Family Tree magazine (www.family-tree.co.uk) has designated February as Scottish Family History Month, with various themed events on its website, including how-to guides, videos, and top tips on tracing your Scottish ancestors.
In addition, there will be a series of four webinars throughout the month to help you get the best with your Scottish research, one of which I am delighted to be giving. Each talk is an hour long, and will be followed by a 30 minute Q&A session.
Here is the programme:
Exploring Scottish family history records
3 February 7pm
Expert genealogist Michelle Leonard takes us through the key records that can help you explore the lives and times of your Scottish ancestors.
How to use sheriff court records for Scottish family history
10 February 7pm
Join expert genealogist Emma Maxwell for a one-hour talk on how to use Sheriff Court records to discover your Scottish ancestors. Criminal records, marriage contracts and wills are just a few of the treasures that can be found within the Sheriff Court records. Emma will explain what the records are, how to use them in your research, and what is available both online and offline.
Solve your Scottish genealogy problems
17 February 7pm
Join expert genealogist Kirsty Wilkinson for a one-hour talk on the different ways you can approach a brick wall in your family tree. Kirsty will explore problem solving using various Scottish records.
Down and out in Scotland: Researching ancestral crisis
24 February 7pm
Expert genealogist Chris Paton explains how the struggles that our ancestors faced have often produced a rich source of records. In this one-hour talk, Chris will talk us through the various records, explaining how to access and use these to dig deep into the life and times of your Scottish ancestors.
I hope you can join us throughout the month - as always, it promises to be great craic!
To register for the talks please visit the magazin's website at https://www.family-tree.co.uk/news/scottish-family-history-month-february-2021/.
Chris
Pre-order my next book, Sharing Your Family History Online, at https://bit.ly/SharingFamHist. My book Tracing Your Scottish Family History on the Internet, at http://bit.ly/ChrisPaton-Scottish2 is also out, as 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.
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