1916-17 only two meetings of Photographic Section (last one 14 March 1917 was exhibition of
slides of the Scottish Photographic Federation) (Proc, vol 6, clxxx).
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1916 Last (?) Mountain Club excursion to Ben Vrackie
5 August 1916 usual mountain excursion to Ben Vrackie (Proc, vol 6, cxlii-cxliii) (last Mountain
Club meeting?)
1915 Einstein’s Theory of General Relativity published
1915-16 Library received 52 works from Dr Kidston, Stirling and 16 works from the library of the Literary and Antiquarian Society
1915-16 Library received 52 works from Dr Kidston, Stirling and 16 works from the library of the Literary and Antiquarian Society
World War l
World War I (or the First World War, often abbreviated as WWI or WW1) was a global war originating in Europe that lasted from 28 July 1914 to 11 November 1918.
1914 Perth Town Council took over museum of Perth Literary and Antiquarian Society
1914 Environmental action – PSNS protests the proposal to take the water of Lochs
9 April 1914 PSNS protests strongly against the proposal to take the water of Lochs Voil and Doine into the Glasgow supply, as this would destroy the beauty of the Braes of Balquhidder, one of the loveliest vales in Scotland. Copies of the resolution forwarded to the MPs for the city and
county of Perth and the Secretary for Scotland. (Proc, vol 6, lv)
1912-13 Scottish National Antarctic Expedition and The Bathymetrical Survey of the Scottish Freshwater Lochs added to PSNS library
Aside
1904 Junior Section formed
(Proc, vol 6, clxvii).
1903 Scottish Photographic Federation formed in PSNS library with Henry Coates, President of PSNS, as first President
1903 Scottish Photographic Federation formed in PSNS library with Henry Coates, President of PSNS, as first President
1902 Perthshire Natural History Museum transferred to Perth Town Council
Perth Town Council accepted PSNS offer of museum and its collections for the community. The Museum was run by a joint committee of Town Council and PSNS
1898 Education – First Children’s Essay Competition
First Children’s Essay Competition
1898 Flora of Perthshire by Francis Buchanan White
The outstanding work of Francis Buchanan White, the founder of the PSNS, was published post humously under the editorship of Professor James W H Traill , Aberdeen, who was an Orcadian born botanist and also edited the Scottish Naturalist Magazine founded by FB White. It includes contributions by other members including the Birnam Postie, Charles Macintosh. Charles was a self-taught amateur naturalist from Inver, near Dunkeld, discovered 13 varieties of fungi, and was friends with Beatrix Potter.
1898 Photographic Section revived with new members
Photographic Section revived with new members
1895 Museum extension opened
On 29 Nov 1895 the Museum extension was opened by 
Sir William Henry Fowler, Director of the British Museum and a comparative anatomist.
It housed the Perthshire Gallery, a collection of local animals, plants and rocks. The ground floor contained the vertebrate animals and in the gallery above were plants, insects, shells, rocks, minerals and fossils. At the time the Museum was declared one of the best in layout and design in Scotland.