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 £23 per 1 hour session.
Talks from the Archives
- Introduction to NLC Archives
- Poems, Stories and Songs from the Archives
- Tailored Talks on Archive Collections
- From Village to New Town – An Introduction to the History of Cumbernauld through Local Archives
- Burgh, 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
Talks about 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
Talks about Local History
- North Lanarkshire History
- A Walk around Coatbridge in Old Photographs (available for Airdrie and Monklands)
- Bellshill, the Orbiston Community and Douglas Support
- Cumbernauld and District in Old Photos
- Industrial History of North Lanarkshire
- Kilsyth Past and Present (Comparative Photos)
- Making the Headlines in Pre- Industrial Motherwell and District
- Old Motherwell and Wishaw – In Pictures
- Old Wishaw
- The Pox, the Flu and the Measles: Coping with Disease in Old Motherwell District
- Weaving in Airdrie
- Going to the Pictures – Lanarkshire’s Cinema Heritage
- Stories of Migration in Lanarkshire
Talks about Summerlee Museum of Scottish Industrial Life
- Summerlee Museum
- Summerlee Past and Present
- The Collections of North Lanarkshire Museums
- The Vulcan: Scotland’s First Iron Boat
To book call the Learning team on 01236 638352 or email museums@culturenl.co.uk.