Dunvegan Castle, the ancient seat of Clan MacLeod on the Isle of Skye, has been awarded a grant of £594,188 from the Scottish Government for repairs - a far cry from the £19 million it is seeking to fund the castle's refurbishment. The clan's late chief, John MacLeod of MacLeod, caused a huge controversy when he placed the island's Cuillin mountain range up for sale to pay for the costs of renovation, though was unsuccessful in his bid.
For more on the story, visit http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/highlands_and_islands/7706480.stm
Chris
www.ScotlandsGreatestStory.co.uk
Scotland's Greatest Story
Professional family history research & genealogical problem solving
Tuesday, 4 November 2008
Loch Leven Heritage Trail opens
A new heritage trail has opened around Kinrossshire's Loch Leven. Amongst the sites that can be visited are Loch Leven Caste, which once held Mary Queen of Scots as a prisoner.
For more information, visit http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/tayside_and_central/7706322.stm
Chris
www.ScotlandsGreatestStory.co.uk
Scotland's Greatest Story
Professional family history research & genealogical problem solving
For more information, visit http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/tayside_and_central/7706322.stm
Chris
www.ScotlandsGreatestStory.co.uk
Scotland's Greatest Story
Professional family history research & genealogical problem solving
Sunday, 2 November 2008
Forgotten Voices of the Somme
Many years ago, the Imperial War Museum recorded on audio tape the memories of many veterans from the First World War. I remember in 1995 that one of my first jobs as a researcher for BBC Bristol was to listen to some of these for a development for a possible TV series based on a book by Richard Holmes (Riding the Retreat), and was both horrified and enthralled by what I heard. One account in particular stood out, concerning a German soldier talking about how he wished the Kaiser would be deposed, as the whole of Berlin was starving and on its knees. Powerful stuff.
For the last few years, a series of books placing transcriptions from these recordings together into a single narrative has been released, and I have just read the latest venture - Forgotten Voices of the Somme, compiled by Joshua Levine, with a foreword from Richard Holmes (Ebury Press 2008, ISBN978-0-09-192627-4). If you wish to hear about the absolute futility of war, then you can do so from those who were there at the greatest British tragedy of them all.
Also, just to flag up that the WW1 records of Ancestry.co.uk are now available for free, and will continue to be so for the whole of this month, and if you have not seen it, keep an eye out for the Timewatch programme on the last day of the war, with Michael Palin, which was on last night but which can still be viewed on the BBC iPlayer - see www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer .
Chris
www.ScotlandsGreatestStory.co.uk
Scotland's Greatest Story
Professional family history research & genealogical problem solving
For the last few years, a series of books placing transcriptions from these recordings together into a single narrative has been released, and I have just read the latest venture - Forgotten Voices of the Somme, compiled by Joshua Levine, with a foreword from Richard Holmes (Ebury Press 2008, ISBN978-0-09-192627-4). If you wish to hear about the absolute futility of war, then you can do so from those who were there at the greatest British tragedy of them all.
Also, just to flag up that the WW1 records of Ancestry.co.uk are now available for free, and will continue to be so for the whole of this month, and if you have not seen it, keep an eye out for the Timewatch programme on the last day of the war, with Michael Palin, which was on last night but which can still be viewed on the BBC iPlayer - see www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer .
Chris
www.ScotlandsGreatestStory.co.uk
Scotland's Greatest Story
Professional family history research & genealogical problem solving
Thursday, 30 October 2008
Scottish Lectures and Events for November 2008
Scottish Interest Group
Scottish Interest Group, Genealogical Society of Queensland Inc.
Sun 2 NOV 2008 at 10.30 am to 3.00 pm
Scottish Interest Group, PO Box 8423, Woolloongabba, Queensland 4102,Australia
Tel: (GSQ Library): +61 7 3891 5085
E-mail: gsq@gsq.org.auWeb: www.gsq.org.au
CalMac Vessels, by Norman Brown
Largs and District Historical Society
Mon 3 NOV 2008 at 7.30pm, Largs Museum, Kirkgate House, Manse Court, LARGS, KA30 8AW
Web: http://freespace.virgin.net/mike.mackenzie2/LDHSprog.htm
Strays and DNA, by Bill Williamson; Military Research, by Allan McMurchie
West Lothian Family History Society
Tues 4 NOV 2008 at 7.00pm - 9.00 pm, West Lothian Library Headquarters, Connolly House, Blackburn
E-mail: honsec@wlfhs.org.ukWeb: www.wlfhs.org.uk
Woodland History in Dumfries and Galloway, by Peter Norman
Dumfriesshire & Galloway Natural History and Antiquarian Society
Fri 7 NOV 2008 at 7.30pm, Cumberland Street Day Centre, Dumfries, at 7.30 p.m.
Web: http://users.quista.net/dgnhas
Scottish Interest Group meeting
Queensland Family History Society Inc.
Sat 8 NOV 2008 10.00am – 12.00pm, Library and Resource Centre, 58 Bellevue Avenue, Gaythorne, Queensland 4051
E-mail: secretary@qfhs.org.auWeb: www.qfhs.org.au
Roadshow
West Lothian Family History Society
Sat 8 NOV 2008, Carmondean Library, Livingston
E-mail: honsec@wlfhs.org.ukWeb: www.wlfhs.org.uk
Local Prehistory in the European Context, by Kathleen Navarro de Paz
Comann Eachdraidh Mùideart / Moidart Historical Society
Mon 10 NOV 2008 at 8.00pm, Glenuig Hall
Web: www.moidart.org.uk
Women of Glasgow University by Lesley Richmond
Largs and North Ayrshire Family History Society
Wed 11 NOV 2008 at 7:30 pm, Community Room, Largs Library, Allanpark Street, Largs
Web: http://www.largsnafhs.org.uk/home.htm
The MacLeans of Ardgour, by Lady Fiona Maclean of Ardgour
Lochaber And North Argyll Family History Group
Tues 11 NOV 2008 at 7.30pm, Fort William Library
Web: www.lochaberandnorthargyllfamilyhistorygroup.org.uk
E-mail: landnafhg@fsmail.net
Committee Meeting
West Lothian Family History Society
Tues 11 NOV 2008, Blackburn Community Centre
E-mail: honsec@wlfhs.org.ukWeb: www.wlfhs.org.uk
Kirkcaldy Linoleum Factory, by Gavin Grant
Fife Family History Society
Tues 11 NOV 2008 at 7.00 pm, Methil Community Centre, Bowling Green Street, Methil
E-mail: webadmin@fifefhs.orgWeb: www.fifefhs.org
Making Oil from Peat - When Lewis Led the World, by Fred Silver
The Islands Book Trust
Tues 11 NOV 2008 at 7.30pm, An Lanntair, Stornoway
Tel: Alayne Barton (01851 820946)
Web: www.theislandsbooktrust.com
The Tranent Massacre, by Tom Millar
The Lothian Family History Society
Wed 12 NOV 2008 at 7.00pm, Lasswade High School Centre, Eskdale Drive, Bonnyrigg, Midlothian, EH19 2LA
Email: lothiansfhs@hotmail.comWeb: www.lothiansfhs.org.uk
Heraldry for the Genealogist, by Charles Burnett (Ross Herald)
Central Scotland Family History Society
Wed 12 NOV 2008 at 7:30pm, Smith Museum and Art Gallery, Dumbarton Road, Stirling
Web: www.csfhs.org.uk
History in the Making: a survey of current postgraduate research at the Universities of Dundee & St Andrews, by Sukaina Haider, Katherine McBay, John Toller, Kathrin Zickermann
Wed 12 NOV 2008 at 6.30pm (refreshments available from 6pm), Discovery Point, Discovery Quay, Dundee
Tel: 01382 344310
Talk by Harry Gray
Caithness Family History Society
Wed 12 NOV 2008, Venue in Wick TBC
E-Mail: sandy.gunn@btinternet.comWeb: www.caithnessfhs.org.uk
150 years of Wm Shearer’s, by Richard Shearer.Orkney Family History Society
Thur 13 NOV 2008 at 7:30pm, Supper Room, Town Hall, Kirkwall
Email: secretary@orkneyfhs.co.ukWeb: www.orkneyfhs.co.uk
White Slaves with Black Faces, by J. Millar
East Ayrshire Family History Society
Thur 13 NOV 2008 at 7.30pm, Gateway Centre, Foregate Square, Kilmarnock
E-mail: enquiries@eastayrshirefhs.org.ukWeb: www.eastayrshirefhs.org.uk
Wills & Testaments, by Wietica McGhee
Lanarkshire Family History Society
Thur 13 NOV 2008, from 7.00pm to 9.00pm, GLO Centre, Muir Street, Motherwell
E-mail: info@lanarkshirefhs.org.uk or society@lanarkshirefhs.org.ukWeb: www.lanarkshirefhs.org.uk
AGM and film
Appin Historical Society
Sat 15 NOV 2008 at 2.30pm, Port Appin Hall
Tel: 01631 730309
Web: www.appinhistoricalsociety.co.uk
7th Battalion The Royal Scots – The Gretna Railway Disaster & Gallipoli, by Ken Nisbet
Anglo-Scottish Family History Society
Sat 15 NOV 2008 at 2.00 pm, Society library, Clayton House, Piccadilly, Manchester
Web: www.mlfhs.org.uk/AngloScots
Writings and Recordings of Benbecula History – an introduction to a programme of Book Trust events in 2009, by Alasdair Maceachen
Islands Books Trust
Sat 15 NOV 2008 at 8.30pm, St Mary’s Hall, Benbecula
Tel: Alasdair MacEachen (01870 602124)
Web: www.theislandsbooktrust.com
Aberdeen Maritime Museum and Archives, by Meredith Greiling
Aberdeen and North East Scotland Family History Society
Sat 15 NOV 2008 at 2:30pm, Aberdeen Unitarian Church, 43a Skene Street, Aberdeen AB10 1RN
Tel: 01224 646323, Fax: 01224 639096
E-mail: enquiries@anesfhs.org.ukWeb: www.anesfhs.org.uk
Scottish Interest Group meeting
Scottish Interest Group, Western Australian Genealogical Society
Sun 16 NOV 2008 at 2.00pm, Unit 4, 48 May Street, Bayswater
E-mail: genealogy@wags.org.auWeb: www.wags.org.au
War Memorials in East Lothian, by James Cranstoun
The Scottish Genealogy Society
Mon 17 NOV 2008 at 7.30pm, Augustine Church, 41 George IV Bridge, Edinburgh
E-mail: sales@scotsgenealogy.comWeb: www.scotsgenealogy.com
Read All About Glasgow Disasters, by Willie Cross & Monty Dart
Glasgow & West of Scotland Family History Society
Mon 17 NOV 2008 at 7.30pm, Lecture Theatre No. 1 of the Boyd Orr Building, Glasgow University, University Avenue, Hillhead, Glasgow.
Web: www.gwsfhs.org.uk
Meeting
South Australia Genealogy & Heraldry Society Inc
Mon 17 NOV at 7:30 pm, Society Library, Unley Road, Adelaide
E-mail: admin@saghs.org.auWeb: www.saghs.org.au
The Good, The Bad and the Insolent: Local Registrars, by Ann Cameron
Largs and District Historical Society
Mon 17 NOV 2008 at 7.30pm, Largs Museum, Kirkgate House, Manse Court, LARGS, KA30 8AW
Web: http://freespace.virgin.net/mike.mackenzie2/LDHSprog.htm
Glasgow Archives, by Claire Paterson
Troon @ Ayrshire Family History Society
Tues 18 NOV 2008
E-mail: info@troonayrshirefhs.org.ukWeb: www.troonayrshirefhs.org.uk
McGonagall and 19th Century Dundee, by David Kett
Tay Valley Family History Society
Wed 19 NOV 2008 at 7.15 p.m, University of Abertay, Bell Street, Dundee
E-mail: tvfhs@tayvalleyfhs.org.ukWeb: www.tayvalleyfhs.org.uk
Paisley High St. - A Brief History, by David Roberts
Renfrewshire Family History Society
Thur 20 NOV 2008, at Paisley Museum
Web: www.renfrewshirefhs.co.uk
Alloway Church 150 year anniversary, by Rev. Neil McNaught
Alloway & Southern Ayrshire Family History Society
Thur 20 NOV 2008 at 7.30 for 7.45 p.m, Alloway Parish Church Halls, Auld Nick's View, Alloway, KA7 4RT
E-mail: secretary@asafhs.co.ukWeb: www.asafhs.co.uk
A Loop in the Forth is worth an Earldom in the North – The Rediscovery of Scotlands's Monastic Landscapes, by Derek Hall (SUAT Ltd)
Dumfriesshire & Galloway Natural History and Antiquarian Society
Fri 21 NOV 2008 at 7.30pm, Cumberland Street Day Centre, Dumfries
Web: http://users.quista.net/dgnhas
Scots and the Caribbean, by Alex Tyrrell
Scottish Ancestry Group, Genealogical Society of Victoria Inc.
Sat 22 NOV 2008 at 1.00pm, GSV meeting room, Level B1 257 Collins StreetMelbourne Victoria 3000
E-mail: gsv@gsv.org.auWeb: www.gsv.org.au
Scots in Poland by Mona Lewis (and meeting)
Borders Family History Society
Sun 23 NOV 2008 at 2.30 pm, Corn Exchange & Ormiston Institute, Market Square, Melrose
Web: www.bordersfhs.org.uk
Antarctic Connections, by John Love
Stornoway Historical Society
Mon 24 NOV 2008 at 8.00pm (doors open 7.30pm), Stornoway Town Hall. Entry is free but donations are welcome.
Web: www.stornowayhistoricalsociety.org.uk
E-mail: info@stornowayhistoricalsociety.org.uk
Visit to Glasgow University Archive
Largs and North Ayrshire Family History Society
Tues 25 NOV 2008 at 7:30 pm
Web: www.largsnafhs.org.uk/home.htm
Evening visit to New Register House
West Lothian Family History Society
Tues 25 NOV 2008
E-mail: honsec@wlfhs.org.ukWeb: www.wlfhs.org.uk
Death by Design - The True Story of Glasgow Necropolis, by Ronnie Scott
Renfrewshire Family History Society
Tues 25 NOV 2008 at 7.30pm, Waterfront Leisure Complex, Conference Suite in Greenock
Web: www.renfrewshirefhs.co.uk
Researching your 19th century soldier family history, by Ken Nisbet
Highland Family History Society
Thur 27 NOV 2008 at 7.30pm, at Netley Centre, Highland Hospice, Bishop’s Road, Inverness, IV3 5SB
Website: www.highlandfhs.org.ukE-mail: jdurham@highlandfhs.org.uk
Blair Castle Archives, by Jane Anderson
North Perthshire Family History Group
Thur 27 NOV 2008 at 7.30pm, The Tryst Hall, behind the Church, West Moulin Road, Pitlochry
Web: www.npfhg.org
Heraldic Times: 1672 – 1716: Uses and Memorials (Lyons, Artists, Writers and Engravers) - St. Andrew lecture by Leslie Hodgson, and St. Andrew Dinner
The Heraldry Society of Scotland
Sat 29 NOV 2008, 7.00pm for 7.45pm, Hepburn Suite, Royal Scots Club, Edinburgh
E-mail: c.napier@napier.aol.com.uk
Web: http://www.heraldry-scotland.co.uk
Chris
www.ScotlandsGreatestStory.co.uk
Scotland's Greatest Story
Professional family history research & genealogical problem solving
Scottish Interest Group, Genealogical Society of Queensland Inc.
Sun 2 NOV 2008 at 10.30 am to 3.00 pm
Scottish Interest Group, PO Box 8423, Woolloongabba, Queensland 4102,Australia
Tel: (GSQ Library): +61 7 3891 5085
E-mail: gsq@gsq.org.auWeb: www.gsq.org.au
CalMac Vessels, by Norman Brown
Largs and District Historical Society
Mon 3 NOV 2008 at 7.30pm, Largs Museum, Kirkgate House, Manse Court, LARGS, KA30 8AW
Web: http://freespace.virgin.net/mike.mackenzie2/LDHSprog.htm
Strays and DNA, by Bill Williamson; Military Research, by Allan McMurchie
West Lothian Family History Society
Tues 4 NOV 2008 at 7.00pm - 9.00 pm, West Lothian Library Headquarters, Connolly House, Blackburn
E-mail: honsec@wlfhs.org.ukWeb: www.wlfhs.org.uk
Woodland History in Dumfries and Galloway, by Peter Norman
Dumfriesshire & Galloway Natural History and Antiquarian Society
Fri 7 NOV 2008 at 7.30pm, Cumberland Street Day Centre, Dumfries, at 7.30 p.m.
Web: http://users.quista.net/dgnhas
Scottish Interest Group meeting
Queensland Family History Society Inc.
Sat 8 NOV 2008 10.00am – 12.00pm, Library and Resource Centre, 58 Bellevue Avenue, Gaythorne, Queensland 4051
E-mail: secretary@qfhs.org.auWeb: www.qfhs.org.au
Roadshow
West Lothian Family History Society
Sat 8 NOV 2008, Carmondean Library, Livingston
E-mail: honsec@wlfhs.org.ukWeb: www.wlfhs.org.uk
Local Prehistory in the European Context, by Kathleen Navarro de Paz
Comann Eachdraidh Mùideart / Moidart Historical Society
Mon 10 NOV 2008 at 8.00pm, Glenuig Hall
Web: www.moidart.org.uk
Women of Glasgow University by Lesley Richmond
Largs and North Ayrshire Family History Society
Wed 11 NOV 2008 at 7:30 pm, Community Room, Largs Library, Allanpark Street, Largs
Web: http://www.largsnafhs.org.uk/home.htm
The MacLeans of Ardgour, by Lady Fiona Maclean of Ardgour
Lochaber And North Argyll Family History Group
Tues 11 NOV 2008 at 7.30pm, Fort William Library
Web: www.lochaberandnorthargyllfamilyhistorygroup.org.uk
E-mail: landnafhg@fsmail.net
Committee Meeting
West Lothian Family History Society
Tues 11 NOV 2008, Blackburn Community Centre
E-mail: honsec@wlfhs.org.ukWeb: www.wlfhs.org.uk
Kirkcaldy Linoleum Factory, by Gavin Grant
Fife Family History Society
Tues 11 NOV 2008 at 7.00 pm, Methil Community Centre, Bowling Green Street, Methil
E-mail: webadmin@fifefhs.orgWeb: www.fifefhs.org
Making Oil from Peat - When Lewis Led the World, by Fred Silver
The Islands Book Trust
Tues 11 NOV 2008 at 7.30pm, An Lanntair, Stornoway
Tel: Alayne Barton (01851 820946)
Web: www.theislandsbooktrust.com
The Tranent Massacre, by Tom Millar
The Lothian Family History Society
Wed 12 NOV 2008 at 7.00pm, Lasswade High School Centre, Eskdale Drive, Bonnyrigg, Midlothian, EH19 2LA
Email: lothiansfhs@hotmail.comWeb: www.lothiansfhs.org.uk
Heraldry for the Genealogist, by Charles Burnett (Ross Herald)
Central Scotland Family History Society
Wed 12 NOV 2008 at 7:30pm, Smith Museum and Art Gallery, Dumbarton Road, Stirling
Web: www.csfhs.org.uk
History in the Making: a survey of current postgraduate research at the Universities of Dundee & St Andrews, by Sukaina Haider, Katherine McBay, John Toller, Kathrin Zickermann
Wed 12 NOV 2008 at 6.30pm (refreshments available from 6pm), Discovery Point, Discovery Quay, Dundee
Tel: 01382 344310
Talk by Harry Gray
Caithness Family History Society
Wed 12 NOV 2008, Venue in Wick TBC
E-Mail: sandy.gunn@btinternet.comWeb: www.caithnessfhs.org.uk
150 years of Wm Shearer’s, by Richard Shearer.Orkney Family History Society
Thur 13 NOV 2008 at 7:30pm, Supper Room, Town Hall, Kirkwall
Email: secretary@orkneyfhs.co.ukWeb: www.orkneyfhs.co.uk
White Slaves with Black Faces, by J. Millar
East Ayrshire Family History Society
Thur 13 NOV 2008 at 7.30pm, Gateway Centre, Foregate Square, Kilmarnock
E-mail: enquiries@eastayrshirefhs.org.ukWeb: www.eastayrshirefhs.org.uk
Wills & Testaments, by Wietica McGhee
Lanarkshire Family History Society
Thur 13 NOV 2008, from 7.00pm to 9.00pm, GLO Centre, Muir Street, Motherwell
E-mail: info@lanarkshirefhs.org.uk or society@lanarkshirefhs.org.ukWeb: www.lanarkshirefhs.org.uk
AGM and film
Appin Historical Society
Sat 15 NOV 2008 at 2.30pm, Port Appin Hall
Tel: 01631 730309
Web: www.appinhistoricalsociety.co.uk
7th Battalion The Royal Scots – The Gretna Railway Disaster & Gallipoli, by Ken Nisbet
Anglo-Scottish Family History Society
Sat 15 NOV 2008 at 2.00 pm, Society library, Clayton House, Piccadilly, Manchester
Web: www.mlfhs.org.uk/AngloScots
Writings and Recordings of Benbecula History – an introduction to a programme of Book Trust events in 2009, by Alasdair Maceachen
Islands Books Trust
Sat 15 NOV 2008 at 8.30pm, St Mary’s Hall, Benbecula
Tel: Alasdair MacEachen (01870 602124)
Web: www.theislandsbooktrust.com
Aberdeen Maritime Museum and Archives, by Meredith Greiling
Aberdeen and North East Scotland Family History Society
Sat 15 NOV 2008 at 2:30pm, Aberdeen Unitarian Church, 43a Skene Street, Aberdeen AB10 1RN
Tel: 01224 646323, Fax: 01224 639096
E-mail: enquiries@anesfhs.org.ukWeb: www.anesfhs.org.uk
Scottish Interest Group meeting
Scottish Interest Group, Western Australian Genealogical Society
Sun 16 NOV 2008 at 2.00pm, Unit 4, 48 May Street, Bayswater
E-mail: genealogy@wags.org.auWeb: www.wags.org.au
War Memorials in East Lothian, by James Cranstoun
The Scottish Genealogy Society
Mon 17 NOV 2008 at 7.30pm, Augustine Church, 41 George IV Bridge, Edinburgh
E-mail: sales@scotsgenealogy.comWeb: www.scotsgenealogy.com
Read All About Glasgow Disasters, by Willie Cross & Monty Dart
Glasgow & West of Scotland Family History Society
Mon 17 NOV 2008 at 7.30pm, Lecture Theatre No. 1 of the Boyd Orr Building, Glasgow University, University Avenue, Hillhead, Glasgow.
Web: www.gwsfhs.org.uk
Meeting
South Australia Genealogy & Heraldry Society Inc
Mon 17 NOV at 7:30 pm, Society Library, Unley Road, Adelaide
E-mail: admin@saghs.org.auWeb: www.saghs.org.au
The Good, The Bad and the Insolent: Local Registrars, by Ann Cameron
Largs and District Historical Society
Mon 17 NOV 2008 at 7.30pm, Largs Museum, Kirkgate House, Manse Court, LARGS, KA30 8AW
Web: http://freespace.virgin.net/mike.mackenzie2/LDHSprog.htm
Glasgow Archives, by Claire Paterson
Troon @ Ayrshire Family History Society
Tues 18 NOV 2008
E-mail: info@troonayrshirefhs.org.ukWeb: www.troonayrshirefhs.org.uk
McGonagall and 19th Century Dundee, by David Kett
Tay Valley Family History Society
Wed 19 NOV 2008 at 7.15 p.m, University of Abertay, Bell Street, Dundee
E-mail: tvfhs@tayvalleyfhs.org.ukWeb: www.tayvalleyfhs.org.uk
Paisley High St. - A Brief History, by David Roberts
Renfrewshire Family History Society
Thur 20 NOV 2008, at Paisley Museum
Web: www.renfrewshirefhs.co.uk
Alloway Church 150 year anniversary, by Rev. Neil McNaught
Alloway & Southern Ayrshire Family History Society
Thur 20 NOV 2008 at 7.30 for 7.45 p.m, Alloway Parish Church Halls, Auld Nick's View, Alloway, KA7 4RT
E-mail: secretary@asafhs.co.ukWeb: www.asafhs.co.uk
A Loop in the Forth is worth an Earldom in the North – The Rediscovery of Scotlands's Monastic Landscapes, by Derek Hall (SUAT Ltd)
Dumfriesshire & Galloway Natural History and Antiquarian Society
Fri 21 NOV 2008 at 7.30pm, Cumberland Street Day Centre, Dumfries
Web: http://users.quista.net/dgnhas
Scots and the Caribbean, by Alex Tyrrell
Scottish Ancestry Group, Genealogical Society of Victoria Inc.
Sat 22 NOV 2008 at 1.00pm, GSV meeting room, Level B1 257 Collins StreetMelbourne Victoria 3000
E-mail: gsv@gsv.org.auWeb: www.gsv.org.au
Scots in Poland by Mona Lewis (and meeting)
Borders Family History Society
Sun 23 NOV 2008 at 2.30 pm, Corn Exchange & Ormiston Institute, Market Square, Melrose
Web: www.bordersfhs.org.uk
Antarctic Connections, by John Love
Stornoway Historical Society
Mon 24 NOV 2008 at 8.00pm (doors open 7.30pm), Stornoway Town Hall. Entry is free but donations are welcome.
Web: www.stornowayhistoricalsociety.org.uk
E-mail: info@stornowayhistoricalsociety.org.uk
Visit to Glasgow University Archive
Largs and North Ayrshire Family History Society
Tues 25 NOV 2008 at 7:30 pm
Web: www.largsnafhs.org.uk/home.htm
Evening visit to New Register House
West Lothian Family History Society
Tues 25 NOV 2008
E-mail: honsec@wlfhs.org.ukWeb: www.wlfhs.org.uk
Death by Design - The True Story of Glasgow Necropolis, by Ronnie Scott
Renfrewshire Family History Society
Tues 25 NOV 2008 at 7.30pm, Waterfront Leisure Complex, Conference Suite in Greenock
Web: www.renfrewshirefhs.co.uk
Researching your 19th century soldier family history, by Ken Nisbet
Highland Family History Society
Thur 27 NOV 2008 at 7.30pm, at Netley Centre, Highland Hospice, Bishop’s Road, Inverness, IV3 5SB
Website: www.highlandfhs.org.ukE-mail: jdurham@highlandfhs.org.uk
Blair Castle Archives, by Jane Anderson
North Perthshire Family History Group
Thur 27 NOV 2008 at 7.30pm, The Tryst Hall, behind the Church, West Moulin Road, Pitlochry
Web: www.npfhg.org
Heraldic Times: 1672 – 1716: Uses and Memorials (Lyons, Artists, Writers and Engravers) - St. Andrew lecture by Leslie Hodgson, and St. Andrew Dinner
The Heraldry Society of Scotland
Sat 29 NOV 2008, 7.00pm for 7.45pm, Hepburn Suite, Royal Scots Club, Edinburgh
E-mail: c.napier@napier.aol.com.uk
Web: http://www.heraldry-scotland.co.uk
Chris
www.ScotlandsGreatestStory.co.uk
Scotland's Greatest Story
Professional family history research & genealogical problem solving
Family History Society of Buchan
And now a quick plug for Scotland's youngest family history society, based in Peterhead!
The Family History Society of Buchan was established earlier this year and has just released its second impressive newsletter online, which can be viewed at http://www.fhsb.org.uk/NL3Au08.pdf.
For a society still finding its feet, with 90 members worldwide already, it has a wonderful website at www.fhsb.org.uk and a family history centre already established at Arbuthnot Museum, for which it is looking for volunteers to help out. So if you can help, please do give them a call at 01779 481819, or e-mail Rita Gordon at fhc@fhsb.org.uk .
The society's address is
Family History Society of Buchan
Arbuthnot Museum
St Peter’s Street
PETERHEAD
Aberdeenshire
Scotland
AB42 1QD
Chris
www.ScotlandsGreatestStory.co.uk
Scotland's Greatest Story
Professional family history research & genealogical problem solving
The Family History Society of Buchan was established earlier this year and has just released its second impressive newsletter online, which can be viewed at http://www.fhsb.org.uk/NL3Au08.pdf.
For a society still finding its feet, with 90 members worldwide already, it has a wonderful website at www.fhsb.org.uk and a family history centre already established at Arbuthnot Museum, for which it is looking for volunteers to help out. So if you can help, please do give them a call at 01779 481819, or e-mail Rita Gordon at fhc@fhsb.org.uk .
The society's address is
Family History Society of Buchan
Arbuthnot Museum
St Peter’s Street
PETERHEAD
Aberdeenshire
Scotland
AB42 1QD
Chris
www.ScotlandsGreatestStory.co.uk
Scotland's Greatest Story
Professional family history research & genealogical problem solving
Papal arms - tiara or mitre?
For heraldry fans, the following might be of interest. It appears that there is some debate as to whether Pope Benedict should have a tiara or a mitre on his personal achievement!
For more, see http://shoutsinthepiazza.blogspot.com/2008/01/papal-heraldry.html
Chris
www.ScotlandsGreatestStory.co.uk
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For more, see http://shoutsinthepiazza.blogspot.com/2008/01/papal-heraldry.html
Chris
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Wednesday, 29 October 2008
Hallowe'en is coming...
Here's a wee rhyme that we used to sing when we went Hallowe'en rhyming in the Northern Irish town of Carrickfergus, County Antrim, on the week leading up to the night itself...
Hallowe'en is coming and the goose is getting fat,
Will you please put a penny in the auld man's hat?
If you haven't got a penny, a ha' penny will do,
If you haven't got a ha' penny, then God bless you,
And yer auld man too!
I was once told that this was actually a Christmas song, but on Googling it tonight I'm mightily relieved to see that it wasn't just the kids of Carrick who sang it at Hallowe'en!
Chris
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Hallowe'en is coming and the goose is getting fat,
Will you please put a penny in the auld man's hat?
If you haven't got a penny, a ha' penny will do,
If you haven't got a ha' penny, then God bless you,
And yer auld man too!
I was once told that this was actually a Christmas song, but on Googling it tonight I'm mightily relieved to see that it wasn't just the kids of Carrick who sang it at Hallowe'en!
Chris
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BBC History Magazine - WW1 podcast
BBC History Magazine has an interesting podcast available from its website commemorating the end of World War One, including a contribution from Michael Palin, talking about his forthcoming Timewatch special about the last day of the war, which is to be broadcast in November (time still to be confrmed).
The podcast can be downloaded from http://www.bbchistorymagazine.com/podcast/BBC_History_Nov08_Pt1.mp3 .
UPDATE: the Timewatch programme's military advisor Paul Reed has announced that the programme will be shown this Sunday, 1st November at 8.15pm. Preview clips available at http://www.bbc.co.uk/timewatch/last-day-of-ww1.shtml
Chris
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The podcast can be downloaded from http://www.bbchistorymagazine.com/podcast/BBC_History_Nov08_Pt1.mp3 .
UPDATE: the Timewatch programme's military advisor Paul Reed has announced that the programme will be shown this Sunday, 1st November at 8.15pm. Preview clips available at http://www.bbc.co.uk/timewatch/last-day-of-ww1.shtml
Chris
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IFHF releases Griffith's Valuation Index
The Irish Family History Foundation has released an online index to Griffith's Valuation, the valuation of all lands in Ireland between 1847 and 1864. The index is free of charge and can be found on its Online Record Search System at www.brsgenealogy.com. At present this seems to cover just 21 of Ireland's 32 counties.
It should be pointed out however that the Ask About Ireland website at http://griffiths.askaboutireland.ie/gv4/gv_start.php provides free access not only to an index but to the digitised entries of all the records in Ireland, and for the whole island, making this a much superior resource. Where the IFHF site does score points however is with an excellent feature explaining what the Valuation was about.
Chris
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It should be pointed out however that the Ask About Ireland website at http://griffiths.askaboutireland.ie/gv4/gv_start.php provides free access not only to an index but to the digitised entries of all the records in Ireland, and for the whole island, making this a much superior resource. Where the IFHF site does score points however is with an excellent feature explaining what the Valuation was about.
Chris
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Tuesday, 28 October 2008
1911 Irish Census delayed?
The National Archives of Ireland recently announced that the 1911 census for Kerry, Antrim and Down would be online in October, but it looks like this deadline may unfortunately be about to slip.
A user of the Your Family Tree magazine forum claims to have seen a temporary holding page on the main NAI website this week stating that the census release is to be pushed back to December 2008. The page which has been there for the last few months, announcing the October 2008 release for the aforementioned counties, does indeed appear to have been pulled, with the previous news page reinstated. This earlier page merely states that all records are to be released from December 2007, beginning with Dublin, clearly out of date as they have been online for nearly a year now.
Only three days left for October, so I guess we'll know soon enough!
UPDATE:
It's official - this has just been posted on the NAI website:
The records for 1911 are being digitised first, then those for 1901. The 1911 Census records for Antrim, Down and Kerry will now be placed online in December, rather than October, as previously hoped. We are sorry for any inconvenience caused, and thank you for your patience. Publication of the other counties will follow, in the order listed below, between then and mid-2009. More precise timescales will be posted when available.
Many thanks indeed to HMC at the Your Family Tree forum.
Chris
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A user of the Your Family Tree magazine forum claims to have seen a temporary holding page on the main NAI website this week stating that the census release is to be pushed back to December 2008. The page which has been there for the last few months, announcing the October 2008 release for the aforementioned counties, does indeed appear to have been pulled, with the previous news page reinstated. This earlier page merely states that all records are to be released from December 2007, beginning with Dublin, clearly out of date as they have been online for nearly a year now.
Only three days left for October, so I guess we'll know soon enough!
UPDATE:
It's official - this has just been posted on the NAI website:
The records for 1911 are being digitised first, then those for 1901. The 1911 Census records for Antrim, Down and Kerry will now be placed online in December, rather than October, as previously hoped. We are sorry for any inconvenience caused, and thank you for your patience. Publication of the other counties will follow, in the order listed below, between then and mid-2009. More precise timescales will be posted when available.
Many thanks indeed to HMC at the Your Family Tree forum.
Chris
www.ScotlandsGreatestStory.co.uk
Scotland's Greatest Story
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