Group Category: History
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Historical Fiction
The Historical Fiction group met for the first time in the Waitrose community Room, in May 2025. Our first choice of book was The Siege of Krishnapur by J G Farrell, a tale of a flashpoint in Britain’s imperial history in India. A review of the time it was first published ( in 1973) said.… Read more
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Local History
The group meets at 10.30 am for the indoor meetings. Meetings usually last for two hours. Times are variable for the group outings. The Local History Group meets monthly in the Milngavie Community Education Centre on Thursdays, when we review our previous field trip and plan our next outing. The meetings are usually lively, and… Read more
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Genealogy 2
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Genealogy 3
The group meets at 10.00 am until noon in the Convenor's house. This is the third of three genealogy interest groups. Some of group are new to genealogy, others have some experience. We look at various genealogy sites, and share information on good record keeping. It is generally required that members bring along their own… Read more
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History Book Group (Non-Fiction)
If you are interested in joining the group please contact us by clicking the Convenor's name above. Read more
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Archaeology (OAS)
Allan Mathieson is the group leader for the Edinburgh U3A Archaeology group which is open to U3A members from all other Scottish Branches ( including members from Orkney and Shetland). Lectures are presented on Zoom monthly and events of possible interest to members are also advertised. The B&M gate-keeper for this Group at present is… Read more