Ceud mìle fàilte!

(A hundred thousand welcomes!)

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THE SCOTTISH GENEALOGY SOCIETY LIBRARY IS OPEN

The Society is pleased to announce that the Library and Research Centre will return to near normal working from Monday 9th August 2021.
The Library is open on:

Mondays 11.00am to 4.30pm
Tuesdays 11.00am to 4.30pm
Thursdays 11.00am to 4.30pm

There will no longer be a need to book an appointment, and there will be free access to the books in the library again. However, visitors will still have to wear a face mask (unless exempt), record their names for Track & Trace and observe hand hygiene. There is no longer a legal requirement to socially distance. The maximum number of people allowed in the Library at any one time is 15.

The Scottish Genealogy Society is supporting NHS Scotland's Test and Protect. When you arrive you will have to use a Qcode to record your visit. Alternatively the Society will record your name, contact telephone number, date of visit, time of arrival and time of departure. This will allow us to contact people who might have been exposed to the coronavirus, which is an important step in stopping the spread of covid. Your information will be held securely in line with General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR), controlled by the Scottish Genealogy Society and will be destroyed after 21 days. Your information will only be used if requested by NHS Scotland or statutory partners. For the full Collection of Data Privacy Notice go to, visit gov.scot/contact-tracing-privacy-notice.
The Scottish Genealogy Society is working with NHS Scotland to promote safety and we will let you know how the roadmap to release from lockdown is progressing.
If the Society is told by NHS Scotland and Public Health Officials to close the library, details will be posted on the website.
The Scottish Genealogy Society appreciates your support and looks forward to welcoming you to our Library.

 We will continue to attend to sales, membership and email enquiries. Please be patient. We will respond as quickly as possible.
We will review the situation regularly and post updates here.

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Time on your hands?

Scottish Indexes are hosting another FREE conference on 22 May 2021.

Some of the presentations revealed so far:-

Kate Keter:  "Mother dead, Father in prison"

Andrew Armstong: "Patterns of Migration in the Scottish Textiles Industries 1750-1950"

Chris Paton: "Genealogy Without Borders"

Margaret Fox: “A decent looking woman in the early prime of life”


Click here for the pdf from all their previous conferences

Our facebook page is regularly updated with interesting images and articles.
The Society's Resource page contains links to a number of useful websites.
 

Family History Centre

The Society, based in Edinburgh and founded in 1953, helps with research into Scottish family and local history.
Run by volunteers, we can advise you at all stages in your research. Members and visitors will always get a friendly welcome at the Library & Family History Centre.
Course fees may be paid online in the Society's Online Shop.
 

PROGRAMME OF CLASSES 2019 - 2020

These are all held on Saturdays from 10.00-12.00 in the Society Library. An outline appears below. For Full Details please click here.

 2021 2021
2021
1 May
Irish Records - an introductory course. The records all went up in smoke . . . or did they?  This workshop will be given by Jill Williams FIGRS, who has many years experience of researching Irish records.
 Closed
     
2019 2019 2019
7 September  1 - Beginners: This module is just what it says - for beginners. Ken Nisbet, who has many years experience in researching family history will take this class. BOOK  Over
 5 October 2 - Old Scottish Handwriting: Just when you think it’s great because you have traced  your family back into the 17th and 18th Centuries, you suddenly find the writing in the OPRs changes and you can’t read it! Robert Urquhart from the Scottish Records Association will give a Beginners workshop on how to decipher it. BOOK  Over 
 9 November 3 - Researching Soldiers of the Great War: Ken Nisbet, our resident expert on all things military will take this class. Ken will give a more focused class on army records than in previous workshops. BOOK

Over 

 23 November 4 - Irish Records: an introductory class “Irish records? - They all went up in smoke . . . or did they?” This workshop will be given by Jill Williams, FIGRS, who has many years’ experience researching Irish family history. BOOK Over
30 November  5 - DNA: Have you had it done and still don’t understand? Michelle Leonard, professional genealogist and DNA detective, will take this workshop to help explain what it’s all about. BOOK Over
7 December  6 - Beginners Class in English Genealogy: Many of our members have some English ancestry which, with the records not as readily available as the Scottish system, can be difficult to navigate. Ken Nisbet will give a workshop on where to begin. BOOK
Over 
2020 2020 2020
11 January 7 - Beginners in Scottish Family History: This module is just what it says - for beginners. Ken Nisbet, who has many years experience in researching family history will take this class. BOOK Over
25 January 8 - Researching Convict & Criminal Ancestors: Ken Nisbet will show where to find these records about ancestors who fell foul of the law and what information they contain. BOOK  Over
 8 February 9 - Intermediate Irish Records: Over the past couple of years, Jill Williams has given her popular session on Beginning Irish Genealogy. This class will direct participants further on from their initial research. It will include a closer look at church records and land records including Griffiths Valuation and cancelled land valuation records.BOOK

FULL
 7 March 10 - Health Records: An exercise in frustration? The truth about using health records for genealogy: This workshop tackles a few popular myths about using health records in genealogy, looking at some particular examples and letting you know about records that health archives hold, why some material is confidential, and avenues open to researchers. Louise Williams, Archivist, will take this class. BOOK

FULL 
4 April 11 - Advanced class on Irish Records: Jill Williams has a new class which will take participants deeper in their quest.  FULL
25 April 11A - Advanced class on Irish Records: Jill Williams has a new class which will take participants deeper in their quest. Places available
 2 May 12 - Napoleonic & Victorian Soldiers: Ken Nisbet will take this class on where to find the records for British soldiers of the 19th Century. Places available
16 May 13 - Beyond the Old Parish Registers: Bruce Bishop will talk about what they contain and how these records can assist your research. This module is about sourcing the rare and unusual records which most people don’t know about – not just the usual OPRs on Scotlandspeople etc.  FULL
23 May 14 - Beyond the Old Parish Registers: Bruce Bishop will talk about what they contain and how these records can assist your research. This module is about sourcing the rare and unusual records which most people don’t know about – not just the usual OPRs on Scotlandspeople etc. Places available

 

 

Opening Times

Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday		 - 10.30 - 17.00
- 10.30 - 17.00
- 10.30 - 19.30
- 10.30 - 17.00
- Closed
- 10.00 - 17.00
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Scottish Genealogy Society

15 Victoria Terrace
Edinburgh
EH1 2JL
0131 220 3677

Scottish Charity No. SCO16718

Email enquiries@scotsgenealogy.com
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The Editor of The Scottish Genealogist
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How to Find Us
 

The Society Offers...

  • Advice and support from experienced volunteers
  • Monumental Inscriptions – the largest collection in Scotland
  • Old Parish Registers – the original in microfilm for every parish in Scotland with indexes to baptisms and marriages
  • Bookshop with publications from every Scottish family history society and other publishers
  • The Library, with over 4000 books and  CDs on Scottish family and local history
  • Family History Index - Collection of donated family histories, pedigrees and research notes
  • Census information
  • Scottish family history societies’ journals
  • Photocopying, microfiche and microfilm printing available
  • Internet and full acess to: Ancestry(World); Find My Past (World); and the British Newspaper Archive.