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Delivering Heritage Walks, Talks and more in Paisley & Renfrewshire

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HERITAGE BUDDIES

Where Buddies Rest: Stories Rise

A two year funded project recording & researching Renfrewshire’s Heritage Graveyards.

Please visit

www.heritagebuddies.uk

for details

Our Heritage stories moved to our new Heritage website: renfrewshireheritage.uk (also available at discoverrenfrewshireheritage.com )

The Discovery Series of History Talks

Between January and June 2026 we will be holding our talks in Paisley St George’s Church on Causeyside Street on the last Tuesday of the month at 7pm except January when it will be on the last Monday.

Talks are available for booking at https://theurbanhistorian.co.uk/book-an-event/

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History Cafe & Talks – see Book for everything in order

Recorded Talks

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The Urban Historian is a Heritage consultant and Educator

located in the town of Paisley in Renfrewshire, Scotland.

Through guided walks, with a focus on local history and architecture, public lectures exploring the area’s past and informal gatherings discussing historical topics at History Cafes; the Urban Historian aims to sustain engagement with and expand knowledge of Paisley and Renfrewshire’s abundant cultural legacy.

See the history around you

Heritage Walks

Heritage walks will be resuming later in 2026 and more likely summer 2026.

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Eastern side of St Minin Wynd. All now dun Square
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Other Services

Renfrewshire Heritage

Renfrewshire Heritage is our new one stop Heritage Website covering the Old County of Renfrew. You will be able to delve into the history of the Renfrewshire, East Renfrewshire and Inverclyde Administrative areas.The Urban Historian

Renfrewshire Heritage

Renfrewshire Ancestors

Renfrewshire Ancestors is our dedicated Genealogy/ Family History website. Here you can discover our different research packages and other useful links for Renfrewshire Records that can aid you family history research.

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Heritage Buddies

Heritage Buddies is a 2 year project funded by Renfrewshire Council to record and investiage the heritage graveyards of modern day Renfrewshire. The project runs during 2026 and the end of 2027.

Heritage Buddies
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SJCResearch / archaeologyIT

SJCResearch is our corporate website relating to all of our activities. Here you will find our portfolio, along with links to other websites and details of Historical research packages (not genealogy) for clients such as businesses and local authorities.

SJCResearch

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