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Dear Member,
Our joint meeting last Friday in Fairlie went very well. John Riddell delivered an excellent presentation on Ayrshire's Black Diamonds and judging from the number of questions he was asked afterwards I think a lot of others thought so too.
Our next meeting takes place on Tuesday 9th December at 7.30 pm in Largs Museum when June Wiggins will be delivering a presentation on The Railways. Afterwards we will have our Christmas Social and enjoy some seasonal goodies!
If I don't see you on Tuesday I would like to wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy and Healthy New Year
Fiona Williamson
21 November 2025
Dear Member,
A reminder that the Joint Meeting of Ayrshire Family History Societies takes place this Friday 28th November 2025 and will be hosted by ourselves (North Ayrshire FHS).
John Riddell will deliver a presentation on “Ayrshires Black Diamonds”.
This meeting will be held at Fairlie Church starting at 2:00pm., with tea, coffee and nibbles to follow.
9 November 2025
Dear Member,
Our Next meeting will on Tuesday 11 November 2025 at 7:30pm in the Largs Museum.
Ailsa McInnes will be giving a talk on ‘The Lands of Drumfork - A life and times of an Ayrshire farm’.
Hope to see you there.
Best Wishes, Fiona Williamson
1 November 2025
Dear Member,
Our Coffee Morning is on Saturday 8th November 2025 in the Dunn Memorial Hall, Church Street, Largs between 10am and 12 Noon.
- Baking Stall
- Bottle Stall
- Book Stall
- Nearly New Stall
- Raffle
- Tickets - £3.50
This event is our main fundraiser and your support would be much appreciated.
All welcome.
Best Wishes, Fiona Williamson
26 October 2025
Dear Member,
Our next Workshop will be this Friday 31st October 2025 in Largs Museum from 2pm to 3:30 pm.
Come along and find your ain folk.
Or just come in anytime for a chat and a cuppa.
All welcome.
Largs Museum, Manse Court (off Main Street), Largs, KA30 8AW
Best Wishes, Fiona Williamson
06 October 2025
Dear Member,
Our Next meeting will on Tuesday 14 October 2025 at 7:30pm in the Largs Museum.
Jeni Park, Kilwinning Archivist, delves into newly discovered legal documents from Kilwinning Community Archive, revealing stories about Kilwinning folks from the 18th-19th centuries.
Hope to see you there.
Best Wishes, Fiona Williamson
21 September 2025
Dear Member,
This is just a wee reminder that our first workshop of the new session takes place on Friday 26th September 2025 at 2.00pm in the Largs Museum. Please bring along any research, or just pop in for a cup of tea/coffee for a blether. It will be lovely to see you.
Also, on Saturday 27th September 2025 our friends at Largs Historical Society are having a Coffee Morning at The Dunn Memorial Hall, Largs at 10.00 till 12.00.
Tickets cost £3.50 and are available at the door. There will be baking, books, a bottle stall and a raffle. Hope to see you there!
Best Wishes, Fiona Williamson
28 August 2025
Dear Member,
I am looking forward to seeing you at one of our meetings/workshops in the new session. The Meetings page of the website has been updated with our new syllabus.
As usual the dates will be printed in our next Journal, which will be sent out in September. This will also include a membership subscription renewal form and tickets for our annual coffee morning.
Our first talk takes place on Tuesday 9th September at 7.30 pm. It will be held in Largs Museum as usual and our speaker will be Tom Ward.
Tom will be giving a presentation on "Our Fathers' Experiences as POWs in World War 2".
Best Wishes, Fiona Williamson