Dundee's Local and Family History Fair this coming Saturday 21st September

Thanks to Ken Nisbet for the following news of the Local and Family History Fair in Dundee this coming Saturday 21st September, from 10am-4pm: 

Come along to this free event to find out more about Family and Local History in the Dundee and wider Tayside and Fife areas. 

There will be stalls hosted by local archives, family history societies, local heritage groups and much more. There will also be an exhibition of records held at the Dundee City Archives. If you are interested in local history, would like to do your own research or are interested in starting a family tree, why not come along and have a chat. 

There will be stalls hosted by: Abertay Historical Society, Angus Archives, Dundee City Archives, Dundee Museum of Transport, OnFife Archives, Fife Family History Society, Local History Centre at Dundee Central Library (Dundee Libraries), Perth & Kinross Archives, Tay Valley Family History Society, Archive Collections, University of Dundee, and the Western Front Association. 

There will also be 2 free talks on local history: 

• 11am: What's in a Name? A street history of Broughty Ferry and Monifieth by Callum Webster.
• 2pm: The Wellgate Project: creative collaborations inspired by family histories by Erin Farley. There will also be an exhibition of records held at Dundee City Archives. 

The event will take place in both the St Andrews Hall and Glasite Hall at the Kingsgait Church (formerly St Andrews Church) on King Street Dundee. 

Teas, coffees and snacks will be available for purchase at the event (cash only).

For further details please visit https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/local-and-family-history-fair-tickets-1009152962677?aff=oddtdtcreato.

Chris

Order Tracing Your Belfast Ancestors in the UK at https://bit.ly/BelfastAncestors. Also available - Tracing Your Irish Ancestors Through Land Records, 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. For purchase in tthe USA visit https://www.penandswordbooks.com. Further news published daily on The Scottish GENES Facebook page, on Threads at @scottishgenesblog and via Mastodon at https://mastodon.scot/@ScottishGENES.

HMS Unicorn, Scotland's oldest ship, receives £1.1 million for restoration

Scotland's oldest vessel, HMS Unicorn, has received £1.1 million in funding for its restoration from the National Heritage Memorial Fund. Launched in 1824 as a 40 gun frigate for the Royal Naval Reserves, the ship continued in use until the 1960s. It is today based in Dundee, where it is in the care of the Unicorn Preservation Society (https://www.frigateunicorn.org).

For more on the story visit https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-tayside-central-66202473.

 

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Chris

Order Tracing Your Belfast Ancestors in the UK at https://bit.ly/BelfastAncestors. Also available - Tracing Your Irish Ancestors Through Land Records, 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. For the USA visit https://www.penandswordbooks.com. Further news published daily on The Scottish GENES Facebook page, and on Twitter @genesblog.

Dundee jute mill album from 1957 goes online

A thirteen page album of historic black and white interior views of the jute mill of James Mackie and Sons Limited of Baltic Works, 28 Annfield Road, Dundee, has gone online via Historic Envirnoment Scotland's Canmore database at http://canmore.org.uk/collection/2251167. The album is dated to 1957.

Enjoy!

(With thanks to Andrew Nicoll via Twitter @AndrewRNicoll)

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.

New historic panoramic view of Dundee from 1901 unveiled

A new 360 degree animated recreation of Dundee showcasing how it appeared in the year 1901 has been unveiled at the city's Discovery Point, with its installation in the previously inacessible dome of the building. The CGI recreation has been narrated by actor Alan Cumming.

For more on the story visit https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-tayside-central-63075010, with a sample of the new animated feature also available at https://www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/news/dundee/3754147/discovery-point-dundee-dome-experience-video/.

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.

Ancestry adds index to Dundee poor law records

Ancestry (www.ancestry.co.uk) has added the following third party index to an existing poor law records collection from the Friends of Dundee City Archives (http://fdca.org.uk):

Web: Dundee, Scotland, Poor Law Indexes, 1854-1878
Ancestry.com. Web: Dundee, Scotland, Poor Law Indexes, 1854-1878 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2021.
Original data: Dundee, Scotland: Friends of Dundee City Archives. http://fdca.org.uk/Index_PoorRegisters.html.

About Web: Dundee, Scotland, Poor Law Indexes, 1854-1878
All data in this third-party database was obtained from the source’s website. Ancestry.com does not support or make corrections or changes to the original database. To learn more about these records, please refer to the source’s website.

Ancestry's description states next to nothing, so here are the collection descriptions from the Friends page itself:

The Data

The data in this database are extracted from two volumes concerning poor relief in Dundee:

    Liff and Benvie Register of Poor, 1854 to 1865 (Dundee Archives - Ref : SC45/48/1)
    Dundee East Poorhouse Register, 1856 to 1878 (Dundee City Archives reference: CP/DE6/1)

Chris

Just out, Sharing Your Family History Online is on sale at https://bit.ly/SharingFamHist. Tracing Your Scottish Family History on the Internet, at http://bit.ly/ChrisPaton-Scottish2 is also out, as are 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.

No 2021-2022 intake for Dundee's MLitt in Family and Local History

The University of Dundee will seemingly not be taking in any new students for its MLitt Family and Local History course (www.dundee.ac.uk/postgraduate/family-local-history) in 2021-2022. 

I've been notified about an email which was sent on behalf of Dr Murray Frame, Interim Dean at the School of Humanities, advising course tutors last night of the decision with the following explanation:

SENT ON BEHALF OF DR MURRAY FRAME, INTERIM DEAN OF THE SCHOOL OF HUMANITIES

Dear Tutors,

I am writing to inform you of the decision of the School of Humanities not to recruit a May 2021 cohort and 2021/22 cohort of Family and Local History students at the University of Dundee. This is not a decision taken lightly or without concern for potential applicants, tutors and other stakeholders.

The global pandemic has forced universities around the world to make a succession of difficult decisions and this is sadly one of them. Our plan is to suspend several taught postgraduate programmes in 2021/22 whilst we review our strategy and future provision of courses.

We will continue to support current students through to completion and those who have taken temporary withdrawal using existing staffing expertise, tutors and guidance.

If you wish to discuss this matter further or have any questions, feel free to contact me.

Yours sincerely

Dr Murray Frame

Interim Dean, School of Humanities

COMMENT: Hopefully this will be a temporary cessation of the course only. Note the last line that this announcement only concerns those who may be wishing to start the course, and that current students will continue to be supported.  

UPDATE: It would seem that there is in fact an impact on the current course intake also, with those currently studying receiving an email advising that the number of modules taught on the current course is also being reduced, limiting the choices available to those currently signed up.

Chris

Just out, Sharing Your Family History Online is on sale at https://bit.ly/SharingFamHist. Tracing Your Scottish Family History on the Internet, at http://bit.ly/ChrisPaton-Scottish2 is also out, as are 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.

Dundee City Archive's Flickr account

Fancy a wee dander around Dundee in the past?! 

Check out the city archive's Flickr page at https://www.flickr.com/photos/dundeecityarchives/albums/with/72157705430051141 - enjoy!

Chris

Pre-order my next book, Sharing Your Family History Online, at https://bit.ly/SharingFamHist. My book Tracing Your Scottish Family History on the Internet, at http://bit.ly/ChrisPaton-Scottish2 is also out, as are 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.

History of Dundee course

If you live in Scotland, there's a free to access course on the history of Dundee available from the University of Dundee:

The History of Dundee 1700-2000

Level 1
History - School of Humanities
Coursework 100%

Description

The aim of this module is to offer an introduction to the history of the city of Dundee. It introduces students to the periodisation of the city’s history. It contracts Dundee with other Scottish cities, primarily Edinburgh and Glasgow. It sets the history of Dundee in its global context. The aim is to enable students to understand specific architectural, social and economic features of the city in historical context. The following will be considered in class:

• Dundee as Renaissance City
• Trade and the growth of the city
• The maritime quarter and the rise of whaling
• The Victorian city and class
• Dundee and Modernism
• “City of Women”: The role of gender in civic development
• From Dundee to Tel Aviv and back again: Dundee in the history of urban planning

Convenor
Mr Andrew McDiarmid

Teaching
Structured learning will take place in a workshop format including lectures, seminar discussion, collaborative thinking and reflective learning.

Assessment
Course Journal (70%)
Source Interpretation (30%)

For further details visit https://www.dundee.ac.uk/cpd-upskilling/modulesandcourses/creativity/

(With thanks to @AlikiVarvogli via Twitter)

Chris

My next 5 week Scottish Research Online course starts June 8th - see www.pharostutors.com/details.php?coursenumber=102. My next book, Tracing Your Scottish Family History on the Internet, at http://bit.ly/ChrisPaton-Scottish2 is out shortly, also available are 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.