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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
The following press release was received today from Nicola Hussey, Lansons Communications. 36 million people were recorded in the British census taken on the night of Sunday, 2 April, 1911. Today, after nearly 100 years, these census records are available Continue reading 1911 British Census Goes Online
Friends Reunited, purchased by British television channel ITV for what now amounts to £175m, will probably have write-down the value of the acquisition when it releases its year-end review of past acquisitions. The Sunday Times is reporting that the review, Continue reading All Social Networking Sites Don’t Necessarily Go Up in Value
Heritage Quest Research Library is announcing a class on “Research in English Churches.” The class will be held at Heritage Quest Research Library in Sumner, Washington on Saturday January 17, 2009 at 9:00 – 11:00am. Audrey Roley will be teaching. Continue reading Research in English Churches Class at HQRL – January 17, 2009
The service registers of about 110,000 seamen who joined the Royal Marines between 1842 and 1936 are now available to search (free) and download (for a fee) at the British National Archives website. You may search under: Surname Given name Continue reading British Royal Marines Records Available Online
The following was written by Pharos staff: September 6, 2008; The International Society for British Genealogy and Family History (ISBGFH) and Pharos Teaching and Tutoring, a British company, have teamed up to offer quality online courses to those researching their Continue reading Pharos and the International Society for British Genealogy and Family History Announce New Online Courses
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 following is an excerpt from a news release from the new Church of England (Anglican) website. Having realized the need by genealogists for information about records, the Anglican Church has created a new website, with which to guide researchers Continue reading The New Church of England (Anglican) Genealogy Website
“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
In the winter of 1085, William the Conqueror commissioned a great survey to discover the resources and taxable values of all the boroughs and manors in England. If he was going to do a thorough job of taxation, he needed Continue reading The Domesday Book Goes Online at the British National Archives
The Barnsley Indexing Project enables internet users to search indexes held by Barnsley Register Office, select a birth, marriage or death record they are interested in and download an application form. The register office staff will send a certificate containing Continue reading Search Indexes of the Barnsley UK Register Office
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