Annual Conference 2009.
To be held in the St Andrew’s Church, Glasite Hall, on SATURDAY the 17th OCTOBER 2009. Tickets Priced £18 for FDCA Members and £20 for others. Tickets from Archives Office Archives & Record Centre, 21 City Square, Dundee DD1 3BY, Phone 01382 434494
The Theme for the Conference this year will be: -
“MIGRATION TO AND FROM DUNDEE”
This Conference will be on the same lines as previous ones, a full day event starting at 10 am.
The main speaker will be BILLY KAY (Writer & Broadcaster) his books include ‘ The Scottish World’ and ‘Scots - The Mither Tongue’ and many other topics concerning the Scottish Diaspora.
Other speakers include, Iain Flett, Billy Kenefick, Matthew Jarron, Jayne Allan & Bro. John.
Programme.
| 09.30 – 10.00 |
Registration and Coffee |
| 10.00 – 10.15 |
Opening by the Lord Provost |
| 10.15 – 11.15 |
Billy Kay “The Scottish Diaspora” |
| 11.15 – 11.30 |
Interval |
| 11.30 – 12.15 |
Iain Flett “Moving about the Archives” |
| 12.30 – 14.00 |
Lunch |
| 14.00 – 14.30 |
Billy Kenefik “The South African Labour Movement and the Scottish Radical” |
| 14.30 – 14.50 |
Matthew Jarron “The Migration of Dundee Art”. |
| 14.50 – 15.20 |
Br. John “Immigration and the Catholic Community in Dundee”. |
| 15.20 – 15.50 |
Jayne Allan “The Family History Centre and Immigrants Histories”. |
| 15.50 – 16.30 |
Questions and Summing up. |
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Film Night – 11th November 2009, Steps Theatre, Central Library, 6.15 pm
Film Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland
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"Mighty Organ Harmonies" (Reginald Foort at the organ console, introducing songs such as "Let's all go down the Strand" and "The Sunshine of Your Smile"). |
2 |
"Bonnie Dundee", silent, including demolition of Town House "The Pillars" in 1930s. |
3 |
"Bank Ahead", colour, sound, By request from Ian McCraw: "Bank Ahead", the floating bank in the Orkney Islands, 1963. |
4 |
"Palace Theatre", silent, aftermath of fire, 1977. |
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"At The Rep with Alan Dunsmore", silent, 1959 |
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"Tayside House", sound, 1981 |
7 |
"Progress of a Dundee Jute Mill", filmed by JRL Halley, silent, 1950 |
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"Tay Bridge Disaster" amateur film by Ian Rintoul, sound, 1967 |
9 |
Dundee – Newtyle Railway” (amateur video by Mr Ron Watt, 2007) |
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Lunchtime Lectures 2009 – Venue: St Andrews Church, Glasite Hall, King Street, Dundee.
All Welcome: Tea, Coffee and Biscuits will be available from 12.30. Those attending are invited to make a contribution to the Funds of the FDCA.
Date |
Topic |
Speaker |
1st Oct 2009 |
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Innes Duffus, Archivist to the Nine Trades of Dundee |
5th Nov 2009 |
The Work of Tayside Building Preservation Trust |
Neil Grieve - Chief Executive, Tayside Building Preservation Trust |
Veere Micro Site
Dundee City Archives
