Heredis 2024 family tree software now on sale

Fom the family tree software company Heredis (https://www.heredis.com):

Introducing Heredis 2024 and the Family Chronology!

Immerse yourself in your family's history with the Family Chronology!

• A new document to easily visualize your ancestors' lifespans (and there's even more to it)!
• Compare the lives of several ancestors or groups of persons in your family tree in a single glance, then picture their overlapping lives to figure out who knew whom!
• Find out how old they were when their children or grandchildren were born, to give just one example.
• Place your ancestors in the context of their time period.
• Group your chronologies by places of birth: you will easily identify ancestors who may have crossed each other’s path!
• This document also highlights potential gaps in your genealogy: you'll be able to spot missing dates for major events very easily.
• Put the spotlight on specific surnames in your genealogy by grouping them together.
• Easily identify all those who are not related by blood to the primary person.

More Heredis 2024 features:

• The Mixed Wheel, which can display all your ancestors and descendants,
• New options available for all the wheels,
• The option to rename your media,
• The option to choose from various date formats in your documents,
• Data protection,
• Easier transmission of your genealogy files from one device to another,
• Plus, of course, over 50 improvements and fixes!

 

And to celebrate the release of Heredis 2024, your mobile application is available at 50 % off!

Till October 1st, 2023, download the Heredis 2024 app on your tablet or smartphone and enjoy a 50% discount.

This new version has been updated to meet the requirements of the latest operating systems. It also includes several improvements:

• The ability to enter source citation in basic and comprehensive modes: assign the same source to 2 different citations for events and facts.
• The same source can be associated several times with an event or a fact.
• Import or export with the new compressed format (.hmwz) to open files from a 2023 or 2024 version and from all platforms.
• Better default language management.

 

For further details visit https://www.heredis.com - a trai version of the new software version is available.

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.

RootsIreland subscription discount

From RootsIreland (www.rootsireland.ie):

Special Offer - 25% Off Annual Subscriptions!

Discover your Irish roots by taking out a 12-month subscription for Roots Ireland with a 25% discount from 2nd September to 17th September 2023!*

To avail of this offer just go to the following link and login using your existing RootsIreland login details:Â http://www.rootsireland.ie. If you currently have a subscription, click My Account, My Subscription and Start a New Subscription. The special deal subscription will then begin once your current subscription runs out. 

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.

Culturlann Inbhir Nis crowdfunder to help buy Inverness's East Church for new Gaelic centre

Culturlann Inbhir Nis, the Inverness based organisation that is seeking to create a new Gaelic heritage and language centre in the heart of the city, has identified premises that it wishes to buy to do so - the former East Church building on Academy Street:

Tha an t-àm air tighinn! The time has come!

 

If you feel a connection with Gaelic language, culture or music then please, please help us. The East Church is currently on the market and is THE perfect venue to open a Gaelic language and culture centre. It feels like our home, ar dachaigh. If we all give what we can, even just a £1, we really could achieve our goal. If you are unable to donate then please hit the share button, tell your friends about us, raise awareness.

 

This is a huge opportunity but we need to act FAST. Donate now - crowdfunder.co.uk/p/ardachaigh

 

Tapadh leibh!

 

Comment: Even if you are not learning or speaking Gaelic, but have ancestors from Inverness that used the church, this would be a great way to ensure that the building continues in good use on behalf of the local community!

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.

Stirling Council demolishes 117 year old Christie Clock Tower

This one has caused a bit of anger in Stirling. Citing structural concerns, the local council has destroyed the 117 year old Christie Clock Tower, built to commemorate a former provost of the royal burgh, in an overnight operation beyond the gaze of the public. It's possible the council might have been asleep for 117 years, and hence why they haven't previously addressed the issue.

The council noted the following in comments made to the BBC:

"Contractors tried valiantly for five hours to remove the crown of this well-loved landmark but, unfortunately, due to the lack of stability within the clock structure, the pillar also had to be removed from site.

"Sections of the clock have been removed intact and all stonework associated with the clock tower has been removed from site and stored to allow further investigation and work."

"Repair work on the base will commence over the next two weeks and we will shortly begin a review of a restoration project on the pillar, crown and clock."

The full story is available at https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-tayside-central-66695251

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.

National Library of Scotland touring exhibitions in September

From the National Library of Scotland (www.nls.uk), news of  touring exhibnitions making their way around Scotland in September:

Scotland’s Photograph Album – Explore 100 years of Scottish photography at Newington Library, available until 03 November. See https://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/directory-record/1229192/newington-library for more information. 

 

Lifting the Lid – Learn about the history of Scottish food and drink. The tour around West Lothian Libraries starts today. To see specific locations and dates, visit https://www.westlothian.gov.uk/libraries

Going to the Pictures – Discover the magic of the movies in Scotland by visiting our displays touring around @LiveArgyllLib starting with Oban Library from 20 September. Visit https://liveargyll.co.uk/facilities/libraries/ for more information. 

 

If you are interested in hosting one of our free touring displays, please contact exhibitions@nls.uk

 

(Source: NLS on facebook at https://www.facebook.com/NationalLibraryOfScotland)

 

 

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.

New series of Speak Gaelic starts September 18th

If you have been following the BBC Alba series Speak Gaelic, to help you to learn the Gàidhlig language (Scottish Gaelic), you'll be pleased to learn that the new series will start on September 18th on BBC Alba (also via the iPlayer and the SpeakGaelic YouTube channel).

If you have already completed the Duolingo based Scottish Gaelic course (www.duolingo.com), then you may wish to go back to revisit it, as a bumper addition of new lessons has also just been added. Having completed the course well over a year and a half ago, I have dived back in and found it to be a good way of revising a lot of new content that I have learned since then from other sources, (not least the SQA Higher in Gaelic for Learners obtained via eSgoil, and an online course taught through Sabhal Mòr Ostaig over the summer).  

Finally on the Gaelic front, I have added a few more words to my Genealogy Terms for Gaelic Learners page at http://scottishgenes.blogspot.com/p/gaelic-genealogy.html, and found via the menu above.

Cum a' dol!

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.

Ancestry adds UK Passengers and Seamen BMDs 1891-1922

Ancestry (www.ancestry.co.uk) has added the following collection:

UK, Registers and Indexes of Births, Marriages and Deaths of Passengers and Seamen at Sea, 1891-1922
https://www.ancestry.co.uk/search/collections/62598/
Source: BT 334: Registry of Shipping and Seamen: Registers and Indexes of Births, Marriages and Deaths of Passengers and Seamen at Sea. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives.

About UK, Registers and Indexes of Births, Marriages and Deaths of Passengers and Seamen at Sea, 1891-1922

General collection information

This collection comprises records of births, marriages, and deaths of passengers and seamen while they were at sea. The records are dated between 1891 and 1972 and include information for British citizens and foreign-born passengers aboard British ships. Some records contain information about sailors who died while ashore. Entries in the registers are handwritten in English.

Using this collection

Records in this collection may include the following information:

• Name
• Birth date and place
• Gender
• Occupation
• Marriage date, place, and age
• Marital status
• Death date, place, and age
• Spouse's name and maiden name
• Spouse's marriage age and occupation
• Parents' names, nationalities, and birthplaces
• Father's occupation
• Mother's maiden name
• Spouse's parents names
• Spouse's father's occupation
• Spouse's mother's maiden name
• Registration month and year

The records in this collection may allow you to verify that your ancestor was born, married, or died while aboard a British ship. Similar to vital records produced by churches and local governments, these records contain many family names to help you expand your family research. You may discover what your ancestors did for a living and where their family roots lay.

Further details via the link.

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.

Temporary closure of Presbyterian Historical Society of Ireland library and archive

I was considering visitng the Presbyterian Historical Society of Ireland's library and archive in Belfast next week, but have come across the following message on its home page, posted on July 31st:

The PHSI Library and Archive will be closed for the next few weeks due to a change in prevailing circumstances.

We apologise for any inconvenience.

For any enquiries about our services please email the Librarian at phsilibrarian@pcinet.org.

Hopefully the society will re-open again soon. For more on the society visit https://presbyterianhistoryireland.com.

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.

RootsIreland adds more Kerry records

From RootsIreland (www.rootsireland.ie) via email today:

New Kerry Records

We are delighted to announce the addition of over 9,000 new Kerry Roman Catholic marriage records to our database at Roots Ireland! They are as follows:

• Killorglin Marriages: 1798-1851 & 1884-1911 (7,986 records);
• Ballyheigue Marriages: 1858-1900 (1,142 records) ;

For an up to date list of sources for Kerry and to search these records, go to kerry.rootsireland.ie and login or subscribe as required.

Yours Sincerely
rootsireland.ie

 

On the RootsIreland site itself, the following Kerry records were also announced yesterday:

We are delighted to announce the addition of over 25,600 new Kerry Roman Catholic baptismal and marriages records to our database at Roots Ireland! They are as follows:

• Killorglin Marriages: 1798-1851 & 1884-1911 (7,986 records);
• Ballyheigue Marriages: 1858-1900 (1,142 records) ;
• Dingle Baptisms: 1823-1899 (16,521 records).
  

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.

ScotlandsPeople resumes certificate ordering service

From ScotlandsPeople (www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk):

Our certificate ordering service on ScotlandsPeople is now available, having been offline while we carried out essential maintenance.

 

Thank you for your patience and apologies for any inconvenience.

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.