Scottish GENES - weekly digest

It's been another downer of a week worldwide on the coronavirus front, with some genealogy developments included, but there are some other more positive stories also - I certainly think this has been my busiest week ever on the blogging front.

If you missed them during the week, here are the latest posts from Scottish GENES (https://scottishgenes.blogspot.com):

Plan B for Saint Patrick's Day!
https://scottishgenes.blogspot.com/2020/03/plan-b-for-saint-patricks-day.html

TheGenealogist adds pre-1841 trade and residential directories
https://scottishgenes.blogspot.com/2020/03/thegenealogist-adds-pre-1841-trade-and.html

Aberdeenshire and NE Scotland FHS closes research centre until further notice
https://scottishgenes.blogspot.com/2020/03/aberdeenshire-and-ne-scotland-fhs.html

Fife Family History Society closes archive temporarily at Cupar Library
https://scottishgenes.blogspot.com/2020/03/fife-family-history-society-closes.html

Tay Valley FHS Research Centre closes until further notice
https://scottishgenes.blogspot.com/2020/03/tay-valley-fhs-research-centre-closes.html

North of Ireland Family History Society closes library, cancels courses and suspends branch meetings
https://scottishgenes.blogspot.com/2020/03/north-of-ireland-family-history-society.html

National Library of Scotland postpones remaining March events
https://scottishgenes.blogspot.com/2020/03/national-library-of-scotland-postpones.html

Scottish Council on Archives offices close and events cancelled
https://scottishgenes.blogspot.com/2020/03/scottish-council-on-archives-offices.html

University of Glasgow cancels Outlander conference in June
https://scottishgenes.blogspot.com/2020/03/university-of-glasgow-cancels-outlander.html

Society of Genealogists in London closes
https://scottishgenes.blogspot.com/2020/03/society-of-genealogists-in-london-closes.html

National Records of Scotland and ScotlandsPeople Centre closures
https://scottishgenes.blogspot.com/2020/03/national-records-of-scotland-and.html

Dumfries and Galloway FHS close premises for foreseeable future
https://scottishgenes.blogspot.com/2020/03/dumfries-and-galloway-fhs-close.html

For St Patrick's Day - The Curse of Loughmourne
https://scottishgenes.blogspot.com/2020/03/for-st-patricks-day-curse-of-loughmourne.html

For St Patrick's Day - Poverty in 1920s Belfast
https://scottishgenes.blogspot.com/2020/03/for-st-patricks-day-poverty-in-1920s.html

Family history world slows down
https://scottishgenes.blogspot.com/2020/03/family-history-world-slows-down.html

LivingDNA updates name match display on Family Networks
https://scottishgenes.blogspot.com/2020/03/livingdna-updates-name-match-display-on.html

FamilySearch adds Derry Cathedral records and updates Cumbria parish registers
https://scottishgenes.blogspot.com/2020/03/familysearch-adds-derry-cathedral.html

National Archives at Kew to close
https://scottishgenes.blogspot.com/2020/03/national-archives-at-kew-to-close.html

Declaration of Arbroath will not go on display for now
https://scottishgenes.blogspot.com/2020/03/declaration-of-arbroath-will-not-go-on.html

Free University of Strathclyde genealogy course and referencing tools
https://scottishgenes.blogspot.com/2020/03/free-university-of-strathclyde.html

SAFHS Conference in Musselburgh cancelled
https://scottishgenes.blogspot.com/2020/03/safhs-conference-in-musselburgh.html

PRONI closes until further notice
https://scottishgenes.blogspot.com/2020/03/proni-closes-until-further-notice.html

National Library of Wales closes - no events for three months
https://scottishgenes.blogspot.com/2020/03/national-library-of-wales-closes-events.html

Family Tree Live has been cancelled
https://scottishgenes.blogspot.com/2020/03/family-tree-live-has-been-cancelled.html

Royal Mail confirms it is safe to receive parcels by post
https://scottishgenes.blogspot.com/2020/03/royal-mail-confirms-it-is-safe-to.html

Coronavirus Bill changes to death registration
https://scottishgenes.blogspot.com/2020/03/coronavirus-bill-changes-to-death.html

You can now add a profile pic to LivingDNA
https://scottishgenes.blogspot.com/2020/03/you-can-now-add-profile-pic-to-livingdna.html

Jamaican death records added to FindmyPast
https://scottishgenes.blogspot.com/2020/03/jamaican-death-records-added-to.html

Discover Your Ancestors back issues discounts, and other S&N offers
https://scottishgenes.blogspot.com/2020/03/discover-your-ancestors-back-issues.html

Pharos Tutors genealogy short courses in April
https://scottishgenes.blogspot.com/2020/03/pharos-tutors-genealogy-short-courses.html

How to sign up for the Scottish GENES daily email
https://scottishgenes.blogspot.com/2020/03/how-to-sign-up-for-scottish-genes-daily.html

PRONI's digitised Northern Irish tithe books and school grant aid records
https://scottishgenes.blogspot.com/2020/03/pronis-digitised-northern-irish-tithe.html

FamilyTreeDNA: delay sending in DNA sample if you get COVID-19
https://scottishgenes.blogspot.com/2020/03/familytreedna-delay-sending-in-dna.html

Crisis lines updated
https://scottishgenes.blogspot.com/2020/03/crisis-lines-updated.html

Happy Mother's Day, to mums past and present
https://scottishgenes.blogspot.com/2020/03/happy-mothers-day-to-mums-past-and.html

Chris

You can pre-order my new book, Tracing Your Scottish Family History on the Internet, at http://bit.ly/ChrisPaton-Scottish2 (out April). Also available, Tracing Your Irish Family History on the Internet (2nd ed) at http://bit.ly/ChrisPaton-Irish1 and Tracing Your Scottish Ancestry Through Church and State Records at http://bit.ly/ChrisPaton-Scotland1. Further news published daily on The Scottish GENES Facebook page, and on Twitter @genesblog.