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Dunnett Congress of Alexandria, Viginia, USA
Saturday 29th & Sunday 30th March 2008

The Saturday morning will consist of a programme of talks, followed by lunch and tours of historic Alexandria.  After that will be an evening meal.  On Sunday delegates will be heading into Washington DC to see the sights. For more information, visit www.simonhedges.com/dca, or email Simon Hedges

DDRA Edinburgh Weekend 2008
Saturday 19th to Sunday 20th April 2008

The weekend and AGM will be held at The Royal Over-Seas League, Princes Street, Edinburgh.  Our speaker will be Doreen Groves on 'The Rowallan Music', plus a talk on Timbuktu.  On Sunday we will visit Dirleton and Tantallon Castles.  Further information will be in the next issue of Whispering Gallery.

For more information contact Olive Millward.

Australian Dunnett Lunch, Southern Cross, SW Victoria
Thursday 1st May 2008

Australia Dunnetteers, from Warrnambool and Portland, will gather for their quarterly meeting.  They will tackle "Scales of Gold" and share delicious culinary surprises whose ingredients are limited to what was available at the time or mentioned in "SoG".

For more information contact Margaret Beaton via DDANZ.

DDD - Darmstadt Dunnett Day 2008, Rossdorf near Darmstadt, Germany
9th - 10th August 2008

The annual Darmstadt Gathering will be held on the weekend of 9th/10th August 2008.
For further information please contact deutschland@ddra.org

Warwick Gathering 2008
Friday 12th to Sunday 14th September 2008

To be held in the Great Hall of the 15th Century Lord Leycester Hospital, Warwick.  The main attraction on Saturday 13th September will be the highly acclaimed performance by historian Lesley Smith on 'Mary Queen of Scots'. Other attractions on Friday 12th and Sunday 14th include visits to The National Herb Garden, Warmington, Kenilworth Castle and Stoneleigh Abbey.

For further information and booking form please contact Betty Cooper.

Oxford Day 2008
Saturday 27th September

At Wolfson College, Oxford, this year's Oxford Day will feature Dr Todd Gray, Exeter 'Understanding Household Accounts, 1550-1700' plus other activities.  Booking forms will be available during May 2008.  For further information, contact Olive Millward.

If you are organising a Dunnett event, please let us know.  Email the Web Editor

More information about Dorothy Dunnett related events can be found in Whispering Gallery, the quarterly magazine of the DDRA.  Join the DDRA now

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