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The National Trust of Scotland?s DAVID LIVINGSTONE CENTRE and LANARKSHIRE FAMILY HISTORY SOCIETY will be presenting a?Military and Family History Day in?the David Livingstone Centre, Blantyre, on?Saturday 23rd June, from 10:00 ? 4:30pm.?Admission is FREE

Programme:

In the Africa Pavilion:

• Military history - Help and Advice Desks
• Family history - Help and Advice Desks
• Medal and Battlefield Artefacts Displays
• Friends of Low Parks ? Cameronians
• Lanarkshire Yeomanry Group
• Scottish Military Research Group
• South Lanarkshire Libraries
• Family and Local History Bookstall

In the Courtyard?
Display of Ex-Military -?Land Rovers and other military equipment

Scots Brigade of The Sealed Knot Society
17th century?re-enactors will display and talk about mid 17th century Scots?soldier, the campaign he fought and the weaponry he used.

Victoria Room Lectures?
?3 covers entry to all talks

• 11:00 700 Glengarried Men: ?A short history of The Argyll?and Sutherland Highlanders?,?Joyce E. M. Steele, Curator, The Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders Museum
• 1:00 Seaforth Highlanders "Exploring the history of the?78th Foot 1800-1816 India Egypt & Europe",?Ken Nisbet Secretary - Scottish Association of Family History Societies
• 2:30 "Lanarkshire War Memorials",?Adam Brown Secretary, Scottish Military Research Group.

To book a place for the Talks and for further information phone the?David Livingstone Centre on 0844 4932207

(With thanks to Bob Stewart)

Chris

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