UHI & RHS Lecture September 18th 2003

All members of the Cromarty History Society are invited to attend the Royal Historical Society‘s Sponsored Lecture: “In memory of my Great Grandfather and his infant son: Histories, communities and feelings in the centenary of the First World War”, with Lucy Noakes (University of Essex) 5.30pm on Monday 18 September 2023 at Centre for History, University of the Highlands and Islands, Burgh House, Dornoch.

The lecture is open to the public.

The lecture will be given by Professor Lucy Noakes (University of Essex) in the Centre for History, Burgh House, Dornoch. Everyone is welcome to attend, and we would greatly appreciate if you could share this news with your contacts and on your social media pages.

Professor Noakes’ lecture reflects on the continued emotional appeal of the First World War in British heritage and memory. Focusing on some of the many public history events and projects that were produced as a response to the war‘s centenary, it will consider the ways in which the conflict and its multiple legacies were remembered in families, in communities and in other social groupings and heritage sites. It will explore the centrality of an emotional connection to the past, and the ways that commemorative activities were often shaped by this connection. Finally, it will think about the ways that an emotional attachment to the past can shape the present and the future.

You can register for this free in-person lecture at this link. You can also attend online by registering at the same link.

If you have any questions about this lecture, please don‘t hesitate to ask.

The Royal Historical Society is the UK‘s foremost learned society for the support of history and historians. The Dornoch lecture is part of the Society‘s annual programme of sponsored lectures, held in association with university history departments across the UK.