Delivering Heritage Walks and more in Paisley & Renfrewshire
We’re always ready for a coffee and a chat!
We are pleased to launch
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
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.
These talks will soon be available for booking at https://theurbanhistorian.co.uk/book-an-event/
Our topics will be:
January 26th (Mon), The Christian Shaw Legacy
February 24th, Royal Renfrew
March 24th, Paisley Abbey: An Introduction
April 28th, Black Peter & the West Relief Kirk
May 26th, The Parish of Neilston: A history
June 30th, The early graveyards & churches of Renfrewshire
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Forthcoming Events
As we prepare for the Heritage Buddies Project and hit the Christmas season, our Talks History Cafes are having a break in November & December 2025. Both will return in January 2026, with our walks returning after Easter
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
Our Heritage stories will shortly be moving to our new Heritage website:
(also available at discoverrenfrewshireheritage.com )
This website will be the main booking platform for all of our Heritage Walks/ Talks/ History Cafe’s
Heritage Walks
Heritage walks will be resuming later in 2025 and more likely early 2026.
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Other Services
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 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.
SJCResearch
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.
