New publications from Dumfries and Galloway FHS

From Dumfries and Galloway FHS (https://dgfhs.org.uk):

During October we have released 30 updated Memorial Inscription and OPR booklets. These are all available in the Online Shop and listed on our Publications page.**

An updated Publication List and Order Form are now available on the Downloads page of the RESOURCES menu.

In view of the restrictions we have had to impose as a result of Coronavirus, we are still unable to open our Research Centre and to complete any Mail Orders. However, our Online Shop is available where you will be able to purchase PDFs of all of our own publications and Newsletters, and pay for them using PayPal.
 
GRAVEYARD TRANSCRIPTION PROJECT

We have launched a Graveyard Transcription Project to begin to transcribe the 65,000 photos we have collected from our Graveyard Photographic Project. We are trying to create a snapshot of our Local History and we hope you will want to be part of it. We are seeking people willing to spend a few hours to create a Word, or similar, file of transcriptions from the photos we have. This is a massive task, but with help from many of the individuals interested in Family History throughout the world we can create a wonderful archive.

If you are interested in helping with this project, please contact miproject@dgfhs.org.uk for further details. You can also view this on our website at https://dgfhs.org.uk/graveyard-transcription-project/

(**From their website:  Last week we added updated Memorial Inscriptions for Applegarth and Sibbaldbie, Canonbie Volumes 1 & 2, Closeburn Dalgarnock, Dalton, Dornock Volumes 1 & 2, Dryfesdale and Dryfebridge, Dunscore Village, Durisdeer and Kirkbride, Gretna, Half Morton and Tower of Sark, Johnstone, Kirkmichael, Kirkmichael Garrel, Kirkpatrick Fleming Kirkconnel. This week we have added updated Memorial Inscriptions for Langholm Old Graveyard, Langholm Staplegordon, Langholm Wauchope Vols 1 & 2, Mouswald, St Mungo, Torthorwald, Tundergarth, Wamphray, Westerkirk and Old Parish Registers for Applegarth and Sibbaldbie, Canonbie, Dunscore.) 

(With thanks to the society via email)

Chris

My next 5 week Scotland 1750-1850: Beyond the Old Parish Registers course starts November 2nd - see https://www.pharostutors.com/details.php?coursenumber=302. My book Tracing Your Scottish Family History on the Internet, at http://bit.ly/ChrisPaton-Scottish2 is now out, 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.