Scottish GENES - weekly digest

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

On the Wrong Side of the Law seminar
https://scottishgenes.blogspot.com/2020/05/on-wrong-side-of-law-seminar.html

Northern Ireland's PRONI archive joins Twitter
https://scottishgenes.blogspot.com/2020/05/northern-irelands-proni-archive-joins.html

MyHeritage revises its privacy policy
https://scottishgenes.blogspot.com/2020/05/myheritage-revises-its-privacy-policy.html

Check if you are eligible for a Self-Employment Income Support Scheme grant in the UK
https://scottishgenes.blogspot.com/2020/05/check-if-you-are-eligible-for-self.html

LivingDNA updates Family Networks cousin matching tool
https://scottishgenes.blogspot.com/2020/05/livingdna-updates-family-networks.html

New County Armagh records on RootsIreland
https://scottishgenes.blogspot.com/2020/05/new-county-armagh-records-on.html

The Belfast Telegraph is added to the Irish Newspaper Archives
https://scottishgenes.blogspot.com/2020/05/the-belfats-telegraph-is-added-to-irish.html

Latest additions to the British Newspaper Archive
https://scottishgenes.blogspot.com/2020/05/latest-additions-to-british-newspaper.html

Scottish Government and NRS to produce emergency marriage and civil partnership guidance
https://scottishgenes.blogspot.com/2020/05/scottish-government-and-nrs-to-produce.html

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.

Scottish GENES - weekly digest

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

Scottish Record Society cancels AGM
https://scottishgenes.blogspot.com/2020/05/scottish-record-society-cancels-agm.html

Extra Scottish Research Online course scheduled for June
https://scottishgenes.blogspot.com/2020/05/extra-scottish-research-online-course.html

The Spanish Flu Pandemic 1918-1919
https://scottishgenes.blogspot.com/2020/05/the-spanish-flu-pandemic-1918-1919.html

Family Tree magazine June 2020 edition
https://scottishgenes.blogspot.com/2020/05/family-tree-june-2020-issue-now.html

New records for Westmeath on RootsIreland
https://scottishgenes.blogspot.com/2020/05/new-records-for-westmeath-on.html

Who Do You Think You Are? magazine June 2020
https://scottishgenes.blogspot.com/2020/05/who-do-you-think-you-are-magazine-june.html

Latest news from Deceased Online
https://scottishgenes.blogspot.com/2020/05/latest-news-from-deceased-online.html

Tracing Your Scottish Family History on the Internet - e-editions available
https://scottishgenes.blogspot.com/2020/05/tracing-your-scottish-family-history-on.html

Crowdfunder for Isle of Lewis themed genealogical project
https://scottishgenes.blogspot.com/2020/05/crowdfunder-for-isle-of-lewis-themed.html

FindmyPast adds World War 2 Allies Collection
https://scottishgenes.blogspot.com/2020/05/findmypast-adds-world-war-2-allies.html

TheGenealogist adds extra tithe maps to Map Explorer
https://scottishgenes.blogspot.com/2020/05/thegenealogist-adds-extra-tithe-maps-to.html

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.

Scottish GENES - weekly digest

If you missed them during the week, here are the latest posts from Scottish GENES (https://scottishgenes.blogspot.com) over the last two weeks (sorry, missed it last week, but it has been a bit quiet!):

PRONI launches Ordinary People, Extraordinary Times family engagement project
https://scottishgenes.blogspot.com/2020/04/proni-launches-ordinary-people.html

Forces War Records expands content with new digitised images
https://scottishgenes.blogspot.com/2020/04/forces-war-records-expands-content-with.html

Latest FamilySearch records additions
https://scottishgenes.blogspot.com/2020/04/latest-family-search-records-additions.html

RIP Dr Jonathan Bardon, author of A History of Ulster
https://scottishgenes.blogspot.com/2020/04/rip-dr-jonathan-bardon-author-of.html

Free access to records from the UK's National Archives now available
https://scottishgenes.blogspot.com/2020/04/free-access-to-records-from-uks.html

Celtic Connections conference in Illinois cancelled
https://scottishgenes.blogspot.com/2020/04/celtic-connections-conference-in.html

MyHeritage provides free access to American yearbooks
https://scottishgenes.blogspot.com/2020/04/myheritage-provides-free-access-to.html

Free access to SCRAN until end of July
https://scottishgenes.blogspot.com/2020/04/free-access-to-scran-until-end-of-july.html

Latest additions to FindmyPast
https://scottishgenes.blogspot.com/2020/04/latest-additions-to-findmypast.html

Further Wakefield cremation records available on Deceased Online
https://scottishgenes.blogspot.com/2020/04/further-wakefield-cremation-records.html

TheGenealogist releases property records for Kingston upon Thames, Hook and Malden
https://scottishgenes.blogspot.com/2020/04/thegenealogist-releases-property.html

Still availability on forthcoming Pharos courses in May
https://scottishgenes.blogspot.com/2020/04/still-availability-on-forthcoming.html

Ancestry adds Australian military records
https://scottishgenes.blogspot.com/2020/04/ancestry-adds-australian-military.html

Latest Irish additions to FamilySearch
https://scottishgenes.blogspot.com/2020/04/latest-irish-additions-to-familysearch.html

Free access to Ancestry for VE Day commemoration
https://scottishgenes.blogspot.com/2020/04/free-access-to-ancestry-for-ve-day.html

British Newspaper Archive approaches 37 million pages
https://scottishgenes.blogspot.com/2020/04/british-newspaper-archive-approaches-37.html

Slight delay on Tracing Your Scottish Family History on the Internet publication
https://scottishgenes.blogspot.com/2020/04/slight-delay-on-tracing-your-scottish.html

FindmyPast adds Edinburgh and Lothian death and burial index
https://scottishgenes.blogspot.com/2020/05/findmypast-adds-edinburgh-and-lothian.html

Tracing the Irish in Scotland - talk now on YouTube
https://scottishgenes.blogspot.com/2020/05/tracing-irish-in-scotland-talk-now-on.html

Chris

My next 5 week Scotland 1750-1850: Beyond the OPRs course starts May 4th - see www.pharostutors.com/details.php?coursenumber=302. 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.

Scottish GENES - weekly digest

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

Have you used... Scottish agricultural survey books?
https://scottishgenes.blogspot.com/2020/04/have-you-used-scottish-agricultural.html

Mothballing archive provision in a pandemic
https://scottishgenes.blogspot.com/2020/04/mothballing-archive-provision-in.html

Second Scottish Indexes conference planned for May 1st
https://scottishgenes.blogspot.com/2020/04/second-scottish-indexes-conference.html

FamilySearch adds England Death Records 1998-2015 collection
https://scottishgenes.blogspot.com/2020/04/familysearch-adds-england-death-records.html

RootsIreland adds North Dublin dog license holder records
https://scottishgenes.blogspot.com/2020/04/rootsireland-adds-north-dublin-dog.html

The MacGillivrays and Culloden
https://scottishgenes.blogspot.com/2020/04/the-macgillivrays-and-culloden.html

Family Tree Virtually Live event on 17th/18th April
https://scottishgenes.blogspot.com/2020/04/family-tree-virtually-live-event-on.html

TheGenealogist expands its Free First Steps package
https://scottishgenes.blogspot.com/2020/04/thegenealogist-expands-its-free-first.html

Further burial records added to FindmyPast
https://scottishgenes.blogspot.com/2020/04/further-burial-records-added-to.html

My next five week Scotland 1750-1850 genealogy course starts soon!
https://scottishgenes.blogspot.com/2020/04/my-next-five-week-scotland-1750-1850.html

More on Scottish Indexes' virtual conference event on May 1st
https://scottishgenes.blogspot.com/2020/04/more-on-scottish-indexes-virtual.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.

Scottish GENES - weekly digest

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

MyHeritage extends free access period for USA censuses
https://scottishgenes.blogspot.com/2020/04/myheritage-extends-free-access-period.html

Free Y-DNA testing for men carrying the MacDougall surname
https://scottishgenes.blogspot.com/2020/04/free-y-dna-testing-for-men-carrying.html

Dumfries & Galloway FHS now accepting PayPal for membership renewals
https://scottishgenes.blogspot.com/2020/04/dumfries-galloway-fhs-now-accepting.html

County Cork (South West) records added to RootsIreland
https://scottishgenes.blogspot.com/2020/04/county-cork-south-west-records-added-to.html

Ten Steps to a One-Place Study by Janet Few
https://scottishgenes.blogspot.com/2020/04/ten-steps-to-one-place-study-by-janet.html

Salford's Weaste Cemetery records now on Deceased Online
https://scottishgenes.blogspot.com/2020/04/salfords-weaste-cemetery-records-now-on.html

Armagh and Cavan based genealogy events cancelled
https://scottishgenes.blogspot.com/2020/04/armagh-and-cavan-based-genealogy-events.html

AncestryHour proposes new platform to provide genealogy content
https://scottishgenes.blogspot.com/2020/04/ancestryhour-proposes-new-platform-to.html

TheGenealogist offers free “First Steps” package
https://scottishgenes.blogspot.com/2020/04/thegenealogist-offers-free-first-steps.html

Northumberland and Durham records added to FindmyPast
https://scottishgenes.blogspot.com/2020/04/northumberland-and-durham-records-added.html

Scottish civil registration records talk for genealogists
https://scottishgenes.blogspot.com/2020/04/scottish-civil-registration-records.html

National Archives webinar - Using Discovery
https://scottishgenes.blogspot.com/2020/04/national-archives-webinar-using.html

Patons in the Perth burial registers
https://scottishgenes.blogspot.com/2020/04/patons-in-perth-burial-registers.html

Government support for those working as self-employed genealogists
https://scottishgenes.blogspot.com/2020/04/government-support-for-those-working-as.html

Free access to historic Isle of Man newspapers
https://scottishgenes.blogspot.com/2020/04/free-access-to-historic-isle-of-man.html

Using Migration Records talk from TNA
https://scottishgenes.blogspot.com/2020/04/using-migration-records-talk-from-tna.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.

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):

TheGenealogist releases Essex tithe maps
https://scottishgenes.blogspot.com/2020/03/thegenealogist-releases-essex-tithe-maps.html

How to obtain WDYTYA? magazine from home
https://scottishgenes.blogspot.com/2020/03/how-to-obtain-wdytya-magazine-from-home.html

Family Tree magazine announces new initiatives for readers
https://scottishgenes.blogspot.com/2020/03/family-tree-magazine-announces-new.html

Ulster Historical Foundation - Migration Memorial, Genealogy Hub, and Books Bundle
https://scottishgenes.blogspot.com/2020/03/ulster-historical-foundation-migration.html

TNA: Volunteers needed to transcribe Royal Navy service records
https://scottishgenes.blogspot.com/2020/03/tna-volunteers-needed-to-transcribe.html

Secretary Hand - the Joscelyn font!
https://scottishgenes.blogspot.com/2020/03/secretary-hand-joscelyn-font.html

NHS Scotland emergency hospital to be named after Louisa Jordan
https://scottishgenes.blogspot.com/2020/04/nhs-scotland-emergency-hospital-to-be.html

UK's National Archives to offer free access to digitised collections
https://scottishgenes.blogspot.com/2020/04/uks-national-archives-to-offer-free.html

Ancestry offers free week's access to curated records
https://scottishgenes.blogspot.com/2020/04/ancestry-offers-free-weekly-access-to.html

Harvest Your Family Tree conference in Kelowna cancelled
https://scottishgenes.blogspot.com/2020/04/harvest-your-family-tree-conference-in.html

Ancestry Library Edition access
https://scottishgenes.blogspot.com/2020/04/ancestry-library-edition-access.html

Scottish Indexes Conferences to be held online April 9th
https://scottishgenes.blogspot.com/2020/04/scottish-indexes-conferences-to-be-held.html

FindmyPast expands English and Welsh electoral registers collections
https://scottishgenes.blogspot.com/2020/04/findmypast-expands-english-and-welsh.html

Tracing Your Irish Family History on the Internet - 2nd reprint!
https://scottishgenes.blogspot.com/2020/04/tracing-your-irish-family-history-on.html

Documentary marks 700th anniversary of The Declaration of Arbroath
https://scottishgenes.blogspot.com/2020/04/the-declaration-of-arbroath.html

Irish Lives Remembered - Spring edition now freely available online
https://scottishgenes.blogspot.com/2020/04/irish-lives-remembered-spring-edition.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.

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):

If you write genealogy content you should consider registering with the ALCS
https://scottishgenes.blogspot.com/2020/03/if-you-write-genealogy-content-you.html

Free access to MyHeritage in Color until April 23rd
https://scottishgenes.blogspot.com/2020/03/free-access-to-myheritage-in-color.html

Have you used... the Scottish Mining Website?
https://scottishgenes.blogspot.com/2020/03/have-you-used-scottish-mining-website.html

PRIMER: How do I research my Scottish family history?
https://scottishgenes.blogspot.com/2020/03/primer-how-do-i-research-my-scottish.html

Northern Ireland's PRONI archive suspends enquiries service
https://scottishgenes.blogspot.com/2020/03/northern-irelands-proni-archive.html

The Genealogy Show 2020 in Birmingham cancelled
https://scottishgenes.blogspot.com/2020/03/the-genealogy-show-2020-in-birmingham.html

Ancestry provides free access to nearly 500m US National Archives Records
https://scottishgenes.blogspot.com/2020/03/ancestrys-response-to-coronavirus-crisis.html

Ancestry adds Newgate calendars and Household Cavalry records
https://scottishgenes.blogspot.com/2020/03/ancestry-adds-newgate-calendars-and.html

Next Scotland 1750-1850 - Beyond the OPRs course starts May 4th
https://scottishgenes.blogspot.com/2020/03/next-scotland-1750-1850-beyond-oprs.html

Suspension of UK birth registration and other services
https://scottishgenes.blogspot.com/2020/03/suspension-of-uk-birth-registration-and.html

County Kerry records added to RootsIreland
https://scottishgenes.blogspot.com/2020/03/county-kerry-records-added-to.html

Highland Archives urges people to record diaries during pandemic
https://scottishgenes.blogspot.com/2020/03/highland-archives-urges-people-to.html

FindmyPast adds records for Kilmarnock in Ayrshire
https://scottishgenes.blogspot.com/2020/03/findmypast-adds-records-for-kilmarnock.html

WDYTYA Magazine's weekly Transcription Tuesday events
https://scottishgenes.blogspot.com/2020/03/wdytya-magazines-weekly-transcription.html

Latest additions to the British Newspaper Archive
https://scottishgenes.blogspot.com/2020/03/latest-additions-to-british-newspaper.html

Canada's BIFHSGO Conference in September postponed
https://scottishgenes.blogspot.com/2020/03/canadas-bifhsgo-conference-in-september.html

Have you used... Tobar an Dualchais?
https://scottishgenes.blogspot.com/2020/03/have-you-used-tobar-dualchais.html

FamilySearch cannot expand access to restricted records
https://scottishgenes.blogspot.com/2020/03/familysearch-cannot-expand-records.html

Free access to U.S. Census records on MyHeritage
https://scottishgenes.blogspot.com/2020/03/free-access-to-us-census-records-on.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.

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.

Scottish GENES - weekly digest

It's been a grim week worldwide on the coronavirus front, with some genealogy developments included, but there are some other more positive stories also. If you missed them during the week, here are the latest posts from Scottish GENES (https://scottishgenes.blogspot.com):

Free access to Ancestry's Irish records until March 18th
https://scottishgenes.blogspot.com/2020/03/free-access-to-ancesrtys-irish-records.html

RootsIreland 25% discount offer on annual subscription
https://scottishgenes.blogspot.com/2020/03/rootsireland-25-discount-offer.html

Saint Patrick's Day parades in Ireland cancelled
https://scottishgenes.blogspot.com/2020/03/saint-patricks-day-parades-in-republic.html

Who Do You Think You Are? April 2020 ediiton now on sale
https://scottishgenes.blogspot.com/2020/03/who-do-you-think-you-are-april-2020.html

Family Tree April 2020 edition now on sale
https://scottishgenes.blogspot.com/2020/03/family-tree-april-2020-edition-now-on.html

From Shore to Shore - historic Scottish coastal photographs
https://scottishgenes.blogspot.com/2020/03/from-shore-to-shore-historic-scottish.html

Ireland to temporarily close cultural institutions and schools
https://scottishgenes.blogspot.com/2020/03/ireland-to-temporarily-close-cultural.html

DeceasedOnline adds further Cheshire burials
https://scottishgenes.blogspot.com/2020/03/deceasedonline-adds-further-cheshire.html

Ettrick Shepherd's gravestone flattened by Borders Council
https://scottishgenes.blogspot.com/2020/03/ettrick-shepherds-gravestone-flattened.html

FindmyPast adds Galways and Waterford records
https://scottishgenes.blogspot.com/2020/03/findmypast-adds-galways-and-waterford.html

Bristol nonconformist records added to Ancestry
https://scottishgenes.blogspot.com/2020/03/bristol-nonconformist-records-added-to.html

LDS Church suspends gatherings worldwide
https://scottishgenes.blogspot.com/2020/03/lds-church-suspends-gatherings-worldwide.html

Documenting the present
https://scottishgenes.blogspot.com/2020/03/documenting-present.html

RootsTech London 2020 postponed
https://scottishgenes.blogspot.com/2020/03/rootstech-london-2020-postponed.html

University of Guelph's Centre for Scottish Studies temporarily closed
https://scottishgenes.blogspot.com/2020/03/university-of-guelph-centre-for.html

Have you used... Scottish Post Office directories?
https://scottishgenes.blogspot.com/2020/03/have-you-used-scottish-post-office.html

Forces War Records updates RAF records 1918-1975 collection
https://scottishgenes.blogspot.com/2020/03/forces-war-records-updates-raf-records.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.

Scottish GENES - weekly digest

If you missed them during the week, the latest stories on Scottish GENES (https://scottishgenes.blogspot.com):

Registration open for my Tracing Your Irish Ancestors course at Salt Lake City, October 2020
https://scottishgenes.blogspot.com/2020/03/registration-open-for-my-tracing-your.html

MyHeritage adds 25,000 US city directories 1860-1960
https://scottishgenes.blogspot.com/2020/03/myheritage-adds-25000-us-city.html

Have you used... the 1939 National Identity Register for Scotland?
https://scottishgenes.blogspot.com/2020/03/have-you-used-1939-national-identity.html

Gilad Japhet discusses MyHeritage's colourisation tool
https://scottishgenes.blogspot.com/2020/03/gilad-japhet-discusses-myheritages.html

Discover Your Ancestors bookazine 9 is now on sale
https://scottishgenes.blogspot.com/2020/03/discover-your-ancestors-bookazine-9-is.html

MyHeritage offers free access to Irish collections until March 22nd
https://scottishgenes.blogspot.com/2020/03/myheritage-offers-free-access-to-irish.html

Irish Newspaper Archives updates Tuam Herald content
https://scottishgenes.blogspot.com/2020/03/irish-newspaper-archive-updates-tuam.html

FindmyPast adds WW1 women's service records and English/Welsh probate indexes
https://scottishgenes.blogspot.com/2020/03/findmypast-adds-ww1-womens-service.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.

Scottish GENES - weekly digest

If you missed them during the week, the latest stories on Scottish GENES (https://scottishgenes.blogspot.com):

Have you visited... the Scottish Genealogy Society?
https://scottishgenes.blogspot.com/2020/02/have-you-visited-scottish-genealogy.html

Bishopric of the Forces collection on FindmyPast
https://scottishgenes.blogspot.com/2020/02/bishopric-of-forces-collection-on.html

Scottish Research Online course starts next week on March 2nd
https://scottishgenes.blogspot.com/2020/02/scottish-research-online-course-starts_24.html

FamilySearch releases Where Am I From? interactive online activity
https://scottishgenes.blogspot.com/2020/02/familysearch-releases-where-am-i-from.html

Past Search Writing Your Family History course starts March 13th
https://scottishgenes.blogspot.com/2020/02/past-search-writing-your-family-history.html

Rootstech to return to London in November 2020
https://scottishgenes.blogspot.com/2020/02/rootstech-to-return-to-london-in.html

Did your Presbyterian ancestors engage in dirty dancing?!
https://scottishgenes.blogspot.com/2020/02/did-your-ancestors-engage-in-dirty.html

MyHeritage introduces fan view for family trees
https://scottishgenes.blogspot.com/2020/02/myheritage-introduces-fan-view-for.html

Ancestry releases BMD indexes for New York
https://scottishgenes.blogspot.com/2020/02/ancestry-releases-bmd-indexes-for-new.html

FindmyPast adds further newspaper content
https://scottishgenes.blogspot.com/2020/02/findmypast-adds-further-newspaper.html

Society of Genealogists compiled family histories to be digitised
https://scottishgenes.blogspot.com/2020/02/society-of-genealogists-compiled-family.html

TheGenealogist uploads new property records for Greenwich
https://scottishgenes.blogspot.com/2020/02/thegenealogist-new-property-records-for.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.