Friday 17 April 2020

More on Scottish Indexes' virtual conference event on May 1st

From Scottish Indexes (www.scottishindexes.com):

Free Scottish Family History Virtual Conference - 1 May 2020

Learn how to trace your Scottish family history from home.After their successful first event in April 2020, ​www.scottishindexes.com​ will again bring togethersome of Scotland’s leading genealogists for a full day of family history.

The Scottish Indexes Conference will start at 7 am (BST) on Friday 1 May 2020 and finish after 10pm (BST). The virtual event will be live-streamed to the Scottish Indexes Facebook group (http://www.facebook.com/groups/scottishindexes​) and will be available on Zoom.

The interactive programme will feature the presentations DNA Testing for Family History by Michelle Leonard, Tracing the Irish in Scotland by Chris Paton, Sources in Scotland for Tracing Scottish Emigrants by Kirsty Wilkinson, among others. George MacKenzie, former Keeper of the Records of Scotland,will deliver an intriguing presentation, ...bread & cheese & kisses is not enough.... There will be opportunities to ask the expert panellists questions throughout the day.

Speaking about the last conference, professional genealogist Cinda Baxter said, “A huge and hearty thanks again to Emma and Graham for providing the virtual conference. What a labor of love (and terrific gift) during these crazy times.”

Attendee Lyn Fogarty said, “Thanks to your guest speakers. Informative, funny and interesting.”

To register simply join the Scottish Indexes group on Facebook (www.facebook.com/groups/scottishindexes​), or to register on Zoom follow the directions on www.scottishindexes.com​.

(With thanks to Emma Maxwell)



COMMENT: This should be another fun day, and I look forward to dipping in with my fellow speakers throughout the day! The following video (also at https://youtu.be/_8knmdul-dM) provides a flavour of the previous conference:




And if you missed my previous presentation Discover Scottish Civil Registration Records from the last event, you can find the full thing available online at https://youtu.be/boU7BRlVGp8, and reproduced below!



Hopefully see you there!

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.

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