Talks Available in the Community
If you are looking for a speaker on a local history topic the Museum & Heritage service offers a range of talks that can be booked for your group, school, society, club or carehome.
Talks cost £35 per 1 hour session. Please note, some talks are subject to availability.
Social, Industrial and Local History
- In Fierce Light: the Life and Work of John Stewart, Coatbridge war poet.
- Lanarkshire’s Sweet Spot – Confectionary manufacturing in North Lanarkshire
- Speedway in Lanarkshire
- The Antonine Wall
- From Coal to Climate Change – A case study of Summerlee Ironworks
- What’s it called – The Story of Cumbernauld New Town.
- Lanarkshire Folklore – ghosts and superstitions.
- All in a Days Work – The history of housework
- Women Artists of North Lanarkshire
- The Vulcan: The World’s First Iron Passenger Vessel
- North Lanarkshire at Work
- Ravenscraig and the Scottish Steel Industry
- The Lanarkshire Iron Industry
- Coal Mining in North Lanarkshire
- Summerlee Past and Present
- The Collections of North Lanarkshire Museums
- A Walk around Coatbridge OR Airdrie in Old Photographs
- Bellshill, the Orbiston Community and Douglas Support
- Cumbernauld and District in Old Photos
- Kilsyth Past and Present (Comparative Photos)
- Making the Headlines in Preindustrial Motherwell and District
- Old Motherwell and Wishaw – In Pictures
- Old Wishaw
- Crime and Punishment
- North Lanarkshire Women’s History
- The Pox, the Flu and the Measles: Coping with Disease in Old Motherwell District
Talks from the Archives
- Introduction to North Lanarkshire Council Archives
- Poems, Stories and Songs from the Archives
- From Village to New Town – An Introduction to the History of Cumbernauld through Local Archives
- Burghs, Businesses and Clubs – An Introduction to the Archives of the Monklands Area at North Lanarkshire Archives
- From Landed Estates to Steelopolis – An Introduction to the Archives of the Motherwell & Wishaw Area at North Lanarkshire Archives
- Eine kurze Einführung in das Archivwesen – An Introduction to archives in German (for advanced learners)
- How to Read Old Handwriting
- Introduction to Cemetery and Poor Law Records
- Taking Care of your Old Photographs and Papers
- Keeping it local? Collecting from a Local Authority Perspective
- An Introduction to the Historical Records of Hartwood Hospital
- Kilsyth records at North Lanarkshire Archives
Talks about Family History
- Using North Lanarkshire Burgh Records for Family History (addition)
- Using North Lanarkshire Archives records for family history
- Family History Research at North Lanarkshire Heritage Centre
- How to Research your Family Tree: Beginners Guide
- Industrial Records and You: How to use Industrial and Business Records to Explore your Family History Sources for Family History at NLC Archives
- Wills and Testaments as Sources for Family and Social History
For more details, please contact The Learning Team on 01236 638352 or email museums@northlan.gov.uk or brogang@northlan.gov.uk