Exploring Family History events at PRONI, Belfast, 19-23 February 2024

So it's all happening in Belfast this month!

Exploring Family History 2024
19th February to 23rd February at PRONI
Public Records Office of Northern Ireland
North of Ireland Family History Society
ABC Family History Association

Help and Information Monday to Friday 10am to 4pm

• How can a family history society help you on your quest to tell the stories of your ancestors?
• How can you find relevant records and resources?
• How can DNA enhance your research?
• All this and more - ask us questions, get advice and even buy a DNA kit at a special price of £40.

Guided behind the scenes tour of PRONI Tuesday 20th Feb 2.15pm, and Wednesday 21st Feb at 2.15pm

Your opportunity to see what goes on behind the scenes at PRONI.
Spaces are limited so book now at PRONI Tour and Document Display Tickets

Daily Talks - all free! Book here Exploring Family History 2024

ABC Family History Association - Finding Connections Tuesday 20th Feb 11am-12pm
Joy Smith will explain what membership of ABC Family History Association can mean for you and
how it can enrich your family history experience.

Introduction to NIFHS Sources Tuesday 20th Feb 1-2pm
Andrew Kane will explain what unique records are held by the North of Ireland Family History
Society and how the society can help you with your family history research.

Understanding DNA Wednesday 21st Feb 1-2pm
DNA is an excellent addition to your family history toolbox. Martin McDowell will explain how you
can benefit by comparing your DNA with others who also have ancestors from Northern Ireland.

The Really Useful Talk Thursday 22nd Feb 1-2pm
Steve Manning from the Family History Federation will be explaining how the federation works to
promote family history and the work of societies across the British Isles.

NIFHS Projects Friday 23rd Feb 1-2pm
Members of the North of Ireland Family History Society will be explaining about their local
transcription and DNA projects and how both can benefit the wider family history community both
locally and around the world 

 (With thanks to Linda at NIFHS!)

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.

Glasgow Women's Library 2023 summer events programme

Glasgow Women's Library has announced its summer events programme at https://womenslibrary.org.uk/2023/05/25/summer-programme-2023-events-at-a-glance/. From a history and family history perspective there are many events, some of them scheduled over more thaqn one date, including:

• Making Her Mark exhibition (uncovering stories from Renfrewshire’s Making Her Mark project)
• Women’s History in Dennistoun: Film and Information event
• Discover Women’s History in Dennistoun
• East End Women’s Heritage Bike Ride
• West End Women’s Heritage Walk
• Garnethill Women’s Heritage Walk
• The Lost Voices of Partition (India)
• Merchant City Women’s Heritage Walk

Full detail on dates, times and locations, via the link above.

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 the USA visit https://www.penandswordbooks.com. Further news published daily on The Scottish GENES Facebook page, and on Twitter @genesblog.

MyHeritage free access to Irish Records, and Mother's Day DNA sale

MyHeritage (www.myheritage.com) is offering free access to its Irish collections for this year's St. Patrick's Day weekend:

We are pleased to announce that in honor of St. Patrick’s Day this year, we are making all 106 of our Irish record collections available to search for free for a limited time, March 14–19, 2023! If you have Irish heritage, you may get lucky and discover a family treasure!

The MyHeritage Irish collections include Irish birth, marriage, death, census, wills, atlases, directories, calendars, historical books, registers, passenger lists, prisoner, and registration records. Many of the collections also include images.

You can discover more at https://blog.myheritage.com/2023/03/free-irish-records-for-st-patricks-day/ - the records themselves can be searched at https://www.myheritage.com/research/category-Ireland/ireland-genealogy-vital-records.

There's also a MyHeritage DNA promotion at https://www.myheritage.com/dna for Mother's Day.

Chris

Pre-order Tracing Your Belfast Ancestors 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. Further news published daily on The Scottish GENES Facebook page, and on Twitter @genesblog.

Scottish and Northern Irish genealogy events in March 2022

The following is a listing for March 2022 of Scottish and Northern Irish hosted/themed genealogy events, and Scottish/Northern Irish themed events worldwide. I have tried to include as many as I have been able to locate, but if your society is hosting an event, I'd be more than happy to list it in future posts (or to amend this one if it is in March!). To share details, please email me at chrismpaton@outlook.com

Most of these sessions are online, although some are attendance based where indicated, and some may be for society members only, but please check the relevant links for further details.

Wed, 2 March 2022, 7.00pm – 8.30pm (GMT)
Family Finder: Session 2 of 2, with Martin McDowell  
NIFHS Education
www.nifhs.org/events

Thurs 3-Sat 5 March 2022
RootsTech - various presentations, see www.familysearch.org/rootstech/

Sat, 5 March 2022, 14:00 – 16:00 (GMT)
Another helping of place names in the North-East
Aberdeen and North-East Scotland FHS
https://www.anesfhs.org.uk/meetings-events/events/event/343-mbf2022mar

Sat, 5 March 2022, 2.00pm (GMT)
Banking Records in Scotland, by Sian Yates
Anglo Scottish FHS Meeting
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/anglo-scottish-fhs-meeting-banking-records-in-scotland-tickets-250089533527

Sun, 6 March 2022, 9.30am – 2.30pm (local time)
Roxburghshire County Records
Genealogical Society of Queensland Scottish group
www.gsq.org.au/event/scottish-group-2021-11-07-2022-03-06/

Mon, 7 March 2022 10am – 11am (local time)
Border Reivers, by Wendy Mayfield  
Scottish Interest Group, Ontario Genealogical Society
https://scottishsig.ogs.on.ca/calendar/border-reivers/

Mon, 7 March 2022, 7.00pm – 8.30pm (GMT)
In the Ranks of Death, by Richard Doherty
Foyle Branch NIFHS
www.nifhs.org/events

Mon, 7 March 2022, 8.00pm - 9:30pm (GMT)
Our Houses through Time In Balloo & Ballyminstragh Part one : A tale of two Houses, by Leslie Simpson
Killyleagh Branch NIFHS
www.nifhs.org/events

Tues, 8 March 2022, 8.30pm (GMT)
Tracing Your Irish Ancestors Through Land Records, Chris Paton
Genealogical Society of Ireland
https://familyhistory.ie

Tues, 8 March 2022, 7.30pm (GMT)
A Decent Looking Woman in the Early Prime of Life: How it all went wrong for Sarah Gregg, by  Margaret Fox
North Ayrshire FHS
http://northayrshirefhs.org.uk/meetings.html

Tues, 8 March 2022, 7.30pm – 9.00pm (GMT)
Far from the Green Fields of Erin: Ulster Emigrants and their Stories, by Dr. David Hume
Lisburn Branch NIFHS
www.nifhs.org/events

Wed, 9 March 2022, 7pm (GMT)
Stroma to Waas and Rossie to Ross, by Jane Harris
Caithness FHS
https://caithnessfhs.org.uk/news_view.php?id=1202202218451539918

Wed, 9 March 2022, 7pm (GMT)
Going Beyond Names, Dates and Places, by Ken Nisbet*
Central Scotland FHS
www.csfhs.org.uk/index.php/info/syllabus  (*change from the previously advertised session)

Thurs, 10 March 2022, 7pm (GMT)
Donna Moore discusses the work of the Women's Library
Lanarkshire FHS
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUkc-GoqT8jGNArQpnY9DUsnjDSQFvZFy7D?fbclid=IwAR3Hp2VaOlA8V1R_3YJ8RN5-9bzibC50YkN9LEIiOwaGHxC8M_ag_yaJ8oM

Fri, 11 March 2022, 7.00pm – 8.30pm (GMT)
Griffith’s Valuation Records – class by Anne Johnston
NIFHS Education
www.nifhs.org/events

Sat, 12 March 2022 (all day)
Scottish Indexes Conference XVI – various speakers:
* Reading Old Scottish Handwriting, by Rachel Hart
* Your Scottish Archives, by John Pelan
* Who’s Afraid of the Big Bad Will? Why Scottish wills and testaments are not that scary and how they can help you with your family history, by Robert Urquhart
* “One wants you at home to think it’s all heroic & splendid”: Part 2 of a journey through the Waring of Lennel papers, by George MacKenzie
* Breach of Promise of Marriage Cases, by Kate Keter
www.scottishindexes.com

Mon, 14 March 2022, 7.00pm – 8.30pm (GMT)
Update on Beyond 2022, by PRONI
Newtownabbey Branch NIFHS
www.nifhs.org/events

Tues, 15 March 2022, 7.00pm (GMT)
Introduction to Scottish Online Records, by Chris Paton
NIFHS Education
www.nifhs.org/events

Sat, 19 March 2022, 6pm - 8.30pm (GMT)
Finding Your Celtic Ancestors March Seminar Series, with Chris Paton:
* Discover Scottish Church Records
* Scottish Marriage: Instantly Buckled for Life
Kentucky Genealogical Society
https://kygs.org/what-we-do/educational-events/event/2022/03/19/finding-your-celtic-ancestors-session-3/366182

Sat, 19 March 2022, 9.00am – 3.30pm (GMT), at Cupar Corn Exchange
Heritage and Fife Family History Fair
Fife FHS
https://fifefhs.org/event/heritage-fife-family-history-fair-2022/

Sat, 19 March 2022, 14:00 – 16:00 (GMT)
Annual General Meeting, followed by talk: A Grand (Virtual) Tour of Scotland’s Archives, by
Alison Spring
Aberdeen and North-East Scotland FHS
www.anesfhs.org.uk/meetings-events/events/event/340-abd2022mar

Sat, 19 March 2022, 2pm (GMT) / 9am (ET)
Kilted Kulture: Topic - Emigration/Immigration
Dr Marjory Harper - Voices from the ScottishDiaspora: Highland Emigration to Canada in the20th Century
Dr Keir Strickland - Excavating the Clearances
Jessica Evershed - The Highlands & IslandsEmigration Scheme Database
Christine Woodcock - Highland Scots in Atlantic Canada
www.genealogyvic.com/MARCH-KILTEDKULTURE-CONFERENCE

Mon, 21 March 2022, 7.30pm – 9.00pm (GMT)
Digging Deeper into our Ancestry with Y-DNA Testing, by Chris Menzies
Glasgow and West of Scotland FHS
www.gwsfhs.org.uk/events/event/digging-deeper-into-our-ancestry-with-y-dna-testing-chris-menzies/

Mon, 21 March 2022, 7.30pm (GMT), at the Augustine United Church Centre, George IV Bridge, Edinburgh
Friends of Dalry Cemetery, Edinburgh, by Jakob Assarsson.
Scottish Genealogy Society
www.scotsgenealogy.com

Mon, 21 March 2022, 7.30pm – 9.00pm (GMT)
Lilian Bland, by Guy Warner
Larne Branch NIFHS
www.nifhs.org/events

Tues, 22 March 2022, 10am – 11am (local time)
Berwick Archives, by Linda Bankier
Scottish Interest Group, Ontario Genealogical Society
https://scottishsig.ogs.on.ca/calendar/berwick-archives/

Tues, 22 March 2022, 7.30pm – 9.00pm (GMT)
Researching Irish Presbyterian Family History, by Dr. William Roulston
Belfast Branch NIFHS
www.nifhs.org/events

Wed, 23 March 2022, 7.00pm – 8.30pm (GMT)
NIFHS Look Up Service
NIFHS Education
www.nifhs.org/events

Thur, 24 March 2022, 7.00pm – 9.00pm (GMT)
What’s New in Family Tree Maker – Discussion and Q&A, with Mark Olson, Stefan Harms and Pierre Clouthier
NIFHS Education
www.nifhs.org/events

Fri, 25 March 2022, 2.00pm – 3.30pm (GMT)
Emigration to Australia and New Zealand, with Mike McKeag
NIFHS Education
www.nifhs.org/events

Fri, 25 March 2022, 7.00pm – 8.30pm (GMT)
PRONI Online Records, with Andrew Kane
NIFHS Education
www.nifhs.org/events

Sun, 27 March 2022, 2pm for 2.30pm start, St. Peter’s Church Hall, Parsonage Road, Galashiels, TD1 3HS
Robert Smail’s Print Works – The Family Smail and their Business, by Rachel Mays
Borders FHS
www.bordersfhs.org.uk/BFHSEventList.asp

Tues, 29 March 2022, 7.30pm – 9.00pm (BST)
Tithe Records in PRONI, by Des McCabe
Causeway Coast and Glens Branch NIFHS
www.nifhs.org/events

Chris

My new book Tracing Your Irish Ancestors Through Land Records is now available to buy at https://bit.ly/IrishLandRecords. Also available - 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. Further news published daily on The Scottish GENES Facebook page, and on Twitter @genesblog.

Scottish and Northern Irish genealogy events in February 2022

The following is a listing for February 2022 of Scottish hosted/themed genealogy events, Scottish themed events worldwide, or events of potential interest to those carrying out Scottish based family history research. I have tried to include as many as I have been able to locate, but if your society is hosting an event, I'd be more than happy to list it in future posts (or to amend this one if it is in February!). To share details, please email me at chrismpaton@outlook.com

To the best of my knowledge, with one exception, all of these sessions are online, and some may be for society members only, but please check the relevant links for further details.

Tues, 1 February, 18.30pm (GMT)
Making sense of the Scottish census, by Emma Maxwell
Family Tree magazine – Scottish Family History Month
https://www.family-tree.co.uk/news/scottish-family-history-month-2022/

Wed, 2 February 2022, 19.30 – 20.30 (GMT)
Why I use Roots Magic, by Charlie Wilson
Guild of One-Name Studies
https://one-name.org/seminar-events/

Thu, 3 February 2022 9.00-10.00 (GMT) and 14.00-15.00 (two sessions)
Strictly for Beginners in Family History and Genealogy, by Audrey McKeown
North of Ireland Family History Society
https://www.nifhs.org/courses/

Fri, 4 February 2022, 14.00pm (GMT)
Civil cases in the sheriff courts, by Fergus Smith
Family Tree magazine – Scottish Family History Month
https://www.family-tree.co.uk/news/scottish-family-history-month-2022/

Sat, 5 February 2022, 14:00 – 16:00 (GMT)
Far is Auchterturra? Finding places around North-East Scotland
ANESFHS (Elgin)
https://www.anesfhs.org.uk/meetings-events/events

Sat, 5 February 2022 14:00 – 17:00 (GMT)
Scottish Kirk Session Records, by Emma Maxwell
Anglo Scottish Branch Meeting, MLFHS
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/anglo-scottish-fhs-meeting-scottish-kirk-session-records-tickets-239300001747

Sun, 6 February 2022, 14.00 (local time Adelaide)
Scottish Naming Patterns" - are they relevant to your research?
Genealogy SA
https://www.genealogysa.org.au/whats-on/events-calendar

Tues, 8 February 2022, 18.30 (GMT) *change to previous billing
Scottish research resources before 1800, by Chris Paton
Family Tree magazine – Scottish Family History Month
https://www.family-tree.co.uk/news/scottish-family-history-month-2022/

Tues, 8 February 2022, 19.30 (GMT)
Commonwealth Graves Commission, by Sehar Sardar  
North Ayrshire FHS
http://northayrshirefhs.org.uk/meetings.html

Wed, 9 February 2022, 10am-11am (local time Ontario)
Glengarry Archives, by Allan MacDonald
Ontario Genealogical Society – Scottish SIG
https://scottishsig.ogs.on.ca/calendar/glengarry-archives/

Wed, 9 February 2022, 19.00 (GMT)
The story of the Usher family, the Usher Hall and a dispute over inheritance, by Stuart Usher
Lothians Family History Society
http://www.lothiansfamilyhistorysociety.co.uk/diary.htm

Wed, 9 February 2022, 19.30 – 20.30 (GMT)
Why I Use Family Tree Maker, by Susan Atkins
Guild of One-Name Studies
https://one-name.org/seminar-events/

Wed, 9. February 2022, 19.00 (GMT)
Writing Family History Articles, by Chris Paton
Central Scotland FHS
https://www.csfhs.org.uk/index.php/info/syllabus

Thu, 10 February 2022, 09.00-10.00 (GMT) and 14.00-15.00 (two sessions)
More Online Resources for Genealogy and Family History, by Audrey McKeown and Mike McKeag
North of Ireland Family History Society
https://www.nifhs.org/courses/ 

Sat, 12 February 2022, 14:00 – 16:00 (GMT)
Members' Day: Adventures in Kirk Session Records
ANESFHS (Glasgow)
https://www.anesfhs.org.uk/meetings-events/events

Mon, 14 February 2022, 10.30-12.00 (GMT)
Scottish Marriage - Instantly Buckled for Life, by Chris Paton
Phyliss Court Family History Society
https://www.phylliscourt.co.uk/membership/interest-groups/family-history/

Wed, 16 February 2022, 10am-11am (local time Ontario)
Merchant Seamen, by Caroline Gurney  
Ontario Genealogical Society – Scottish SIG
https://scottishsig.ogs.on.ca/calendar/merchant-seamen/

Thu, 17 February 2022, 9.00-10.00 (GMT) and 14.00-15.00 (two sessions)
Strictly for Beginners in Family History and Genealogy, by Audrey McKeown
North of Ireland Family History Society
https://www.nifhs.org/courses/

Thurs, 17 February 2022, 18.30 (GMT)
Tracing Scottish Women, by Kirsty Wilkinson
Family Tree magazine – Scottish Family History Month
https://www.family-tree.co.uk/news/scottish-family-history-month-2022/

Thurs, 17 February 2022, 19.30 (GMT)
Paisley High Street, by David Roberts
Renfrewshire FHS
https://renfrewshirefhs.co.uk/meetings/

Sat, 19 February 2022, 05:00 – 07:30 (GMT)
Sat, 19 February 2022, 16:00 – 18:30 (AEDT)
Scots in the West Indies, by Trish Adams
ANESFHS (Melbourne)
https://www.anesfhs.org.uk/meetings-events/events

Sat, 19 February 2022, 10.30 – 11.30 (GMT)
Scottish Research Resources Before 1800s, by Chris Paton
Society of Genealogists
https://societyofgenealogists.arlo.co/w/events/218-scottish-research-resources-before-1800  

Sat, 19 February 2022, 14:00 – 16:00 (GMT)
DNA Workshop and Q&A, by Helen Taylor
ANESFHS (Aberdeen)
https://www.anesfhs.org.uk/meetings-events/events

Sat, 19 February 2022, 14:00 – 16:00 (GMT)
Aspects of Illegitimacy in Scotland, by Alex Wood  
ANESFHS (Aberdeen)
https://www.anesfhs.org.uk/meetings-events/events

Sat, 19 February 2022, 14:00 – 15:00 (GMT)
Same Sex Love, 1700–1957: History and Research Sources for Family Historians, by Gill Rossini
Society of Genealogists
https://societyofgenealogists.arlo.co/w/events/224-same-sex-love-17001957-history-and-research-sources-for-family-historians

Mon, 21 February 2022, 19:30 – 21:00 (GMT)
Love of the Sea, by Sean Szmalc
Glasgow and West of Scotland FHS
https://www.gwsfhs.org.uk/events/event/love-of-the-sea/

Mon, 21 February 2022, 19:30 – 21:00 (GMT)
Genetics, Succession and Family Law. The Baronetcy of Pringle of Stitchill, by Gillian Black (following the AGM)
Scottish Genealogy Society, to be held at Augustine United Church Centre, George IV Bridge, Edinburgh
http://www.scotsgenealogy.com

Tues, 22 February 2022, 18.00 (GMT) *change to previous billing
Using DNA for Scottish family history research, by Michelle Leonard
Family Tree magazine – Scottish Family History Month
https://www.family-tree.co.uk/news/scottish-family-history-month-2022/

Tues, 22 February 2022, 19.45 (GMT)
Scottish Marriage: Instantly Buckled for Life, by Chris Paton
Liverpool and South West Lancashire FHS
https://www.lswlfhs.org.uk/events

Wed, 23 February 2022, 19.00-20.00 (GMT)
Family Finder, by Martin McDowell
North of Ireland Family History Society
https://www.nifhs.org/courses/

Thurs, 24 February 2022, 10am-11am (local time Ontario)
Paisley Weavers, by Stephen Clancy
Ontario Genealogical Society – Scottish SIG
https://scottishsig.ogs.on.ca/calendar/paisley-weavers/ 

Chris

My new book Tracing Your Irish Ancestors Through Land Records is now available to buy at https://bit.ly/IrishLandRecords. Also available - 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. Further news published daily on The Scottish GENES Facebook page, and on Twitter @genesblog.

Forthcoming PRONI events in Northern Ireland

The following events are being organised by the Public Record Office of Northern Ireland (www.nidirect.gov.uk/proni) - register via the links:

Fate Unknown: Tracing the Missing after the Holocaust
25 January, 2pm
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/fate-unknown-tracing-the-missing-after-the-holocaust-tickets-221976958057

Launch of Belfast Workhouse Indexes
27 January, 1pm
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/launch-of-belfast-workhouse-indexes-tickets-247209479207

Antrim – The Irish Revolution 1912-1923
9 February, 7pm
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/antrim-the-irish-revolution-1912-23-tickets-242968584577

Getting Started Workshops: Using Online Resources
9 and 23 February, 12.30pm
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/getting-started-workshop-using-online-resources-tickets-137600911029

The Cult of Patrick and his later Medieval Latin Lives
17 February, 7pm
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-cult-of-patrick-and-his-later-medieval-latin-lives-tickets-244374389377

Hindenburg, Ludenorff and the rise of the Nazis
9 March, 7pm
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-legacy-of-ww1-hindenburg-ludenorff-and-the-rise-of-the-nazis-tickets-244443877217

(With thanks to the PRONI Express via email)

Chris

My new book Tracing Your Irish Ancestors Through Land Records is now available to buy at https://bit.ly/IrishLandRecords. Also available - 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. Further news published daily on The Scottish GENES Facebook page, and on Twitter @genesblog.

Scottish genealogy events in January 2022

Happy New Year all / Bliadhna Mhath Ùr mo chairdean! 

To kick off the new year, I am reviving a feature that I used to do when I first started this blog many years ago - a monthly listing of Scottish hosted/themed genealogy events. I have tried to include as many as I have been able to locate, but if your society is hosting an event, I'd be more than happy to list it in future posts (or to amend this one if it is in January!). To share details, please email me at chrismpaton@outlook.com

January 2022

Wednesday 5th January 2022, 10am (Canadian time) (Online)
Mapping your Scottish Ancestors, by Christine Woodcock
Ontario Genealogical Society Scottish Interest Group
https://scottishsig.ogs.on.ca/calendar/mapping-your-scottish-ancestors/

Saturday 8th January 2022, 2pm (Online)
The route to my roots: why I started my family research
Aberdeenshire and North-East Scotland FHS
https://www.anesfhs.org.uk/meetings-events/events/event/341-mbf2022jan

Monday 10th January 2022, 10am (Canadian time) (Online)
Paisley Weavers, by Stephen Clancy
Ontario Genealogical Society Scottish Interest Group
https://scottishsig.ogs.on.ca/calendar/paisley-weavers/

Tuesday 11th January 2022, 7.30pm (Online)
Robert Burns and the Suffragettes, by Melvyn Gibson
North Ayrshire FHS
http://northayrshirefhs.org.uk/meetings.html

Wednesday 12th January 2022, 7pm (Online)
Caithness Commemorations, by Neil Buchan
Caithness FHS
https://caithnessfhs.org.uk/news_view.php?id=2712202111154527546

Wednesday 12th January 2022, 7pm (Online)
Finding Your Scottish Ancestors in Canada, by Christine Woodcock (Online)
Central Scotland FHS
https://www.csfhs.org.uk/index.php/info/syllabus

Thursday 13th January 2022, 7pm (Online)
Scotland's Year of Stories, by Graeme Johncock (Online)
Lanarkshire FHS
Register here

Saturday 15th January 2022, 2pm (Online)
Beginners' Meeting: short presentations on aspects of getting started
Aberdeenshire and North-East Scotland FHS
https://www.anesfhs.org.uk/meetings-events/events/event/338-abd2022jan

Saturday 15th January 2022, 2pm (Online)
New Year Social and Quiz
Anglo-Scottish Branch Meeting (Manchester & Lancashire FHS)
https://www.mlfhs.uk/anglo-scots/events/meetings

Saturday 15th January 2022, programme run twice throughout the day (Online)
Scottish Indexes Conference
Various speakers/topics
www.scottishindexes.com

Monday 17th January 2022, 7.30pm (Online)
Huts in Scotland – our modest missing paradise, by Lesley Riddoch
Glasgow and West of Scotland FHS
https://www.gwsfhs.org.uk/events/event/huts-in-scotland-our-modest-missing-paradise/

Thursday 20th January 2022, 7.30pm (Online)
Who Are We; CWGC Archives, by Sehar Sardar
Renfrewshire FHS
https://renfrewshirefhs.co.uk/meetings/

Chris

My new book Tracing Your Irish Ancestors Through Land Records is now available to buy at https://bit.ly/IrishLandRecords. Also available - 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. Further news published daily on The Scottish GENES Facebook page, and on Twitter @genesblog.