Tag: Scotland
Discovering messages in a bottle
Posted by Joanne Swann | Feb 7, 2023 | Other News | 0 |
Soldier’s WWII ID bracelet found – can you h...
Posted by Joanne Swann | Jan 10, 2023 | Life Stories | 0 |
Top ten historical facial reconstructions
Posted by Joanne Swann | Nov 25, 2022 | Life Stories | 0 |
May 2022 Appeal for Relatives of War Dead – ...
Posted by Paul Gray | Jun 4, 2022 | Life Stories | 0 |
Spoon Leads to Military Burial of Two WW1 Soldiers
Posted by Paul Gray | May 8, 2022 | Life Stories | 0 |
Revealing regional variations in British grandparents names
by Joanne Swann | May 17, 2023 | Other News | 0 |
Recent research has revealed what modern Brits call their grandparents reflecting huge regional and demographic variances across the country.
Read MoreLink found between breast cancer gene & Orkney heritage
by Joanne Swann | Mar 17, 2023 | Other News | 0 |
A recent study has identified a gene variant that increases the risk of breast and ovarian cancer in people with Orkney heritage.
Read MoreFree Historical Records Update on FamilySearch: January 2023
by Joanne Swann | Feb 6, 2023 | Records | 0 |
FamilySearch expanded its free online archives in January 2023 with 26 million new, name-searchable genealogy records.
Read MoreNational Records of Scotland publish new historical records
by Joanne Swann | Feb 3, 2023 | Records | 0 |
The National Records of Scotland has published a new set of records online making it easier for enthusiasts to discover their roots.
Read MoreUnpublished pictures of Princess Diana up for auction
by Joanne Swann | Jan 27, 2023 | Other News | 0 |
An album of previously unpublished photographs of Princess Diana launching the HMS Cornwall is set to be auctioned off later this year.
Read MoreScottish Ancestors – An Introduction to Researching Your Scots Genealogy
Scottish ancestry can be done through a variety of online resources. We explore the national archives, genealogy databases, and local libraries, which provide access to records such as census records, birth, marriage, and death records, and military records.
Read MoreAppeal for Relatives by CWGC November 2022
by Paul Gray | Dec 8, 2022 | Life Stories | 0 |
The Commonwealth War Graves Commission is appealing for relatives to come forward for 46 deceased service personnel. Can you help?
Read MoreScotland presents latest statistics regarding life expectancy
by Joanne Swann | Oct 30, 2022 | Other News | 0 |
Life expectancy in Scotland fell in the latest year, with the average expectancy for males being 76.6 years and 80.8 years for females.
Read MoreDigital reconstruction techniques bring back beautiful face from 700 years ago
by Joanne Swann | Oct 28, 2022 | Life Stories | 0 |
Found on a bed of seashells, experts have successfully been able to bring back to life the beautiful face of a mysterious medieval woman.
Read More8 Million New Free Historical Records on FamilySearch: Week of 23 May 2022
FamilySearch addeds 14m records including two new collections containing 13 million parish and civil registrations from France.
Read MoreNew Free Historical Records on FamilySearch: Week of 16 May 2022
30m+ Additional Records Now Online at FamilySearch
Read MoreNew UK Catholic, Electoral and Company Records at Findmypast
Findmypast have updated two sets of existing record sets and published one entirely new collection.
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