Scottish Indexes 30th anniversary conference

The 30th Scottish Indexes Conference will take place on Saturday 22 November 2025, with the following speakers and talks lined up for the event:

• Introducing the Ordnance Survey Name Books and historical tax rolls on Scotland's People by Tessa Spencer, Head of Learning at the National Records of Scotland
• An Arran Jigsaw: some records relating to people and places between the sixteenth and eighteenth centuries by Robert Urquhart of Abbotshall Palaeography
• 5th Duke of Buccleuch: a forward thinking landed aristocrat by Craig Thomas, Assistant Archivist at Buccleuch Living Heritage Trust
• The Doctor will see your ancestors now by Fiona Musk NHS Grampian Archivist
• Weaving the threads of time: exploring the lives of Dundee textile workers by Caroline Brown, University Archivist and an Assistant Director in the Library Academic and Cultural Services at the University of Dundee
• Scottish Genealogy Q&A hosted by Graham and Emma Maxwell  

Congratulations to Graham and Emma on reaching this milestone event. The conference is free to attend, and you can find out more details on how to do so at their conferences page at https://www.scottishindexes.com/conference.aspx.

Chris 

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