Billy McWatters: Iain Scott - Hawick Archaeological Society
Thu, Aug 10th 2017 at 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Weekly meeting with guest speaker
The Rotary Club returned to their weekly
meeting last week after their sports' nights with President Scott Elliot in the
chair to hear an excellent, illustrated lecture by Iain 'Scocha' Scott on the
history of Hawick Archaeological Society. It was at the invitation of Past
President Billy McWatters who did the introduction. Iain followed in the
footsteps of his father and grandfather in the Society by holding identical
posts including President. The Society was formed in 1856 and is one of
the oldest in the country and he traced its history since then when six
prominent businessmen formed the Society up to its present day. He
covered all aspects including their various meeting places, artefacts held in
the museum, lectures, field trips, plaques placed in the town, published books,
notable events like the false alarm bonfires and, of course, the annual
publication of the Transactions which are priceless for their contents and many
other aspects of the Society. There is a close affiliation with the Rotary
Club as several Rotarians have served over the years on the Society's committees
and held the post of President.
The members thoroughly enjoyed Iain's
excellent lecture which evoked many questions after which Scott Elliot gave a
well-deserved vote of thanks.
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