Past Talks Organised by the Museum 2000 Autumn talk – 'Enigma Code' – Mrs MacFarlane 2001 Autumn talks – 'Old Tools' – Peter Thomson & 'Straw Work' – Elaine Lindsay 2004 Spring Talk -'Emigration from the N.E.' - Dr Marjorie Harper 2005 Spring Talk – 'The Labour Corps’ - Ivor Lee Church 2006 Spring Talk – Records held by Aberdeenshire Archives – Eleanor Rowe Autumn Talk – 'Drove Roads' by Fred Gordon 2007 Spring Talk – An Introduction to Family History Research – Mrs Betty Taylor, ANESFHS Autumn Talk – Place Names of the N.E. - Prof Nicolaisen 2008 Spring Talk – 'Insch & Prehistory' – Neil Curtis Autumn Talk – ‘Stones can Talk' – Trustees taking about groups of stones in the old kirkyard. 2009 Spring Talk – New places, Fresh Faces – Ann Dean, Pat Duncan. Insch Connections Abroad 'Alexander Collie' – Gwen Chessell Autumn Talk – “Fae ploo tae plate” – W. Johnston, Udny 2010 Spring talk – 'The restoration of Leslie Castle' – David Leslie Autumn Talk – Archaeology from the Air – Moira Greig 2011 Spring talk – Pictish Stones near Insch – Bill Rose Autumn Talk – A History of Dunnydeer and Wardhouse Castles – Colin Harris 2012 Spring Talk – Memories of Insch Mart by Jim Mair Autumn Talk – Romans in the North East by Colin Wallace 2013 Spring Talk - Mountain Rescue – Man & Dog by Roland Jones Autumn Talk - Behind the Scenes at Alford Transport Museum by Peter Donaldson 2014 Spring Talk – Cruickshank Botanic Gardens – Mark Paterson, Curator Autumn Talk - Afghanistan – An Alternative View by Dale Youngs