@ardchattan.org.uk to chat about upcoming activities and ideas.

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* 1. What Times of what days are most suitable for talks to be held?

Monday Morning eg 10 - 12 ish

Monday Afternoon eg 2 - 4 ish

Monday Evening 7 - 9 ish

Tuesday Morning eg 10 - 12 ish

Tuesday Afternoon eg 2 - 4 ish

Tuesday Evening 7 - 9 ish

Wednesday Morning eg 10 - 12 ish

Wednesday Afternoon eg 2 - 4 ish

Wednesday Evening 7 - 9 ish

Thursday Morning eg 10 - 12 ish

Thursday Afternoon eg 2 - 4 ish

Thursday Evening 7 - 9 ish

Friday Morning eg 10 - 12 ish

Friday Afternoon eg 2 - 4 ish

Friday Evening 7 - 9 ish

Saturday Morning eg 10 - 12 ish

Saturday Afternoon eg 2 - 4 ish

Saturday Evening 7 - 9 ish

Sunday Morning eg 10 - 12 ish

Sunday Afternoon eg 2 - 4 ish

Sunday Evening 7 - 9 ish

Other (please specify)

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* 2. What topics would you like to hear about? .. chose as many as you want. These could be talks, workshops, or practical walks (and Ardchattan mostly refers to the whole old parish area)

The Geology of our area

Our Scheduled Ancient Monuments

Prehistory in Ardchattan

Fauna and Flora of Ardchattan

Maps of Ardchattan

Forestry and Charcoal making

War and Military matters of the area

General slides and images of the area

Basic family history research

Intermediate family history research

Advanced family history research

Running a local history archive

Curating in the community

Learning about cataloguing software

How to organise and handle the genealogy records for a whole area

The many Campbell Families of our parish

The Adopt a Monument scheme

Researching buildings

Local Archives : the Argyll papers in Inveraray & interactions between Inveraray and Ardchattan families

Local Archives : Mull Museum - volunteer run archive and attraction

Local Archives : Lismore Heritage Centre - their story

Local Archives : Argyll and Bute archive

Handling Paper Documents

Decifering Old Writing

Field surveying - learn more about features in our landscap

Connections between Other local estates and Ardchattan community - eg the Dunollie MacDougalls

Other Archives : Tobar an Dualchais - the sound archive

Other Archives : Carmichael Watson ; & his Ardchattan connections.

Researching and organising a One Place Study

Historic Environment Scotland - who - what and how can we contribute?

Oral history - how to collect great local stories and memories

Learn about Am Baile

Tartans, Plaids and the clothing of our community

Ballachulish Railway line

Traditional skills

Scotlandspeople

Any Other Ideas are very welcome (please specify)

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* 3. Would you like to offer to run a talk, workshop, walk about a topic above or any other relating to our parish history?

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* 4. Contact details

Name *

Address

Address 2

Town

County

Postal Code

Email Address *

Phone Number *

Question Title

* 1. What Times of what days are most suitable for talks to be held?

Question Title

* 2. What topics would you like to hear about? .. chose as many as you want. These could be talks, workshops, or practical walks (and Ardchattan mostly refers to the whole old parish area)

Question Title

* 3. Would you like to offer to run a talk, workshop, walk about a topic above or any other relating to our parish history?

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* 4. Contact details

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* 5. Any other ideas, suggestions, comments are welcomed.