Great Aberdonians is a public lecture series organised by the Research Institute of Irish and Scottish Studies and Aberdeen City Council
The Great Aberdonians public lecture series returns in Spring-Summer 2015, with a change of venue for this year. The talks will all take place in the beautiful library of Aberdeen’s Society of Advocates. Please note that this is a first-floor venue and, as it is a listed building, the Society has been unable to install disabled access facilities.
Venue: Society of Advocates Library, Concert Court, Broad Street, Aberdeen
Talks begin at 7:30pm
8 April 2015, Pat Ballantyne
Reeling and Quadrilling: Aberdeen dancing masters from 1800 to 1920
13 May 2015, Professor Alison Lumsden
‘Journey Into Being’: Nan Shepherd, Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire
10 June 2015, Dr Adam Hanna
Aberdeen and the Making of Lord Byron