ScotsGenie

22/03/2023

Family history researcher based in Fife. Experienced In TV work and book publication research

Today more and more people want to investigate their family history. Who were they? Where did they originate from and perhaps discovering a family secret or uncover a family skeleton that could potentially be lurking in the cupboard. Programmes like Who Do You Think You Are? access to digitised r...

11/04/2022

Apologies for the lack of posts, life has been very busy. I am still here! 😂

29/11/2021

We schedule our day so that it is timezone friendly. It means you can join from Sydney, Australia or Michigan, USA and still interact with our speakers. We start at 7 am UK time and keep going until 11 pm UK time. Some people come and go through the day, others watch all day; it’s entirely up to y...

25/11/2021

Very interesting presentation by Michael Tobias. Michael is an expert in his field of Jewish Genealogy.

Discover your Scottish family history. Got an illegitimate ancestor? Use our free online indexes to solve a family mystery. Search prison records, the census and more.

24/08/2021

‘From Session to Synod - exploring the Kirk’s disciplinary process’

Understanding the disciplinary process of the Church of Scotland can help us understand the records they created. Crucially, this can help us uncover our family history.

Help us at hand. At our conference on 4 September 2021 Margaret Fox, an archivist who worked for 12 years at the National Records of Scotland in Edinburgh, will present ‘From Session to Synod - exploring the Kirk’s disciplinary process’.

This is a free event find out more and register at www.scottishindexes.com

10/08/2021

Just popping up from the 1700s this week to draw breath! I am thinking that I currently have two clients at polar ends of the World who may actually be related. Now that would be a small World!

01/08/2021

I shared this photo taken when we took a wee hurl to Pittenweem. The money was raised by the Pittenweem Fishermen's Memorial Association (£75k) and the memorial is dedicated to all those men and women lost at sea. I posted it up on the Auld Fife and its People page and it has gone a bit bonkers. Oh, and there is a new blog post to catch up with on my website.

31/07/2021

Find My Past launched another 9 million Scottish family history records to make their Scottish Collection the largest online. I was privileged to be invited to the online launch and I was pleased when my cousin Brian agreed to be one of the two celebrity speakers. This is a fantastic online resource and I look forward to having a few 'new' searches to add to my family tree.

Dundee-born actor Brian Cox has highlighted the importance of families knowing about their roots as he described the impact of the industrial revolution

11/07/2021

Nice afternoon spent in the company of this lovely family. I am revisiting them and have discovered lots of new records available online.

10/07/2021

I tuned in to www.scottishindexes.com free online conference today. Excellent speakers and topics. Inspirational.

Discover your Scottish family history. Got an illegitimate ancestor? Use our free online indexes to solve a family mystery. Search prison records, the census and more.

08/07/2021

A very busy week. Interesting and challenging but I am getting there. Ship wrecks, cholera, court cases and some heartache thrown in and so never a dull moment.

07/07/2021

These FREE online genealogy conferences are a must. I am not taking part in this one but I did take part in November with a presentation. Also been part of the ‘experts’ live Q&A sessions.

The Scottish Indexes Conference is designed to help you trace your family tree. The schedule can be downloaded from our website www.scottishindexes.com so that you can plan your day. Here's what we have coming up on 10 July 2021: 'Sharing Shetland Surnames' by Susan Cooper & Alan Beattie ‘Tracing ...