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Ayrshire
Foreword by Professor T M Devine
Date:
23 Sep 2009 The Foreword to Eric's new publication Burns & the Sugar Plantocrats of Ayrshire is available online !
Burns & the Sugar Plantocrats of Ayrshire
Burns & the Sugar Plantocrats of Ayrshire
Ayrshire Monographs 36
ISBN 978-0-9542253-8-4
September 2009, paperback, illustrated (including genealogy charts), 123 pages, fully referenced and indexed, £6 (including P&P within the UK).
Available from:
Ronald Brash
Publications Distribution Manager AANHS
10 Robsland Avenue
Ayr
KA7 2RW
AANHS Honorary Life Member
Date:
10 Jun 2009 At the Ayrshire Archaeological & Natural History Society AGM in March 2009, Eric was unanimously elected an Honorary Life Member for his longstanding service to the Society.
New publication: Burns and the Sugar Plantocracy of Ayrshire
Date:
7 May 2009 Ayrshire Archaeological & National History Society
Published Autumn 2009.
Will ye go to the Indies, my Mary,
And leave auld Scotia's shore?
Will ye go to the Indies, my Mary,
Across th' Atlantic roar?
1786, Robert Burns
If Robert Burns went to Jamaica
Start :
6 Jun 2009 (All day)
Type:
Talk Troon Walker Hall
South Beach
Troon
Ayrshire
KA10 6EF
Tel: 01292 313555
Troon History Fayre
The Early Transatlantic Trade of Ayr 1640-1730
(with Tom Barclay)
Ayrshire Archaeological & Natural History Society, Monograph 30, 2005. Paperback, illustrated, 102 pages.
This account describes in detail the families, vessels, cargoes, and destinations involved in Ayr's early transatlantic trade, set against a background of upheaval: the Civil War, the Restoration of Charles II, the Wars of the Three Kingdoms that ended the reign of James VII (or II), and the Union of the Parliaments of England and Scotland in 1707.
The Shipping Trade of Ayrshire 1689-1791
Ayrshire Archaeological & Natural History Society, Monograph 8, September 1993, 48 pages.
The first regional study of its kind, it covers all aspects of maritime activity along this coast – from lighthouses to harbours and transatlantic traders to smugglers.
The Shipping Trade of Ayrshire 1689-1791 is out of print but may be available from Ayrshire Archaeological & Natural History Society.
The Port of Ayr 1727-1780
Ayrshire Archaeological & Natural History Society, Monograph 15, April 1995, Paperback, 47 pages.
The revival of Ayr as an international port during the 18th century, the ships involved in the trade and the commodities imported and exported are revealed in this study based on extensive examination of the letter and day books of the Customs Collectors at Ayr and Irvine.
Clyde Built in the American Civil War
Start :
13 Nov 2008 (All day)
Type:
Talk Carnegie Library, Ayr.
Illustrated talk hosted by Ayrshire Archaeological & Natural History Society.
