East Dunbartonshire Leisure & Culture Trust’s popular ‘Trails and Tales’ event is making its way around the area, coming to Auchinairn this month and Milton of Campsie in March.
The events will give local people who are interested in local history, an opportunity to share interesting stories of women in history who lived and worked in East Dunbartonshire. This is their chance to come along, share and hear about local women that their community would like to be recognised.
Successful events on this theme ran in Twechar and Baldernock at the end of last year. One woman highlighted was Stansmore Dean Stevenson (1866-1944), a local female artist who studied at Glasgow School of Art. 
She was the first woman to be awarded the Haldane Travelling Scholarship. Her portrait of author Neil Munro was the first work by a living artist purchased by the National Galleries of Scotland. She was also the second wife of renowned artist Robert Macaulay Stevenson. The couple lived in Robinsfield, Bardowie Loch, Baldernock.
Everyone is welcome to these free events. The details are as follows:
Date: Thursday 18 February 2016
Time: 6.30 - 8pm
Venue: Auchinairn Primary School, Beech Road, Bishopbriggs G64 1NE
Date: Thursday 31 March 2016
Time: 6.30 - 8pm
Venue: Craighead Primary School, Craighead Road, Milton of Campsie, G66 8DL
Over refreshments, participants are welcome to share their stories about local women, both the well-known and the unsung heroines. The friendly and informal events will include discussions on the most remembered local women, short talks, a fun women’s quiz, discussion and hands on activities giving an introduction to Glasgow Women’s Library and some of the women’s heritage projects that are happening all over Scotland.
Councillor Anne Jarvis, Chair of EDLC Trust said: "The Trails and Tails Programme aims to bring local history to local people through working with artists, giving them an opportunity to come together and learn about their shared past. Previous events have been really popular so I’d encourage anyone who is interested in finding out more, to book their place now.”
To book a place on either of these events, email info@trailsandtales.org or call 0141 777 3143.
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This Glasgow Women’s Library opportunity is part of the EDLC’s Trails and Tales programme which is supported by the Heritage lottery Fund and Creative Scotland.