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    Oct 09, 2021 4 minutes

    ONLINE EVENTS

    Recent archaeological work in Tayside and Fife, 6 and 7 November

    Join Tayside and Fife Archaeological Committee for their annual conference, with talks by Dr Gordon Noble (University of Aberdeen), David Munro (Kinross Marshall Museum), GUARD Archaeology Ltd, Derek Hall (archaeologist and ceramic specialist). Registration is free and donations are welcome. Visit https://scot.sh/tayside

    Distant lives: the earliest photographs of St Kilda, 9 November

    In 1860 Capain F.W.L. Thomas sailed to St Kilda to take the first ever photographs of St Kilda. This is the story of the quest to give these St Kildans back their identity and to tell their story. The speaker is Anne Marie Gibson, an Edinburgh-based producer of documentary-style films for visitor centres and exhibitions. Starts 10.30am. Tickets £9.

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