Tuesday 1 December 2020

Scottish Indexes conference timetable announced for Sunday 6th December

The next Scottish Indexes (www.scottishindexes.com) conference takes place this coming Sunday 6th December 2020, and the good folks running the event have just uploaded the timetable for the day. As per previous events the sessions will be run twice to allow as many people worldwide to drop in as possible. Here are the times for the events for Scotland:

07.00 Introduction
07.10 'The Highlands: Jacobites, Clearances and Emigration’, by Lorna Steele
08.15 'Orkney Family History Society', by Jackie Harrison
08.30 ‘Using Kirk Session Records’ by Emma Maxwell
09.30 ‘Your Burning DNA Questions’, by Michelle Leonard
10.30 'Using FindMyPast to go Beyond Basic Birth, Marriage & Death Records', by Myko Clelland.
11.30 Genealogy Q&A hosted by Graham and Emma Maxwell
12.30 'Borders Family History Society', an interview with Elma Fleming.
13.00 'Understanding Scottish Inheritance Records' by Chris Paton.
14.00 'Researching Scottish Ancestors from a Distance', by B.J. Jamieson.

And in round 2...

15.00 Introduction
15.10 'The Highlands: Jacobites, Clearances and Emigration’, by Lorna Steele.
16.15 'Orkney Family History Society', by Jackie Harrison.
16.30 ‘Using Kirk Session Records’ by Emma Maxwell.
17.30 ‘Your Burning DNA Questions’, by Michelle Leonard.
18.30 'Using FindMyPast to go Beyond Basic Birth, Marriage & Death Records', by Myko Clelland.
19.30 Genealogy Q&A hosted by Graham and Emma Maxwell
20.30 'Borders Family History Society', an interview with Elma Fleming.
21.00 'Understanding Scottish Inheritance Records' by Chris Paton.
22.00 'Researching Scottish Ancestors from a Distance', by B.J. Jamieson.

For the worldwide equivalent timetables, and to find out more about the speakers participating, please visit www.scottishindexes.com.

I've just recorded my talk on Scottish inheritance records, and am looking forward to getting stuck in again on Sunday - hopefully see you there!


Chris

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