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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 Continue reading Digitized Death and Burial Records 1538-1854 Now Available at Scotlands People
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 Continue reading Huge Genealogy Library of 705 Books – all on CD-ROM
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 Continue reading The New Burns Monument Centre Is to Open on Monday
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]. Continue reading Scottish Heritage Symposium March 20-22 Hosted by St. Andrews Presbyterian College
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 Continue reading According to DNA, “Roots” Author, Alex Haley, is Descended From a Scotsman
Some anonymous American handed over £1.4 million to the National Trust of Scotland. The man has no Scottish connection, but he thinks Scottish castles are cool. Beside that, he “had lost all trust in bankers and the US government.” It Continue reading Scottish Castles Get Cash, as the Donor Had “Lost all Trust in Bankers…”
January 25 is the 250th anniversary of poet Robert Burns’ birth, and the Scottish government hopes that worldwide interest in Burns will create an upsurge in tourist trade. The Royal Mail is issuing a set of three stamps to mark Continue reading Scotland is Cashing In on Robert Burns’ 250th Birthday Anniversary
Many folks with Scottish blood are planning to attend “Burns dinners” somewhere around the globe on Jan. 25, 2009. This special occasion is to mark poet, Robert (Rabbie) Burns‘ 250th birthday. Check out the Descendants of Robert Burns chart at Continue reading Robert Burns 250th Anniversary on January 25, 2009
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 Continue reading The Scots’ Family History Society of Buchan Has New Home
Ah, if only our ancestors had had the Internet. They could have had their own Book of Scottish Connections, or maybe even a Book of German Connections… One can only wish. A new service is being instituted whereby those who Continue reading The Book of Scottish Connections
Over 13,000 geo-coded Scots deaths records have been posted at the new www.WorldVitalRecords.com website. This unique set of Scottish Death Records was extracted from parish records of the Presbyterian Church of Scotland. Specific parishes include Cockpen, Midlothian; Cranston; Crichton; Dalkeith; Continue reading World Vital Records Launches Scottish Death Records 1747-1868
“The National Genealogical Society (NGS) is very pleased to announce that Paul Milner is joining the NGS Britain and Ireland Forum as co-leader. Paul will join Sheila Benedict, CG, in leading the Britain and Ireland Forum, an NGS members-only Forum Continue reading Paul Milner Joining Sheila Benedict as a NGS Britain and Ireland Forum Co-Leader
I had a similar experience….kinda, sorta. Went to www.ScottishDocuments.com where a new and goodly bunch of names/indexes to early wills are posted….found what looked to be a likely one….easily ordered it via their instructions…once payment was received, they sent a Continue reading Scottish Documents Online
In Bill’s post earlier today, he noted that he would: “…now comply with this politically correctness, but only because I know that it is unwise to have a Scots-Irishman mad at you (for any reason).” I’m very pleased that he Continue reading Definitely Scots-Irish
My article for Heritage Quest Magazine 109, “Locating Colonial Wagon Roads on a Modern Map,” points out that the Scotch-Irish arriving in America during the Colonial period were the ones who contributed the most to the development of wagon roads Continue reading Scotch-Irish or Scots-Irish?