The Scots’ Family History Society of Buchan Has New Home
Update - January 21, 2009:
First Minister Alex Salmond officially opened the new Family History Centre on Saturday and he was presented with a scroll of the Salmond family tree that staff had traced back to the 16th century.
The Family History Society of Buchan is the newest Family History Society in Scotland, having been formed in 2008. They now have a new base of operations, in Peterhead, Scotland (the easternmost point on mainland Scotland).
A new centre which will help people trace their Buchan ancestors back hundreds of years has opened in Peterhead.
The Family History Society of Buchan has a new base at the Arbuthnot Museum in St Peter Street filled with some of the latest – and oldest – genealogical technology.
It is to be officially launched by First Minister Alex Salmond on Saturday.
The society was formed in 2008, and already boasts members from all over the world.
Read the full article by Ryan Crighton in the January 19, 2009 edition of The Press and Journal.
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