I once considered doing an architecture degree at Queen's University Belfast, but it was going to take seven years, and I was only a mere mortal. But it is amazing the things that Queen's offers. For example, it has now just won the contract to provide the 1921 Scottish census transcription! This follows the tender that was put out in July 2021 (see http://scottishgenes.blogspot.com/2021/07/nrs-issues-request-for-tenders-to-index.html), the deadline for applications being August 27th 2021.
The award notice for 'The Creation of Transcriptions (Electronic Indexes) of the Historic 1921 Scotland’s Census Handwritten Records' contract is available to view at https://bidstats.uk/tenders/2022/W04/767558014 and notes that the contract was awarded to Queen's on January 25th 2022, to the value of £438,366. The project duration is not specified, but the notice states that there are 'Two 6 months extensions available at the sole discretion of the Purchaser'.
The NRS has stated that the 1921 census will be released in the 'latter half of 2022'.
(With thanks to Fergus Smith for the heads up)
Chris
My new book Tracing Your Irish Ancestors Through Land Records is now available to buy at https://bit.ly/IrishLandRecords. Also available - Sharing Your Family History Online, Tracing Your Scottish Family History on the Internet, Tracing Your Irish Family History on the Internet (2nd ed), and Tracing Your Scottish Ancestry Through Church and State Records - to purchase, please visit https://bit.ly/ChrisPatonPSbooks. Further news published daily on The Scottish GENES Facebook page, and on Twitter @genesblog.
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