Museums and Heritage Talks

archivesTalks 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