We held our first Living History event of 2026 last weekend. The Sir Arthur Erskine Regiment joined us in Stanley Hill Park for a weekend of 17th Century Soldier reenactment. This included everything from a reenactment camp to guided tours of the village. Have a look at our instagram reel to see what the event looked like…
Monday Memories were looking through some more recent material this week by having a look through our newspaper clipping albums from 1992 onwards. They also discussed the history of Jeremy law’s which used to be a cinema as part of our National Lottery Heritage Fund “Shops and Houses” project.
Our Young Archaeologists’ Club were learning about medieval medicine on Thursday, this included a game where the kids played as patients and Doctors and would have to guess the ailment from the patient’s acting. After this the kids found out what the historical “cures” would have been! There was some weird and wonderful things like snails on burns and a dead mouse rubbed on a wart to remove it. Our next sessions are on the 21st May , 4th June , and 18th June. We will then take a break for the summer holidays and be back in August. Get in touch if you have a child aged 8-16 who would like to get involved – manager@historicdunkeld.org.uk .
Our next Archaeology and History club skills workshop has been announced. Join Jamie Kunka in the Perth Arms at 7:30pm on the 28th of May for a Historic Glass Identification Workshop. Known for their instagram page “Bottles from the deep”. After years of finding hidden treasures in Scotland’s lochs with his partner Erin and recently getting into metal detecting too. Jamie has become a local glass expert. He is passionate about identifying historic bottles and learning about their unique features.
This skills workshop will provide you with a background knowledge about historic glass production and a opportunity to get hands on with some of the artefacts and learn how to identify different eras of glass.
Our next Living History event tickets are available to book! If you book in advance you will recieve a 10% discount on your booking.
Our next event is an 18th Century Apothecary Workshop with the Historical Herbalists, Explore real herbal medicines and the ingredients, both strange and familiar, evoking the working world of an eighteenth-century Scottish healer. Drawing directly from surviving herbal receipt books, the display explores traditional Scots plant remedies for ailments of body and mind, from simples and syrups to poultices and distilled waters. Attendees can discover how remedies were prepared, stored and prescribed, and learn about the women and household practitioners who safeguarded this knowledge. An immersive, evidence-based interpretation of Scotland’s living medicinal heritage that survives in the herbal healing arts today. Refreshments, lunch and materials will be provided.
Our July event will be a Neolithic and Bronze age pottery workshop hosted with Emma Harrison of Bog Born Crafts. This workshop will be on the 29th of July.
We are still on the hunt for more tour guides for this summer. If you are a confident individual with a passion for local history please get in touch to find out more. This is a paid opportunity and an excellent hourly rate is offered.
