http://www.safhs.org.uk/ The Scottish Association of Family History Societies. [Excerpt] Its main aims are to promote and encourage the study of Scottish family history, and provide a forum for the exchange, collection and distribution of information among members.
http://www.scotsgenealogy.com/ Scottish Genealogy Society.
This is basically a research site with its own publications {daily membership is quite costly}.
http://www.anesfhs.force9.co.uk/index.htm [Excerpt] The Aberdeen & North-East Scotland Family History Society is a registered charity and was founded in 1978. The Society exists to assist and promote the study of genealogy and family history
based on the North East corner of Scotland. This area covers the
old counties of Aberdeenshire, Banffshire, Kincardineshire and Morayshire.
http://www.tayvalleyfhs.org.uk/ Tay Valley Family History Society promotes the study of family history in the former counties of Angus, Perth, Fife and Kinross.
http://www.csfhs.org.uk/society.htm The CENTRAL SCOTLAND FAMILY HISTORY SOCIETY serves the interests of Clackmannanshire, Stirlingshire, West Perthshire and part of West Lothian.
http://www.eastayrshirefhs.org.uk/ East Ayrshire Family History Society was formed in 1997 and serves the interests of was dissolved. Ayrshire {amalgamation of Kilmarnock & Loudoun District, Cumnock & Doon Valley District and Strathclyde Region
http://www.nevisuk.net/dgfhs/index.html Dumfries & Galloway Family History Society was founded in 1987 to encourage the study of family history, genealogy and the local history of the Dumfries, Kirkcudbright, Wigtown
http://www.gwsfhs.org.uk/index2.html The Glasgow & West of Scotland Family History Society was founded in 1977 to promote the study of family history, particularly in Glasgow and the west of Scotland, covering Argyll & Bute, Ayrshire, Dunbartonshire, Lanarkshire, Renfrewshire, and part of Stirlingshire.
http://www.oocities.org/Heartland/Garden/1311/13300-scottishreference.htm Scottish And LDS Genealogical Reference Information. Quote from the site - "To aid others in doing Scottish genealogy research at LDS Family History Centers, I have scanned some reference documents from the Salt Lake City FHC and posted them here so that you can do some work at home that might help make your time at the FHCs more productive."
http://www.scotland-inverness.co.uk/scotfax/scots.htm Scottish And LDS Genealogical Reference Information {Exerpt} . . .To aid others in doing Scottish genealogy research at LDS Family History Centers, the author has scanned some reference documents from the Salt Lake City FHC and posted them at this website so that you can do some work at home that might help make your time at the FHCs more productive. . . .
http:/www.genealogylinks.net/ Genealogy Links has all that you need to get started. Your search should include: Uk & Ireland -> Scotland; when you reach Scotland the index page appears endless. Enjoy!
http://www.rampantscotland.com/genealogy.htm Rampant Scotland Directory! 7,000+ Scottish-related Links, regularly updated. Here's how to research your Scottish family tree and find out who your great grandfather really was! Also listed are some examples of genealogy sites where research has already produced some impressive resultes - including some Royal genealogies.
http://www.ktb.net/~dwills/index.html Welcome to the internet home of - DAVID R. WILLS - containing: Scottish Genealogical Reference Material and Surname WILLS in Scotland.
http://www.scotweb.co.uk/ScotRoots Scottish Roots Service was established in 1984 by Tony and Stuart Reid, to provide an ancestral research service for those who wish to discover more about their forebears - who they were, where they lived and how they were employed.
http://www.electricscotland.com/ Electric Scotland. The International Scottish community site where Scots and their descendants meet from around the world. Use the menu bar to navigate around the site, it's featured on every page.
http://www.scotsmart.com/c/genealogy.html Scotsmart Scottish Directory - Genealogy: Scottish Clans, family tracing services, Scottish family history, heraldic and genealogical services.
http://www.gro-scotland.gov.uk/ GRO for Scotland or The General Register Office for Scotland is the department of the devolved Scottish Administration responsible for the registration of births, marriages, deaths, divorces and adoptions in Scotland, and for carrying out periodic censuses of Scotland's population.
http://www.nls.ac.uk/ Scotland's National Library. This website brings you information on all the Library's services, including how to use the reading rooms, and gives you instant access to the Library's online catalogue.
Address:
National Library of Scotland
George IV Bridge
Edinburgh,
EH1 1EW
Scotland, UK
http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/sct/intro.html#NAS National Archives of Scotland's formerly known as the
Scottish Record Office holds an enormous amount of archive material, much of which is of direct interest to family historians.
http://www-saw.arts.ed.ac.uk/misc/genealogy/guide.html The most detailed guide to the records in the Scottish Record Office is Cecil Sinclair's, "Tracing Your Scottish Ancestors (HMSO)", which explains step by step how to use our records. The address is:
Scottish Record Office
HM General Register House
Edinburgh
EH1 3YY
Tel: 0131 535 1314
FAX: 0131 535 1360
http://www.genuki.org.uk/ Gen.UK.I. - The UK & Ireland Genealogical Information Service. This index leads to the main collection of pages providing genealogy-related information for England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales, the Channel Islands, the Isle of Man and other islands.
The following are Genealogy ~ United Kingdom and Ireland {Genuki} links to all of Scotland's Counties. The sites contain information on parishes, towns, libraries, and numerous sources for directing your research.
http://www.scottishdocuments.com/content Scottish Documents.com offer free access to their fully searchable database of over 300,000 names of "defuncts" in Scottish Wills from 1500 -1875. Excerpt from the site"...Scottish Wills are a fantastic resource for the genealogist
and historian. They could reveal:
* the names of relatives...including that elusive ancestor!
* how houses were furnished
* how people dressed
* the tools of the trade
* what crops were grown and what livestock kept
and much more..."
http://www.tri-cityherald.com/GENEALOGY/PHILLIPS/phillips1.html The Scottish Church Records Index is the newest database, or record collection, in the Family Search computer program, which is available at any Family History Center. - Note: You may access the Scottish Church Records Index at any area Family History Center. This index is the newest and best source available for identifying pre-1850 Scottish ancestors.
http://www.scotlandsclans.com/census.htm Scottish Census Records - Links to sites that have posted census information from
around Scotland with Free census downloads.
http://distantcousin.com/Links/Ethnic/Scot/Surname.html Distant Cousins Scottish Resources --> Surname Searches withover 600,000 names to search from on the 1851 census database --> Clan searches, --> Surname Search by County -> and much, much more!
http://www.rootsweb.com/~pictou/index.htm Family Roots of Pictou and Antigonish Counties - Nova Scotia. This web site contains links to the Scottish in Pictou and Antigonish, Nova Scotia Canada. It has obituaries, genealogy societies and more as you scroll down the index page.
http://users.andara.com/~grose/scotland.html From George C. Rose's WebSite -- Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada; Genealogy links and references galore. Plus info on Scottish Clans, family tracing services, Scottish family history, heraldic and genealogical services.
Please note: The MacLinks' WebSite is not promoting any commercial enterprise or the sale of any goods. This list has been generated only as an information package.
"GenealogyPro" - - Besides an extensive list of professional researchers, GenealogyPro contains a comprehensive genealogy glossary and several original articles on genealogy research. GenealogyPro also has a list of genealogists who conduct research not only throughout the world but for Scotland at; http://genealogypro.com/directories/Scotland.html
http://www.scottishfamilyresearch.co.uk
Scottish Family - Ancestry Research Service {from the website "...If your Ancestral Roots are in Scotland and you can provide Birth or Marriage or Death details of an Ancestor in Scotland we can research your Family Tree from the many Genealogical Sources in Scotland -
A Quality Genealogy Service.
Proprietor:- Angus M. Coutts
P O Box 12760, Edinburgh, EH8 7TZ, Scotland.
Telephone:- 0131-659-6249 Fax: 0131-620-1386
e-mail:- 100636.2017@compuserve.com
http://www.scotroots.com Scot Roots is a Scottish-based ancestor service which enlivens family trees with historical photographs and large-scale maps to pinpoint the ancestral home.
http://www.scottish-forebears.co.uk/ Scottish Forebears ~ Findlay & Stephenson - Scottish Family Researchers. Exerpt -" The Scottish Forebears research team can answer many of your questions about your Scottish family history. We can't promise to fulfill your innermost longings for the misty land that is the Scotland of the past, but we can discover the facts about your family, hidden deep within Scotland's world-famous, universally envied and rather dusty archives..."
http://www.origins.net/GRO Scots Origins is the official, Governmental source of genealogical data for Scotland. It is an online "pay-per-view" database of indexes from the genealogical records of the General Register Office for Scotland - the GRO(S). It costs £6 (sterling) for 30 "page credits". Each page consists of a maximum of 15 search results. The initial 30 page credits are valid for 24 hours from the time of payment (ie the clock starts when you pay). Further credits can be bought in 30 page increments for a further £6 charge each time. Each further purchase restarts your 24 hour user period from the time of payment.
OPR's (Old Parish Records) for 1553-1896, Statutory Index for 1855-1898, and the 1891 census are available at this on-line search facility. You can search for births/christenings, marriages, deaths, and the aforementioned census. You then order the extracts from the GRO(S) office for an additional fee.
http://www.kwtelecom.com/heraldry/scother1.html "Heraldry in Scotland" by; James Dempster FSA Scot - Did you know that; in England, the right to a coat of arms passes to all male descendents of the grantee, whereas, in Scotland a coat of arms is considered to be heritable property and thus can only belong to one person at a time? To find out more read Dempster's account of Scottish Heraldry.
Scottish Names Research Site The Scottish Names Research Site is here to assist you with your genealogy research, Scottish Family Names, Clans and Societies.
Scotland On Line Scotland On Line offers a range of connection services to both the individual and the corporate user, ranging from simple dial-up access to full leased line connections. Although a commercial site, it does offer the researcher links to areas of interest within Scotland.
http://britishislesgenweb.org/scotland/ Scotland Gen Web Project -- This site is part of the WorldGenWeb Project and is the local resource index page for Scottish Research. As part of the site there are links to the counties of Scotland.
www.ancestralmaps.com Heritage Cartography
Peter J Adams is a cartographer in the UK specialising in site centred maps of 19th Century Scottish crofting communities, villages and towns. This is a commercial site. If interested go to the following Page Site to obtain; further info. and the address for orders;
http://www.ancestralmaps.com/maps.htm
http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/sct/ Scottish Counties Locator -- select a county from the list, or use an online county map of Scotland. If you don't know which county a parish or town lies in, try an online parish locator covering the whole of the UK.
http://www.borderart.com/ Border Art Antique Genealogy Maps is a commerical site. - The maps show the locations of over 1600 of the oldest and most prominent names as well as historical battlefields.
Scottish Military Traditions, History Archives and Resources
"Vercingetorix: Celtic Resistance Leader against Caesar" The True story of Gallic (Gaul, modern day France) Celt leader, Vercingetorix's battle for freedom against the tryranny of Caesar and the Roman Empire set out to destroy it. Author - Medieval Historian - Editor, ScotWeb history - is Robert M. Gunn, {Skyelander}.
http://www-saw.arts.ed.ac.uk/saw.html Scots at War Project is a Scottish Military History Web Project, concentrating on the 20th Century. These pages are respectfully dedicated as a tribute to the endeavours of all Scots who served their country in the armed and civilian services in the 20th century.
http://www-saw.arts.ed.ac.uk/army/regiments/index.html The Scottish Regiments - These pages are in the format of Fact Files, designed to give you the most important basic information and to show you where to go to get more information.
http://www-saw.arts.ed.ac.uk/army/regiments/fusiliers.html The Royal Highland Fusiliers Formed in 1959 from the amalgamation of the Royal Scots Fusiliers and the Highland Light Infantry {Princess Margaret's Own Glasgow and Ayrshire Regiment}.
http://subnet.virtual-pc.com/~mc546367/journal.htm#research SCOTTISH MILITARY HISTORICAL SOCIETY - {Exerpt}. . .Amongst society journals it is unique in being almost exclusively concerned with the study of Scottish military subjects, mainly from the 1660's to the present day. . .
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