Scottish Indexes conference on November 23rd

Graham and Emma Maxwell will be hosting their next Scottish Indexes conference, the twenty-sixth conference, on November 23rd 2024, with registration now open.

The following speakers have already been confirmed:

• 'Housing the Miners' by Kay Williams 
• 'Town and Gown – St Andrews University Archive' by Sarah Rodriguez.
• ‘Historic Scotland in the archives: Using Historic Environment Scotland Archives to explore historic sites around Scotland’ by Joseph Waterfield.
• 'Using the internet & PRONI for Northern Irish research' by Chris Paton.
• 'Beyond ScotlandsPeople: Breaking Down Brick Walls in Scottish Research' by Alison Spring.

For further details, and to register, please visit https://www.scottishindexes.com/conference.aspx.

Chris 

Order Tracing Your Belfast Ancestors in the UK at https://bit.ly/BelfastAncestors. Also available - Tracing Your Irish Ancestors Through Land Records, Sharing Your Family History Online, Tracing Your Scottish Family History on the Internet, Tracing Your Irish Family History on the Internet (2nd ed), and Tracing Your Scottish Ancestry Through Church and State Records - to purchase, please visit https://bit.ly/ChrisPatonPSbooks. For purchase in tthe USA visit https://www.penandswordbooks.com. Further news published daily on The Scottish GENES Facebook page, on Threads at @scottishgenesblog and via Mastodon at https://mastodon.scot/@ScottishGENES.

FindmyPast adds historic Jamaican parish records

FindmyPast (www.findmypast.co.uk) has added the following records this week:

Jamaica Baptisms, 1664-1880

This week's first new set consists of 404,465 Jamaican baptism records, which cover churches across the island between 1664 and 1880.

Jamaica Marriages, 1664-1880

We've also bolstered our Jamaican marriage records - there are 89,180 transcriptions for you to discover. These new records also cover from 1664 to 1880.

Jamaica Burials, 1664-1880

If your ancestor was buried in Jamaica between 1664 and 1880, their name may appear within these 196,146 brand-new burial records.

For further details on this and other releases, please visit https://www.findmypast.co.uk/blog/new/jamaica-baptisms-burials-marriages-daily-express.

Chris

Order Tracing Your Belfast Ancestors in the UK at https://bit.ly/BelfastAncestors. Also available - Tracing Your Irish Ancestors Through Land Records, Sharing Your Family History Online, Tracing Your Scottish Family History on the Internet, Tracing Your Irish Family History on the Internet (2nd ed), and Tracing Your Scottish Ancestry Through Church and State Records - to purchase, please visit https://bit.ly/ChrisPatonPSbooks. For purchase in tthe USA visit https://www.penandswordbooks.com. Further news published daily on The Scottish GENES Facebook page, on Threads at @scottishgenesblog and via Mastodon at https://mastodon.scot/@ScottishGENES.

British Newspaper Archive passes 85 million pages of content

The British Newspaper Archive (www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk) has just passed 85 million pages of content, with the current total at time of writing being 85,001,400 pages. 

Unfortunately there are only a few scraps of Scottish and Irish content added in the last 30 days:

Kirkintilloch Herald
1961

Falkirk Herald
1996

Motherwell Times
1990

Derry Journal
1998-1999

Chris

Order Tracing Your Belfast Ancestors in the UK at https://bit.ly/BelfastAncestors. Also available - Tracing Your Irish Ancestors Through Land Records, Sharing Your Family History Online, Tracing Your Scottish Family History on the Internet, Tracing Your Irish Family History on the Internet (2nd ed), and Tracing Your Scottish Ancestry Through Church and State Records - to purchase, please visit https://bit.ly/ChrisPatonPSbooks. For purchase in tthe USA visit https://www.penandswordbooks.com. Further news published daily on The Scottish GENES Facebook page, on Threads at @scottishgenesblog and via Mastodon at https://mastodon.scot/@ScottishGENES.

PRONI workshop in Belfast on October 23rd

For those in Belfast:

PRONI - Getting started workshop at Whiterock Library
 
Wednesday, October 23, 2024 from 12:30 PM to 1:30 PM (United Kingdom Time)
Whiterock Library • Belfast BT12 7FW  

Are you thinking of starting your family history, or local history research?

We are delighted to be on tour at Whiterock Library to hold an onsite workshop.

This workshop has been designed to help you get started using PRONI's own online services and other online resources.

It is also a chance for you to ask your questions directly to PRONI staff!

To sign up visit https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/proni-getting-started-workshop-at-whiterock-library-tickets-1044876191817

Chris

Order Tracing Your Belfast Ancestors in the UK at https://bit.ly/BelfastAncestors. Also available - Tracing Your Irish Ancestors Through Land Records, Sharing Your Family History Online, Tracing Your Scottish Family History on the Internet, Tracing Your Irish Family History on the Internet (2nd ed), and Tracing Your Scottish Ancestry Through Church and State Records - to purchase, please visit https://bit.ly/ChrisPatonPSbooks. For purchase in tthe USA visit https://www.penandswordbooks.com. Further news published daily on The Scottish GENES Facebook page, on Threads at @scottishgenesblog and via Mastodon at https://mastodon.scot/@ScottishGENES.

Internet Archive is currently offline following hack

The Internet Archive at https://archive.org has been down since at least Thursday, with the following message displayed:

Temporarily Offline

Internet Archive services are temporarily offline.

Please check our official accounts, including Twitter/X, Bluesky or Mastodon for the latest information.

We apologize for the inconvenience.

Hopefully it shouldn't be to long before it is back up again.

UPDATE: The Internet Archive was hacked a few days ago. See https://www.forbes.com/sites/daveywinder/2024/10/10/internet-hacked-wayback-machine-down-31-million-passwords-stolen/

Chris

Order Tracing Your Belfast Ancestors in the UK at https://bit.ly/BelfastAncestors. Also available - Tracing Your Irish Ancestors Through Land Records, Sharing Your Family History Online, Tracing Your Scottish Family History on the Internet, Tracing Your Irish Family History on the Internet (2nd ed), and Tracing Your Scottish Ancestry Through Church and State Records - to purchase, please visit https://bit.ly/ChrisPatonPSbooks. For purchase in tthe USA visit https://www.penandswordbooks.com. Further news published daily on The Scottish GENES Facebook page, on Threads at @scottishgenesblog and via Mastodon at https://mastodon.scot/@ScottishGENES.