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2024 Events and Activities

The LAHS volunteer committee work hard to create a fun full year to raise awareness and interest in our local heritage. 

WE NEED YOUR HELP .. we NEED more volunteers to help organise events, marketing, admin, contacts – please help us.

Winter Lectures 2024-2025

Our 2023 – 24 season of lectures covers a fascinating breadth of local heritage topics
2nd Saturday of month 2.30 pm at the Rockfield Centre, Oban unless otherwise stated

All welcome : £3 donation for non members, included in £10 annual 2023/24 membership (£15 joint/family) JOIN US online today

Please suggest topics for the Winter 2024-2025 lecture season. 

January  13th  : Professor Tony Pollard : Uncovering Waterloo The Archaeology of Napoleon’s Last Battle – a very special lecture from our new Patron 

January 27th : online introduction to Contributing to Canmore : Neil Fraser HES

February 10th : Ewan Kennedy : Somerled and his Legacy

February 24th : –  The people of the Oban Caves: an archaeological detective story : Dr Alison Sheridan / Dr Angela Boyle NOTE ALTERNATIVE VENUE – The Studio, Corran Halls, Oban

March 9th : meeting cancelled, apologies 

March 23rd – A Celebration of the Life and Work of Donnchadh Bàn Macintyre (1724-1812), Anja Gunderloch, Lecturer in Celtic, University of Edinburgh

April 13th : Inaugural John MacFarlane Memorial Lecture : Gaelic in the landscape – Ross Christie

 

What do you want LAHS to organise for the summer of 2024 ? 

Can you help ? 

We need a new themed display for the Gathering events and something fab and fun for the St Conans Kirk Christmas Tree festival

So far we have a plan to 

April
         visit Luing for a guided exploration of the archaeology with Luing History Group

August 3rd 
        Clan MacDougall Gathering Living history tent 
August 22nd 
       Argyllshire Gathering heritage tent

WINTER 2024 – 25 LECTURE SERIES 
* – John Campbell, Ledaig Bard, co founder of Oban Mod – October 12th 2024 – Victory Hall, Benderloch – his life by his great grandson, William Angus
* – Oban slideshow and (quick) AGM – PLEASE volunteer to join us to help the society 
* – Crannogs by the Crannog Centre 
* – North Argyll travellers culture and stories with Jess Smith 
* – Our March event is a full day sharing the amazing local heritage of North Argyll, bringing together groups, sites, organisations to hear their news and activities. 
* – Domhnall Uilleam Stiubhart, Senior Lecturer of Sabhal Mor Ostaig will be leading our second John MacFarlane Memorial lecture of Gaelic in the Landscape in April. 

November 
   Sunday 17th Nov – Celebration of Local Heritage Rockfield Centre, Oban 
    Friday 29th November -Sun 1st December  St Conans Kirk Christmas Tree festival

please join the committee this year ! All welcome
LAHS needs more volunteers to help with admin behind the scenes – Organising activities, events, emails, contacts, posters, website content .. Contact Chair : Jill Bowis 07716522524 … lahsoc@gmail.com website : lahsoc.org.uk