Category Archives: Parent Body

The section was closed in 1992, although meetings ceased in the early 1980’s

Started as lectures for schools, these annual lectures ran until 1955.  They recommenced 1n 1976 and ran until 1994.

The outstanding work of Francis Buchanan White, the founder of the PSNS, includes contributions by other members including the Birnam Postie, Charles Macintosh. Charles was a musician and self-taught amateur naturalist from Inver, near Dunkeld. His botanical interests influenced Beatrix … Continue reading →

Museum extension opened by Sir William Flower, Director of the British Museum Continue reading →

In 1877  Sir Thomas Moncreiffe, 7th Baronet, a first class cricketer and President of PSNS, proposed building a museum and meeting rooms.  Four years later, the Moncreiffe Memorial Natural History Museum, named after the late PSNS President, was opened. The museum … Continue reading →