The Scottish Genealogy Society

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This page is used for the periodic publication of information from the Society's sources, such as past issues of The Scottish Genealogist, published and unpublished information in the Library, deposited pedigrees, contributions from members and non-members and so on. Additions are made as and when volunteers have the time. If you would like to contribute an item to this section then please E-Mail the webmaster.

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• Do's and don'ts of genealogy - Things you should and shouldn't do (Adobe Acrobat pdf format).
• East India Register and Directories 1768-1860 - An explanation of the records of employees of the East India Company (Adobe Acrobat pdf format).
• Church Records - An explanation of the sources and their historical background (Adobe Acrobat pdf format).
• A Family Historian's Alphabet - An absolute mine of information. Lots of interesting things you didn't know (6Mb, 102 pages, Adobe Acrobat pdf format).
• Farewell to feudalism by Graham Senior-Milne from The Scottish Genealogist, September 2004. Was feudalism such a bad thing after all? Some thought-provoking facts.
• Scottish Genealogy Society Information Leaflet - Artists
• Scottish Genealogy Society Information Leaflet - Patents
• Scottish Genealogy Society Information Leaflet - Scottish Poll Tax
• Scottish Genealogy Society Information Leaflet - Weights & Measures
• Our Ancient Cousins the Berbers by J. M. McGill, F.S.A. Scot. from The Scottish Genealogist, April 1954. The extraordinary story of the possible links between the Scots and the Berbers.
• The MacGregor Connection by Alan S. Angus. A possible link to Rob Roy from The Scottish Genealogist.
• Illustrations from the Armorial de Gelre - France, England, Hungary, Aragon, Flanders, Berg.
• David Thomson - The story of the Scottish founder of New Hampshire - Part 1 by Genevieve Fraser from The Scottish Genealogist, June 1999.
• David Thomson - The story of the Scottish founder of New Hampshire - Part 2 by Genevieve Fraser from The Scottish Genealogist, September 1999.
• David Thomson - The story of the Scottish founder of New Hampshire - Part 3 by Genevieve Fraser from The Scottish Genealogist, December 2000.
• Peers and Heirs from The Scottish Genealogist, September 1995. Scottish titles explained.
• The Early Scots at Montreal from The Scottish Genealogist, June 1982. The extraordinary story of the courage, determination, enterprise and public-spirited service of early Scottish settlers in Canada.
• James Stewart - Fact or Fiction? from The Scottish Genealogist, December 1984. A possible royal mystery.
• The Conflict of Glenfruin and its Aftermath from The Scottish Genealogist, September 2002. The harrowing tale of the outlawing of the clan MacGregor in 1603.
• For Family and Nation from The Scottish Genealogist, December 1978. The text of a speech made by the then Chariman, Donald Whyte, at the close of the 25th Anniversary Conference in 1978.
• Tartans and Clans from The Armorial, November 1962
• The Baronage of Scotland: The History of the Law of Succession and the Law of Arms in Relation Thereto from The Scottish Genealogist, June 2000
• Land Registers and Valuation Rolls as Sources for Genealogy from The Scottish Genealogist, September 1986
• Scottish Jamaica Testaments from The Scottish Genealogist, March 1988
• Some Middlemiss/Middlemass Notes by Gregory Lauder-Frost, BA (Hons), FSA (Scot.)
• Genealogy and the Law from The Scottish Genealogist, September 1986

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