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Showing posts with label Edinburgh. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Edinburgh. Show all posts
Saturday, 20 June 2026

Recent National Library of Scotland mapping updates

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I haven't checked the National Library of Scotland mapping platform ( https://maps.nls.uk ) in a bit, but the team there are still uploa...
Saturday, 13 June 2026

No ScotlandsPeople, no party! Closure for world cup bank holiday.

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From ScotlandsPeople and the National Records of Scotland ( www.nrscotland.gov.uk ):  Please note that our buildings will be closed for the...
Friday, 29 May 2026

New Scottish records additions to Ancestry

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Ancestry (www.ancestry.co.uk) has added some new Scottish collections: Midlothian, Scotland, Burials, 1834-2025 https://www.ancestry.co.uk/s...
Sunday, 10 May 2026

Ancestry adds Edinburgh, Scotland, Mortcloth Records for St Cuthbert Burial Grounds, 1780-1854

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Ancestry ( www.ancestry.co.uk ) has added a new Scottish collection: Edinburgh, Scotland, Mortcloth Records for St Cuthbert Burial Grounds, ...
Thursday, 16 April 2026

UPDATED: ScotlandsPeople Centre ceases half-day bookings

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From ScotlandsPeople ( www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk ): Changes to booking options for visitors We want to let you know about a change to our b...
Saturday, 28 March 2026

Easter closures for the NRS and PRONI

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The National Records of Scotland ( www.nrscotland.gov.uk ) and the ScotlandsPeople Centre in Edinburgh will be closed on Friday 3 April and ...
Thursday, 12 March 2026

National Records of Scotland Strategy 2025/26-2030/31

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The National Records of Scotland ( www.nrscotland.gov.uk ) has released its National Records of Scotland Strategy 2025/26-2030/31 , an eight...
Tuesday, 17 February 2026

Research Guides section updated on National Records of Scotland website

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I'm not sure when this happened, it is possible that it happened in late November/early December and I hadn't yet picked up on it,  ...
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Saturday, 7 February 2026

Forthcoming talk: The Bombing of Edinburgh and Leith

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From Leith Local History Society ( https://www.leithlocalhistorysociety.org.uk ): Please join us on Tuesday, 17th February at 7pm in Leith C...
Saturday, 17 January 2026

New maps feature and OS maps from National Library of Scotland

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The National Library of Scotland maps platform ( https://maps.nls.uk ) has a new tool that can help when consulting its georefernced maps. ...
Thursday, 8 January 2026

ScotlandsPeople adds 290,000 new records in annual update

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ScotlandsPeople has performed its annual civil registration records update, with birth records from 1925, marriages from 1950, and deaths...
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Sunday, 4 January 2026

ScotlandsPeople hints at its 2026 online records releases

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ScotlandsPeople ( www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk ) has given a hint on its Facebook page ( https://www.facebook.com/ScotlandsPeople ) about som...
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Saturday, 20 December 2025

ScotlandsPeople uncovers Christmassy names in the records

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ScotlandsPeople ( www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk ) has published a festive article entitled Santa Baby Found in Scotland's Historical Record...
Saturday, 13 December 2025

Recent online maps additions from the National Library of Scotland

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The mapping department of the National Library of Scotland ( www.nls.uk ) has added several collections over the last two months, including:...
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Friday, 14 November 2025

Scottish Register of Tartan fees to be increased from January 19th 2026

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As previously mentioned in this blog last month, the NRS had been considering raising various fees connected with the Scottish Register of T...
Monday, 13 October 2025

Is the National Records of Scotland anti-Gaelic?

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A couple of years ago I asked the National Records of Scotland ( www.nrscotland.gov.uk ) via one of its social media platforms what it was ...
Sunday, 12 October 2025

Edinburgh City Libraries Family History Fair on 24 October

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From Edinburgh City Libraries ( https://yourlibrary.edinburgh.gov.uk/web/arena ): Join us for a Family History Fair at Central Library on Fr...
Friday, 10 October 2025

National Records of Scotland Customer Advisory Panel meeting

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The National Records of Scotland ( www.nrscotland.gov.uk ) has recently had its first Customary Advisory Panel meeting, for which Emma Maxw...
Friday, 19 September 2025

National Library of Scotland uploads early maps of Great Britain and Scotland

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The National Library of Scotland's maps platform ( https://maps.nls.uk ) has added just under 200 early maps of Great Britain and Scotla...
Thursday, 18 September 2025

Doors Open Day at the National Records of Scotland

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From ScotlandsPeople ( www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk ) via email: Visit us for Doors Open Day Join us at National Records of Scotland for Doors...