The Montrose Natural History and Antiquarian Society is based at
Montrose Museum and was formed in 1836, making it the second oldest Antiquarian Society
in Scotland. It provides a focal point for those interested in the local history, archaeology,
and the natural world of Montrose and the surrounding area. The main activity for the Society
centres around a series of talks that take place on the second Tuesday of every month between
September and April. These talks are open to all, not just to our members. To see the full
programme of talks for the season, please click on Programme above and keep up-to-date with our talks and other activities on our
Facebook page 
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Membership is open to anyone, the annual subscription being £20 which entitles
the member free entry to all eight monthly meetings. Meetings are held in Montrose Museum
at 7:30pm. Visitors are welcome at £5.00 per meeting. School age children are admitted
free. (As the Society is not equipped to receive payments by credit or debit cards, the
preferred method of receiving annual subscriptions and fees for visitors is payment
by cash at the reception desk at meetings. However payment may be made by on-line
bank transfer from suitable mobile phones or other computers directly to the Society's
bank account.)
Please contact us if you wish to find out more about joining.
At its next meeting, on Tuesday 13th January 2025, the Montrose Natural History and Antiquarian Society will have a talk from the talk entitled ‘The Wailin’ o’ the Bummer-Jute and Dundee’ by Dr. Richard Irvine, Verdant Works, Dundee.
Dr Richard J Irvine is a Chartered Biologist and worked as a consultant, a lecturer in Waste and Resource Management and other
academic activities.
Since 2013 he has been a volunteer guide at the Verdant Works Museum in Dundee, which tells the story of Dundee’s jute industry
and he became a costumed guide and interpreter, regularly transforming into Mr Forrester the Edwardian works manager. Over the
years he has met thousands of visitors from all over the world, as well as schoolchildren on educational visits. During the pandemic,
Richard was in sole charge of the museum’s social media output and also presented several online talks and made a series of documentary
videos. He is also writing a history of the Verdant Works.
The Museum doors will open at 7pm, with the meeting starting at 7:30pm.
The programme is now available from the Programme page.
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