Scotland’s People has now released the new years statutory images containing records from the Statutory Register of Births for 1909, the Statutory Register of Marriages for 1934, and the Statutory Register of Deaths for 1959.
The following news release was received from FamilyRelatives.com:
Familyrelatives.com is proud to announce the addition of over a quarter of a million Victorian Scottish Trade Directory records online.
Familyrelatives.com continues to add to its collection of Trade directories by releasing Trade and individual records dedicated to Scotland.
Slater’s Royal National Commercial Directory is an impressive record of [...]
Taking care of graves in perpetuity carries a cost, not terribly high, but a cost nonetheless. Graves also take up space - space that in some cases is in short supply. The recycling of graves has been popular in many areas of Europe for centuries - based on the idea that after 25 years or [...]
The new Highland Archive and Registration Centre opened for business in Inverness on Monday. In addition to a dedicated family history centre, the £10.5 million centre includes an archive conservation unit, a ceremony suite and modern office accommodations.
Atmospheric and environmental controls have been installed to safeguard the storage of parchment, paper and records [...]
Buried within an article about possible Scottish Homecomings in 2012, and maybe 2014, was an item stating that Scottish Catholic births and baptisms have been added to public files available at the ScotlandsPeople website.
Following what he called the “overwhelming success” of the inaugural campaign, Scotland is poised to host two more Years of [...]
The following announcement is from Anastasia Tyler, PR and Events Manager at Ancestry.com:
The Ancestry World Archives Project is a collaborative effort that has allowed thousands of people around the world help to preserve history that might otherwise be lost. All records indexed through this effort are available for free to the [...]
According to the latest newsletter from ScotlandsPeople.gov.uk, the following data has been added recently:
New 1881 census indexes and images: this now completes the set of Scottish census records 1841-1901, uniquely available on ScotlandsPeople. Please note that this new version is in addition to the current LDS version of the 1881 census (which does contain [...]
The following News Release was written by Ancestry.com Staff:
PROVO, Utah, April 7 /PRNewswire/ - Ancestry.com, the world’s largest online resource for family history, announced today that the late Alex Haley, author of Roots - the decisive masterpiece that inspired many Americans to take pride in their heritage - was the direct descendent of a Scottish [...]
I blogged about Alex Haley’s Scots’ roots in very early March. Now I see that USA Today is again reporting on his Scottish roots. And of course, his nephew Chris Haley, has those same roots, so he’s having quite a time with it. Following is a teaser:
When Alex Haley’s your uncle, people assume [...]
London, April 3 (ANI): In a new DNA analysis, Scots living on Islay, Lewis, Harris and Skye were found to have strong links with Irish people, thus providing evidence of an ancient invasion of Scotland from Ireland.
According to a report by BBC News, the research, which features work by geneticist Dr Jim Wilson, a specialist [...]
It was announced today that Death and Burial Records 1538-1854 have now been added to the online digital images of the Old Parish Registers of Scotland (the OPRs) - all available to the public at ScotlandsPeople.gov.uk. The Births & Baptisms 1534-1854, and the Banns & Marriages 1538-1854 were already posted.
This marks the [...]
CD-ROM Announcement: Genealogy Books on CD-ROM – Volume 1; Compiled by Stemmons Publishing, See: www.stemmonspublishing.com
This set of 10 CD-ROMs makes up a massive genealogy library of 705 books. Altogether, there are over 60,000 images, making up 230,643 pages. According to the compiler, the value of the book collection is over $7000.00. The following listings are [...]
It is being reported that the new Burns Monument Centre will open this Monday in Kay Park, Kilmarnock. The Centre will offer genealogy searches for those with Scottish ancestry.
The Centre houses an archive store, a family & local history research room, and a conference & ceremony suite. The Kilmarnock Registration Services will be offered from [...]
Five guest speakers – all experts in their fields of Scottish history, music, and lore – will headline the 2009 Charles Bascombe Shaw Memorial Scottish Heritage Symposium hosted by St. Andrews Presbyterian College on March 20-22 in Laurinburg [North Carolina].
“Since its inception in 1989, the symposium has provided a forum for those interested in Scottish [...]
It is being reported that DNA testing has revealed that Alex Haley was descended from a Scotsman.
Researchers have found that his nephew, Chris Haley, is distantly related to June Baff-Black. She is from South Wales and has traced her lineage back to seventeenth-century Scotland.
Haley’s best-selling novel, “Roots,” told the story of how his mother [...]
