News and Announcements
- Published in November 2025 is King Arthur: Medieval British Literature and Modern Critical Tradition by Andrew Breeze. Readers will know Andrew for his articles and reviews that have appeared in the Transactions in recent tears. Further details are available here.
- Volume 98 of the Transactions is now online for members only, with the contents available for non-members to view.
- ‘Dinna Forget – Memoirs of the Kirkcudbright District and Beyond by John McKie RN (1821-1915)’ edited by David F. Devereux and Donald M. Henry.
This fascinating, personal account of life in the Kirkcudbright District in the 19th century has recently been published by Kirkcudbright History Society.
John McKie was a member of our society and helped with excursions in the Kirkcudbright area. He was the first Curator of the Stewartry Museum, after it moved to its present building in 1892/3. Full details are available here. - Details of the Young Researcher Competition for 2025 are now available. Follow this link for further information and for access to the Terms and Conditions and the Registration Form. The winning student will see his/her paper published on the Society's website and will receive £250.
- The winner of the Society’s Young Researcher Competition for 2024 is Joshua Wells from Castle Douglas High School. You can read all about the winning entry here.
Meetings
The Society meets fortnightly at 7.30pm on Friday evenings between October and March (with a break over the Christmas/New Year period) for a series of illustrated lectures of historical, archaeological and natural history interest. Many of the lectures have a strong local theme and one is delivered by a Society member. All meetings, unless otherwise indicated, are held The Bridge, Glasgow Road, Dumfries DG2 9AW and refreshments are available afterwards. The meetings are also available live via Zoom and a recording can be viewed on the Members Only area of this website a few days later. The Society has a reciprocal arrangement with Ayrshire Archaeological and Natural History Society which enables members of both Societies to attend each other’s meetings via Zoom. Ayrshire Archaeological and Natural History Society hold their meetings fortnightly on Thursday evenings over the winter period.
Publications
The Society's Transactions are published annually and members receive these as a benefit of membership. They also have online access to all the published volumes, the latest five issues being denied to non-members.
The Society also publishes or sponsors occasional works related to its activities.
And more
Other activities include the occasional archaeological dig and occasional outings to places of interest. Members should keep an eye on the latest news and event sections below for information about these.
