The Scotland's People website will be down from 23.59 (BST) on Wednesday 21st September until Monday 26 September. This is due to preparatory work for the launch of the new version of the website, which is due to go live soon. Service in the Scotland's People centre in Edinburgh and the local family history centres around Scotland will be unaffected.
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We've just received an email from Scotland's People: Last month we contacted you to let you know that our website would be unavailable from Wednesday 7 September 2016 until Monday 12 September 2016. We are writing to let you know that this site downtime has now been postponed to a future date. We will confirm the new dates as soon as possible. Looks like the relaunch of the website might have been delayed. Presumably this is as a result of issues detected during testing (which has been going on for some months). Better to iron out problems during the testing phase than after the relaunch.
We're looking forward to the relaunched site as some interesting new features are due to be added. Hopefully the new site won't be delayed too much. Once again, Scotland's People website run by the National Records of Scotland is giving away 20 free credits (normal price: £7 for 30 credits). The offer runs until 27 August. Simply login (you'll have to register first if you haven't already done so), click on Buy more credits at the top right of the screen: Then use "summer16" as the voucher code: Searches cost 1 credit for up to 25 results, while viewing images of historical records costs 5 credits (10 credits for wills and testaments).
If there are too many matches for you to buy online (with a surname like Smith, I know how that feels!), or if the record you're interested in is not available on the website, why not ask us about our affordable lookup service?
Upcoming family history talks and events in Scotland, 2 - 8 May 2016
Note that there may be a small charge for some of these events, and some may be for members only. We will be publishing lists of upcoming talks and events regularly - if you are organising a talk or event relating to Scottish genealogy or history, please let us know and we will be happy to add your events to our list. Tuesday, May 3 2016, 7.00 pm - 9.00 pm How to get the best from Scotlands People, Ancestry Website and Register House visits
Venue: Lanthorn Community Education Complex, Kenilworth Rise, Livingston EH54 6JL West Lothian Family History Society Wednesday, May 4 2016, 7.30 pm Whaling in the North East Tony Barrow Venue: Crookham Village Hall Coldstream and District Local History Society Entry £4 Wednesday, May 4 2016, 7.30 pm AGM
Venue: Smith Museum and Art Gallery, Dumbarton Road, Stirling Central Scotland Family History Society Friday, May 6 2016, 6.00 pm - 8.00 pm Rhind Lectures: Antiquaries, archaeologists and the invention of the historic town c 1700-1860 Professor Roey Sweet, Professor of Urban History, University of Leicester Venue: Auditorium, National Museums Scotland, Chambers Street Society of Antiquaries of Scotland The historic town today is a clichéd mainstay of tourism and place-branding; its credentials go back to the eighteenth century when antiquaries first began seriously to study the physical remains of the past and to single out towns as of particular historical interest. These lectures will explore how the antiquaries and archaeologists of the 18th and 19th century developed their understanding of the material and textual remains of the urban past and in the process both invented the familiar category of the historic town and contributed to a distinctively urban narrative of British history. Roey Sweet is Professor of Urban History at the University of Leicester and is currently Director of the Centre for Urban History and co-editor of Urban History. Her research has focused upon antiquarianism and the reception of the past in the long eighteenth century and upon urban history during the same period. She is currently extending these interests into the nineteenth century. Her principal publications include The Writing of Urban Histories in Eighteenth Century England (Oxford, 1997); The English Town 1680-1840 (Harlow, 1999); Antiquaries: the Discovery of the Past in Eighteenth-Century Britain (London, 2004) and Cities and the Grand Tour: the British in Italy, 1690-1820 (Cambridge, 2012). Saturday, May 7 2016, 10 am - 12 pm Beginners Class Ken Nisbet Venue: Scottish Genealogy Society Library, 15 Victoria Terrace, Edinburgh, EH1 2JL This module is just what it says - for beginners. Ken Nisbet, who has many years experience in researching family history will take this class. Saturday, May 7 2016, 11.00 am - 5.00 pm Rhind Lectures: Antiquaries, archaeologists and the invention of the historic town c 1700-1860 Professor Roey Sweet, Professor of Urban History, University of Leicester Venue: Auditorium, National Museums Scotland, Chambers Street Society of Antiquaries of Scotland The historic town today is a clichéd mainstay of tourism and place-branding; its credentials go back to the eighteenth century when antiquaries first began seriously to study the physical remains of the past and to single out towns as of particular historical interest. These lectures will explore how the antiquaries and archaeologists of the 18th and 19th century developed their understanding of the material and textual remains of the urban past and in the process both invented the familiar category of the historic town and contributed to a distinctively urban narrative of British history. Roey Sweet is Professor of Urban History at the University of Leicester and is currently Director of the Centre for Urban History and co-editor of Urban History. Her research has focused upon antiquarianism and the reception of the past in the long eighteenth century and upon urban history during the same period. She is currently extending these interests into the nineteenth century. Her principal publications include The Writing of Urban Histories in Eighteenth Century England (Oxford, 1997); The English Town 1680-1840 (Harlow, 1999); Antiquaries: the Discovery of the Past in Eighteenth-Century Britain (London, 2004) and Cities and the Grand Tour: the British in Italy, 1690-1820 (Cambridge, 2012). Sunday, May 8 2016, 2.00 pm - 5.00 pm Rhind Lectures: Antiquaries, archaeologists and the invention of the historic town c 1700-1860 Professor Roey Sweet, Professor of Urban History, University of Leicester Venue: Auditorium, National Museums Scotland, Chambers Street Society of Antiquaries of Scotland The historic town today is a clichéd mainstay of tourism and place-branding; its credentials go back to the eighteenth century when antiquaries first began seriously to study the physical remains of the past and to single out towns as of particular historical interest. These lectures will explore how the antiquaries and archaeologists of the 18th and 19th century developed their understanding of the material and textual remains of the urban past and in the process both invented the familiar category of the historic town and contributed to a distinctively urban narrative of British history. Roey Sweet is Professor of Urban History at the University of Leicester and is currently Director of the Centre for Urban History and co-editor of Urban History. Her research has focused upon antiquarianism and the reception of the past in the long eighteenth century and upon urban history during the same period. She is currently extending these interests into the nineteenth century. Her principal publications include The Writing of Urban Histories in Eighteenth Century England (Oxford, 1997); The English Town 1680-1840 (Harlow, 1999); Antiquaries: the Discovery of the Past in Eighteenth-Century Britain (London, 2004) and Cities and the Grand Tour: the British in Italy, 1690-1820 (Cambridge, 2012).
Upcoming family history talks and events in Scotland, 11 - 17 April 2016
Note that there may be a small charge for some of these events, and some may be for members only. We will be publishing lists of upcoming talks and events regularly - if you are organising a talk or event relating to Scottish genealogy or history, please let us know and we will be happy to add your events to our list. Monday, April 11 2016, 6.00 pm - 7.00 pm Celts: art and identity Dr Fraser Hunter, National Museums Scotland Venue: Auditorium, National Museums Scotland, Chambers Street Society of Antiquaries of Scotland The idea of Celts is a potent, popular and enormously varied one, applied to many different types of evidence in different contexts. Coinciding with a major exhibition on Celts at the National Museum of Scotland, this talk will consider the many different things which get called Celtic art. It will consider what these different “Celtic arts” say about connections and differences across Europe, and consider the role of decoration in making powerful objects and creating powerful ideas. Monday, April 11 2016, 7 pm for 7.30 pm The National Library of Scotland: a Treasure Trove Veronica Denholm and Jennifer Giles Venue: Royal British Legion Social Club, 33 Rodney Street, Edinburgh Monday, April 11 2016, 7.30 pm The Land Girls Ruth Boreham Venue: Dalkeith Baptist Church, North Wynd, Dalkeith Monday, April 11 2016, 7.30 pm AGM and Members' Night
Venue: St Andrews Church, Park Road, Milngavie Milngavie and Bearsden Historical Society Monday, April 11 2016, 7.30 pm Open Evening
Venue: Luncarty Church Centre West Stormont Historical Society Non-members: adults £3, concessions £2. (Open discussion meetings at Luncarty are free) Tuesday, April 12 2016, 7.30 pm Medieval Pestilence, Plague and Climate Change Prof Richard Oram, Stirling University Venue: Dining Hall, Dollar Academy Tuesday, April 12 2016, 7.30 pm His Own Family Tree Iain Abernethy Venue: Public Library, Airds Crossing, Fort William Lochaber and North Argyll Family History Group Tuesday, April 12 2016, 7.30 pm Wemyss School of Needlework Fiona Wemyss Venue: Volunteer House (Vonef Centre) in 69 Crossgate Cupar KY15 5AS Tuesday, April 12 2016, 7.30 pm Edith Cavell Barbara Graham Venue: Largs Library Community Room Largs and North Ayrshire Family History Society Tuesday, April 12 2016, 7.30 pm - 8.30 pm Celts: art and identity Dr Fraser Hunter, National Museums Scotland Venue: Regent Building Lecture Theatre, Regent Walk, Aberdeen, AB24 3FX Society of Antiquaries of Scotland The idea of Celts is a potent, popular and enormously varied one, applied to many different types of evidence in different contexts. Coinciding with a major exhibition on Celts at the National Museum of Scotland, this talk will consider the many different things which get called Celtic art. It will consider what these different “Celtic arts” say about connections and differences across Europe, and consider the role of decoration in making powerful objects and creating powerful ideas. Tuesday, April 12 2016, 7.30 pm - 9.30 pm Birdie Bowers Drew McKenzie Venue: Masonic Halls, Collier Street, Johnstone Wednesday, April 13 2016, 6.30 pm The Mason's Mark Project
Venue: Lecture Theatre 2, Dalhousie Building, University of Dundee Wednesday, April 13 2016, 7.30 pm The Skylark IX Recovery Trust Anne Dyer Venue: Concord Community Centre (next to the Denny Theatre), Dumbarton, G82 1LJ Preceded by AGM. The Trust was formed in 2013 and is named for the historic little ship Skylark IX which rescued over 600 men from the beaches of Dunkirk during Operation Dynamo in WWII. Wednesday, April 13 2016, 7.30 pm GRO and minor records Ian Ferguson Venue: Smith Museum and Art Gallery, Dumbarton Road, Stirling Central Scotland Family History Society Thursday, April 14 2016 Early days of Discovery of Tourism in Scotland Alastair Durie Elie & Earlsferry History Society Alastair Durie talks on the start of the Discovery of Scotland as a tourist destination Thursday, April 14 2016, 7.30 pm Renfrewshire Surveyors and Estate Plans in the 18th Century John Moore Venue: The Shawl Gallery, Paisley Museum, High Street, Paisley Renfrewshire Local History Forum Speaker is subject librarian at the University of Glasgow Thursday, April 14 2016, 7.30 pm Social Evening
Venue: Loudoun Hall, Ayr Ayrshire Archaeological and Natural History Society With four short talks by members of the AANHS Thursday, April 14 2016, 7.30 pm The Churches of Musselburgh Alison Butler Venue: St Peter's Church Hall, High Street, Musselburgh Musselburgh Conservation Society Thursday, April 14 2016, 7.30 pm Field Marshal Haig, a Personal View Hon Philip Astor Venue: MacRobert Hall, The Square, Tarland Field Marshall Douglas Haig, Ist. Earl Haig, has become one of the most controversial figures of the First World War, his leadership both heavily criticised but also defended by historians. The Honourable Philip Astor will present a personal perspective of his grandfather and his role in the First World War. Thursday, April 14 2016, 7.30 pm - 9.00 pm Flora Macdonald Barbara Graham Venue: Johnnie Walker Bond, Strand Street Kilmarnock East Ayrshire Family History Society Friday, April 15 2016, 7.30 pm Branch Lines of Strathearn - Tourists, Tatties, and Trains John Young, Railway Historian and Author Venue: Aytoun Hall, High Street, Auchterarder Auchterarder and District Local History Association Saturday, April 16 2016, 1.45 pm Researching Your Military Relatives covering the 18th Century to WW2 Ken Nisbet Venue: St Ninian's Church Hall, Castle Douglas Dumfries and Galloway Family History Society Coffee and tea will be served at 1.45 p.m. meetings start 2.15 p.m Saturday, April 16 2016, 10 am - 12 pm Inheritance Bruce Bishop Venue: Scottish Genealogy Society Library, 15 Victoria Terrace, Edinburgh, EH1 2JL Your family didn’t have to be extremely wealthy for someone to leave an inheritance. Bruce Bishop will give a talk on the subject to include estates, land & sasine records, wills, commissary courts, etc and show how this kind of information can help with your family history research. Saturday, April 16 2016, 2.00 pm Annual Meeting and Members Heirlooms
Venue: Manchester Central Library Anglo-Scottish Family History Society Saturday, April 16 2016, 2.30pm-4.30pm Fintry – A Rural North East School Janet Byth Venue: Unitarian Church Centre Aberdeen and North East Scotland Family History Society Scotland's People website run by the National Records of Scotland is giving away 20 free credits (normal price: £7 for 30 credits). Simply login (you'll have to register first if you haven't already done so), click on Buy more credits at the top right of the screen: Then use "Scotland" as the Voucher Code. Searches cost 1 credit for up to 25 results, while viewing images of historical records costs 5 credits (10 credits for wills and testaments).
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