It was with great sadness we learned of the passing of our oldest member on 19th December 2019.Jim Richmond was well known to us as a KDHG member who regularly attended meetings in his 102nd year - although I think the 'link' system in the college being somewhat choosy if it worked or not frustrated...
KDHG would like to wish all members, friends and visitors to our site a very happy Festive Period and a prosperous 2020.Our first lecture of 2020 takes place on 14th January. See here for details...
It is with great sadness that we learn of the passing of Iain McGillivray. Iain was a great friend of our group and delivered a number of talks over the years with a particular passion of Alexander 'Greek' Thomson.Gabh fois ann an sith ar caraid....
Unfortunately Ted Cowan has had to cal of at short notice this week. Bill Fitzpatrick has kindly agreed to step up to the plate (or footplate) and will talk about the economic impact of the railways....
Our next lecture takes place on Tuesday 12th November when Ted Cowan will deliver a talk called 'Look who we have got for neebours'Ayrshire College, Hill Street, Kilmarnock at 7.30pmLecture programme 2019-20...
The Kilmarnock & District Choral Union are holding a Spring concert as part of their 70th Anniversary celebrations.This will take place on Sunday 28th April at 7.30pm in Kay Park parish Church, Kilmarnock.Tickets are £10 and are available from choir members, on the door or by contacting Elizabe...
Please note that our AGM will take place prior to the final talk of this session on Tuesday 26th March at Ayrshire College, Kilmarnock.John Smillie will talk about Kilmarnock's proud industrial past in a talk 'We Never Had It So Good'...
Please note that this week's talk on 100 years of Gutta Percha by John Stevenson will take place at The Park Hotel, Rugby Park, Kilmarnock. 7.30pm as usual...
We have pulled together an interesting programme for our 2018-19 lecture season which starts on Tuesday 2nd October.Members will receive an e-mail in the next few weeks with subscription details. Those wishing to join for the first time, or re-join after a break, are most welcome at Ayrshire College...
We received an e-mail from Justine Sara in Australia this week which included the following interesting story of her ancestors in Kilmarnock. If anyone has any information on the Allan family please let us know and we will pass it on to Justine.NORTHERN CEMETERY - DUNEDINSeven members of my ALLAN f...
We received the following e-mail today. Please contact Jennifer directly if you want to take part in this interesting project.----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Dear Kilmarnock District History Group,My name is Jennifer and...
The Transatlantic Literary Women team invite you to our: Suffrage Centenary Celebration at the People’s Palace Museum, GlasgowSat 26th – Sun 27th May 20181pm – 4pmFree – All Welcome to AttendAll are welcome to join us for a weekend of craft workshops, talks and...
The Ayrshire Rugby Cup was competed for among senior Rugby Union Clubs in Ayrshire, South West Scotland, between 1962 and 1996. The trophy is a solid silver three handled cup of circa 10" height which is titled 'Ayrshire Rugger Cup'.It appears that the annual competition ceased in 1996 which coincid...
Alan Mathison Turing OBE FRS (1912- 1954)Presented by Dr Paul Cockshott, University of GlasgowTuesday 29th May 2018, 6.30-9.00 pm, Assembly Hall, St Joseph’s Academy, Grassyards Road, Kilmarnock KA3 7SLThis special evening will celebrate the achievements of the world famous code breaker, Alan Turi...
After his excellent talk on Alexander Greek Thomson, our speaker Iain McGillivray noticed that some of the castings at Kilmarnock station may well have come from MacFarlane's Foundry in Glasgow - where Thomson order much of his iron from.Iain says;'It was a serendipitous discovery for me,, though so...
Because our usual venue of Ayrshire College is closed next week we had, as intimated, changed venue to The Park Hotel, Rugby Park, Kilmarnock.However - the best laid plans and all that - Kilmarnock FC have been required to reschedule their Premiership fixture with Dundee FC for Tuesday 13th.It has t...
Happy New Year from KDHG. We hope everyone has a prosperous 2018.Our lectures resume on Tuesday 16th January when Andrew Dick will talk about Ayrshire Mining. This will be an interesting topic and will explore many of Ayrshire's lost mining villages and communities.We hope to see you then.Lecture Pr...
Book Week ScotlandCal Flyn & Karl Geary - Two debut authors, two mesmerising stories – a fascinating evening not to be missed. Mon 27 Nov 7pm Dick Institute, KilmarnockCal Flyn is an award winning freelance writer and reporter from the Highlands of Scotl...
Natalie Brownlie from Queensland Australia writes -My father Peter N Poole was evacuated to Kilmarnock during World War 2 from Newcastle on Tyne as a small child, along with his sister Nora. They were fortunate to live during that time with his Uncle & Aunt - his Uncle at that time was Provost -...
As part of an outreach programme by the Royal Society of Edinburgh, Professor Sir Tom Devine will be giving a talk at Wellwood Burns Centre & Museum, 28 Eglinton Street, Irvine, on 9th November. This is a ticketed event but is free. If any members of the group are intereste...
Please note that Tuesday's lecture will take place at the Park Hotel, Kilmarnock. 7.30pm start....
Hugh Watson reports - In July 2017 Andy Colvin East Ayrshire arranged a visit to the Cooperative Hall which is part of East Ayrshire Council North Civic Centre in John Dickie Street Kilmarnock. The inside of the Hall has been well maintained by the Council especially the rich varnished wood paneling...
You should have received an e-mail advising of the opening lecture of the session being Tuesday 3rd October and including details of renewing your subscription.However, if you haven't can you please forward your up-to-date e-mail address to us at [email protected] to enable us...
Our Secretary recently received notification of the following presentation with Iain Ferguson of Scotland's People. It will take place at New Farm Loch Community Centre on Thursday 5th October.Can anybody interested in attending please advise Hugh on his e-mail [email protected] soon as poss...
Further to the request about information about the Blocks, we have received the following comments;I saw that someone was asking about the Barleith Blocks. I have some memories of them as I spent a couple of summers there with my Grandmother when I was around 7, which would have been 1959.My Grandmo...
