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Only general inquiries about family research in Scotland should be posted to this board. Please Read Before You Post
If you have any
questions
or problems
using the boards or search features, contact me at
the above
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I can't help you with your research, but I'll be happy to respond to polite messages. Administrator: Good
luck with your
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Mailing
Lists
There
are a plethora of lists on
which to discuss Scotland family history with very
helpful subscribers researching in the same areas.
See information at http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/intl/SCT/ See also http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/intl/UK/ for United Kingdom lists.
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* To find mailing lists: http://www.rootsweb.com/~jfuller/gen_mail.html and http://www.genuki.org.uk?indexes/Mailinglists.html * GENUKI, genealogical information for England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales, the Channel Islands, and the Isle of Man * GENUKI's Scotland page * General Register office of Scotland * Scotland's People * FamilySearch.org for the 1881 census, IGI, and much more * The National Archives * Government records and other sources * A2A database (archives held throughout England) * Available census indexes, transcripts, and images * BMD exchange site (find and exchange unwanted certificates) |
* The Ships List for passenger lists, shipping schedules, ship descriptions, wreck data, and other shipping and immigration information * UK geography, boundaries, etc. * Old maps * Modern maps: http://uk8.multimap.com/map/places.cgi, http://www.streetmap.co.uk/, http://www.ordsvy.gov.uk/getamap/getamap_index.htm * Trade and post office directories: The Digital Library of Historical Directories * Cyndi's List, categorized and cross-referenced index to genealogical resources on the Internet: * To find a Family History Centre near you * Parish locator - PARLOC - freeware can be downloaded * Search IGI batch numbers * Society of Genealogists |