Sunday, 12 October 2025

Edinburgh City Libraries Family History Fair on 24 October

From Edinburgh City Libraries (https://yourlibrary.edinburgh.gov.uk/web/arena):

Join us for a Family History Fair at Central Library on Friday 24 October 2025, between 10am and 4pm!

Come along to talk to experts from the following organisations who will be on hand to introduce their collections and answer questions about using materials to search for missing details in your family history. 

We'll be joined by: 

  • Commonwealth War Graves Commission 
  • Edinburgh Central Library  - Edinburgh and Scottish Collection and Digital Teams
  • Edinburgh City Archives 
  • Historic Environment Scotland 
  • National Library of Scotland 
  • National Records of Scotland and Scotland's People 
  • National War Museum Library
  • Scottish Genealogy Society 
  • and The Royal Scots


There will also be a series of presentations held throughout the day. Both the day and talks are free to attend, but the talks should be booked in advance via TicketSource.

Read the full Family History Fair programme on the blog at https://zurl.co/mQieA 

We hope to see you there! 

NB: The speakers on the day include Jackie Sangster, Learning Manager from Historic Environment Scotland, and Ken Nisbet from the Scottish Genealogy Society.

(Source: Edinburgh City Libraries Facebook page)

Chris 

Order Researching Ancestral Crisis in Ireland in the UK at https://bit.ly/4jJWSEh. Also available -Tracing Your Belfast AncestorsTracing 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.

No comments:

Post a Comment