Join us for a special #SouthGlasgowHeritageNights talk on Thursday 31st August and discover how our amazing City Archives reveal south Glasgow’s rich and multi-layered past – followed by our open AGM – BOOK NOW

The presentation will share a short introduction telling the story of Glasgow and its Archives, and will provide examples of some of the main sources for local and family historians – and anyone interested in local histories – using examples from the city’s south side.

Find out how the City Archives illuminate Glasgow’s fascinating past, and how they can help in uncovering the people, places and stories that matter to you.

Our guest speaker, Dr Irene O’Brien, is the City Archivist and Records Manager at the renowned Glasgow City Archives.

Dr O’Brien and her team are the Keepers of the City’s History, providing access to the collections both in person and remotely, connecting citizens to Glasgow’s wonderful history.

The talk will be followed by a short Q&A.

SGHET AGM 2023

South Glasgow Heritage & Environment Trust’s annual general meeting – open to all!

Refreshments will be served.

Join us for a quickfire round-up of SGHET’s current state-of-play in our ‘Review of the Year’, discover what’s on the horizon, hear about different ways to get involved, and have your say…. Plus, members can vote in our Board elections.

TICKETS

FREE but places are limited – BOOK HERE.

VENUE: The Deepend Govanhill Baths Community Trust, 21 Nithsdale St, Glasgow, G41 2PZ

EVENT TIMINGS:

6.50pm – Doors Open / Registration

7pm – Welcome & Main Presentation: Discovering South Glasgow Histories Through Glasgow City Archives

8.05 – Refreshments served: drinks & snacks

8.10 – SGHET AGM

8.35pm – Ends

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Photos of Vogue Cinema in Govan, Pollok House, Millbrae Bridge & Newlands Church, and the Kinning Park Co-operative Society stores on Bridge St – copyright of Glasgow City Archives.

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Cathcart Cemetery is a picturesque 43 acre late Victorian Garden Cemetery in the Southside of Glasgow with an estimated 15,000 gravestones. Each one tells the story of lives, loves and losses; of stories played out on a global and domestic scale.

It’s the final resting place of early pioneering footballers, clinicians, industrialists and entertainers – but most of the stories uncovered so far are of the prominent men of the time. This talk shifts the focus to cast light on some of the pioneering women buried in the cemetery’s grounds…

Against the backdrop of a brief history of the Cemetery’s unique design and development, discover the stories of these celebrated figures – world-famous singers and musicians, daughters of emigrants, artists who were witnesses to the cruelllest acts of inhumanity and suffragettes who fought and died for the rights of women.

The talk will be followed by a short Q&A.

Speaker: Jacqui Fernie, Co-Chair, Friends of Cathcart Cemetery

SGHET AGM 2022

South Glasgow Heritage & Environment Trust’s annual general meeting – open to all!

Join us for a quickfire round-up of SGHET’s current state-of-play, find out what we’ve been doing in our ‘Review of the Year’, discover what’s on the horizon, and have your say…. Plus, members can vote in our Board elections.

TICKETS

FREE but places are limited – BOOK HERE.

VENUE: The Deepend Govanhill Baths Community Trust, 21 Nithsdale St, Glasgow, G41 2PZ

EVENT TIMINGS:

6.50pm – Doors Open / Registration

7pm – Welcome & Main Presentation: The Women of Cathcart Cemetery

8.05 – 5 minute break

8.10 – SGHET AGM

8.45pm – Ends

Header image credit: photograph of a statue in Cathcart Cemetery by Michael Paley, from our #SouthsideLockdownLens project archive collection.

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We welcome all SGHET members and others interested in South Glasgow to join us for SGHET’s 2021 Virtual AGM on Thursday 13th May at 7.30pm. We’re delighted to be hosting a series of lightning heritage talks, as well as keeping you up-to-date with what we’ve been doing and our plans. Members can also vote in our board members election and vote on revisions to our constitution – have your say about where SGHET goes next!

More details on voting and schedule to follow.

Date: Thursday 13th May

Time: 7.30pm – 9pm

Theme: Sustainable Southside / Celebrating Green Space

Register your Attendance

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