11 January 1946 First monthly lecture of PSNS since 1940 given by Dr C A Beevers, Edinburgh
University on “Recent Discoveries in the Atomic Structure of Matter” (Proc, vol 10, xxxiii).
Category Archives: timeline
1944 AGM reports weekly meetings of sections
24 March 1944 AGM reports that more use of the library was being made than in recent years and that weekly meetings of the Photographic, Microscopic and other sections were being held (Proc, vol 10, xxxii).
1940 last monthly talk of PSNS till 1946
24 January 1940 last monthly talk of PSNS, joint with Royal Horticultural Society of Perthshire till 1946 (Proc, vol 10, ii).
1939 – 45 World War II
24 January 1940 last monthly talk of PSNS, joint with Royal Horticultural Society of Perthshire till 1946 (Proc, vol 10, ii).
1935 New art gallery and museum opened
10 August 1935 New art gallery and museum opened by Duke of York (later George VI) (Proc, vol 9, lxxxv).
1934 First meeting of Microscopic Circle
15 November 1934 First meeting of Microscopic Circle held (Proc, vol 9, lxviii).
1931 Agreement with Perth Town Council regarding the proposed extension of Perth Museum and closure of the Natural History Museum
26 May 1931 Agreement approved with Perth Town Council regarding the proposed extension of Perth Museum and closure of the Natural History Museum (Proc, vol 9, xviii).
1930’s Pioneer of Archaeology Margaret Stewart
1928-29 Education Children’s natural history drawing and painting Competition
1928-29 First children’s natural history drawing and painting competition held (Proc, vol 9, iii).
1925-26 Photographic Section revived
1925-26 7 meetings of Photographic Section (Proc, vol 8, xxxi).
1925 MacIntosh Memorial Committee, Dunkeld, donate fund
1925 After donation of funds from MacIntosh Memorial Committee in Dunkeld, prizes for
children’s essay competition renamed Charles MacIntosh Memorial Prizes (Proc, vol 8, xxi).
PSNS People 1900-1940
The Society continued to embrace an enlightened and accessible approach to membership. Influencial members included
Sir Patrick Geddes FRSE (1854 – 1932), a Scottish biologist, sociologist, geographer, philanthropist and pioneering town planner
Sir D’Arcy Wentworth Thompson CB FRS FRSE (1860 – 1948). Thompson is remembered as the author of the 1917 book On Growth and Form, the process by which patterns and body structures are formed in plants and animals.
Sir Robert Pullar (1828 – 1912) Robert Pullar gave the Society many donations, including £5,000 towards the building of the Natural History Museum in Tay Street.
1919-20 Attempt to resuscitate the Photographic Section
1919-20 Attempt to resuscitate the Photographic Section (Proc, vol 7, xxxi).
1918 only one meeting of Photographic Section
15 February 1918 only one meeting of Photographic Section, an exhibition of Salon slides (Proc, vol 6, ccxxv).
1917 Junior Section of PSNS renamed Perthshire Junior Naturalists Association
9 November 1917 Junior Section of PSNS renamed Perthshire Junior Naturalists Association
(Proc, vol 6, cxci).