Slight delay on Tracing Your Scottish Family History on the Internet publication

Today was meant to be the day that my next book, Tracing Your Scottish Family History on the Internet, was to be published by Pen and Sword, but I am sorry to have to advise that there will be a short delay, due to issues linked with the current pandemic situation. I have been advised that the book will be delivered to the warehouse next week now, a week later than originally scheduled, with pre-orders etc to be sent out shortly after that. So it will be a few more days to go yet - sorry if you were expecting to get it through your door tomorrow, I was only made aware of there being a possible issue yesterday, and chased up the publisher this morning to find out what has been happening.

In the meantime, if you have not done so, and if it is your cup of tea, you can pre-order the book at https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/Tracing-Your-Scottish-Family-History-on-the-Internet-Paperback/p/17717.  Here's a rough idea of what to expect!

Tracing Your Scottish Family History on the Internet

Scotland is a land with a proud and centuries long history that far pre-dates its membership of Great Britain and the United Kingdom. Today in the 21st century it is also a land that has done much to make its historical records accessible, to help those with Caledonian ancestry trace their roots back to earlier times and a world long past.

In Tracing Your Scottish Family History on the Internet, Chris Paton expertly guides the family historian through the many Scottish records offerings available, but also cautions the reader that not every record is online, providing detailed advice on how to use web based finding aids to locate further material across the country and beyond. He also examines social networking and the many DNA platforms that are currently further revolutionising online Scottish research.

From the Scottish Government websites offering access to our most important national records, to the holdings of local archives, libraries, family history societies, and online vendors, Chris Paton takes the reader across Scotland, from the Highlands and Islands, through the Central Belt and the Lowlands, and across the diaspora, to explore the various flavours of Scottishness that have bound us together as a nation for so long.

Chapter 1 – Gateways and Institutions

Recording information

Gateway sites

The National Records of Scotland (NRS)

Local archives

The National Archives (TNA)

The National Library of Scotland (NLS)

Other Libraries

Historic Environment Scotland

Family and Local History Societies

Commercial Vendors and Services

      Ancestry

      FindmyPast

      Scottish Indexes

      Old Scottish Genealogy & Family History

      TheGenealogist

      Forces War Records

      Deceased Online
      FamilySearch
      MyHeritage

Professional Researchers

Online Family History Courses

Networking and Communication

      Tree Building

      Discussion Forums

      Social Media

      Magazines

Languages and Handwriting

Chapter 2 – Who were they? ScotlandsPeople

The Home Page

Search for People

      Statutory Registers

      Church Registers

      Census Returns

      Valuation Rolls

      Legal Records

      Poor Relief and Migration Records

Search for Places

Image Library

Other Main Menu Options

      Help and Guidance

      Certificates and Copies

      Our Charges

      News and Features

Chapter 3 – Who were they? Further Sources

            Further Scottish vital records

            Other UK vital records

            Burials

            Confirmation and probate records

            Further census resources and population lists

            Directories

Land registration

Maps and gazetteers

Newspapers and books

Biographical resources

DNA testing

Chapter 4 – Occupations 
 

Farmers and Labourers

Crafts, Trades and Merchants

Businesses

The Church

Teachers and Students

Medical

Communications

Mining

Shipbuilding

Theatrical

Photographers

Architects

Pensions

Military Service

      Pre-Union

      Fencibles, Militias and Volunteers

      Jacobites

      The British Army

      First World War

      Domestic Tragedies

      Civilians at War

      The RAF

      The Royal Navy

Post-1945 Military Records

Merchant Seamen

Law and Order

The Poor

Chapter 5 – County by County

Aberdeenshire

Angus

Argyllshire

Ayrshire

Banffshire

Berwickshire

Buteshire

Caithness

Clackmannanshire

Dumfriesshire

Dunbartonshire

East Lothian

Fife

Inverness-shire

Kincardineshire

Kinross-shire

Kirkcudbrightshire

Lanarkshire

Midlothian

Morayshire

Nairnshire

Orkney

Peebles-shire

Perthshire

Renfrewshire

Ross and Cromarty

Roxburghshire

Selkirkshire

Shetland

Stirlingshire

Sutherland

West Lothian

Wigtownshire
The Western Isles

Chapter 6 – Scotland's Diaspora

Ireland

England and the British Empire

Europe

USA

Canada

            Jamaica and the Caribbean

South America

Australia

New Zealand

India

Further Reading

Index

I will advise when it is formally out, as soon as I am updated. Thanks for your patience!

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.