Scottish Indexes Indexing Weekend, 9-10 January 2021
Do you have an interest in Scottish records,? Can you spare an hour, or two or more? Well then, why not sign up to be a volunteer indexer for Scottish Indexes!
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Tag: Scottish genealogy
Findmypast Adds Over 1 Million Scottish Monumental Records Online
If you have Scottish heritage, Findmypast is a site that you need to be using, as they already...
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Become a ‘Researching Abroad Roadshow’ Ambassador
Calling all Australian and New Zealand genealogy bloggers and societies, you are invited to participate in Unlock the Past’s Researching Abroad Roadshow 2017 by becoming a Roadshow Ambassador.
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Highlight: Philips’ Handy Atlas of the Counties of Scotland
If you’re researching your ancestors in Scotland, a good ‘old’ atlas of the region is a must, and this CD, which is a facsimile copy of John Bartholomew’s 1888 classic “Handy Atlas of the Counties of Scotland” is perfect.
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Unlock the Past’s “Researching Abroad Roadshow” BOOK NOW
Unlock the Past is known for bringing the world’s best speakers to you, and they’re...
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Unlock the Past Heads to Scotland for Who Do You Think You Are? Live in Glasgow
Who Do you Think You Are? Live, the world’s biggest genealogy event, is heading to Scotland in August 2014, and Australia’s Unlock the Past team will be there too. Held over three days, 29-31 August 2014, at the Scottish Exhibition Conference Centre (SECC) in Glasgow in true Who Do You Think You Are? Live fashion, this will be a mighty big event.
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ScotlandsPeople Adds Wills, BDMs and Property Records
Anyone who is researching their Scottish roots will have heard of ScotlandsPeople. With 90 million records it’s a website that you’ll use in your Scottish research. The official government website for Scottish family history, it’s used by millions of people all around the world. The past few months have seen some big additions to ScotlandsPeople, and it’s these that I wanted to …
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New Books from Unlock the Past: Scottish Civil Registration, London & Middlesex Research & NSW BDMs
The team at Unlock the Past have recently released three new titles in the last couple of weeks. These new ones cover everything from Scottish civil registration, to London and Middlesex research as well as using the New South Wales BDM index.
Read MoreHighlight: The Scottish Australasian 1910-1918
First published in Dec 1909 the “Scottish Australasian”, the journal’s aim was “to help the young folk of Scottish parentage to better understand the history, literature and songs of the land of their forefathers”. Listing articles on a wide range of topics, including articles on well known Scots in Australasia, songstresses, war heroes, ships of long ago, obituaries, the clans, and much more.
Read MoreTwo More Unlock the Past Books Due Soon
The Unlock the Past authors have busy putting pen to paper (or should I say fingers on keyboards?), and have been busy writing a whole host of new books. Two of the new books are due within 1-2 weeks, and are now available for pre-order. Interestingly both of these new books relates to land records, one for Australia and New Zealand and the other for Scotland.
Read MoreBuy Scottish Wills & Testaments Online With ScotlandsPeople Credits
ScotlandsPeople have changed the pricing and payment method for purchasing Wills & Testaments documents on their website. Instead of purchasing a Will & Testament through a separate transaction, these documents can now be viewed using ScotlandsPeople credits. As an introductory offer they have also reduced the cost from £5 to 10 credits …
Read MoreNew Scottish, German and Australian Military Titles from Unlock the Past
It’s been a busy time recently for Unlock the Past, and their publications list continues to grow. This month we’ve already seen the release of three new titles added to the Unlock the Past range … Scottish, German and Australian military are all covered.
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