Join us on Thursday 25th August for the first of our Southside #HeritageNights to discover the stories of remarkable women buried in the celebrated Cathcart Cemetery on Glasgow’s southern fringe – followed by our annual AGM – BOOK NOW.
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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