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AFHS BULLETIN APRIL 2017
S A F H S
B U L L E T I N
November 2017
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Executive Committee - Chairman: Janet M Bishop; Deputy Chairman: Stephen Benson; Secretary: Ken Nisbet;
Treasurer: Bruce B Bishop; Bulletin Editor: Ian Leith; Acting Publications: Bruce B Bishop; Member: Lorna Kinnaird
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The 29
th
SAFHS Annual Conference
SAFHS 2018
Conference &
Family History Fair
At the Rothes Halls, Glenrothes, KY7 5NX
on Saturday 21 April 2018
Featuring the
‘Was Your Ancestor a Convict?’
launch of
The Fife
Fife Family History Society presents
The SAFHS 29th Annual
Conference & Family History Fair
Kalendar of
Convicts,
Entrance to the Fair (£ 2) payable at the door.
1790 - 1880
Accompanied children under 12 will be
CD/ digital
download
admitted FREE of charge. Doors open 09:15.
Delegates to the Conference (4 talks) must
book in advance (£ 20)
SAVE £5
£ 15 if booked before 12:00 on 03 Jan 2018
Earlybird delegate
booking until
Enquiries from stallholders welcomed.
03 January 2018
M ore details on the conference website:
safhs2018.fifefhs.org
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Hosted by Fife Family History Society Charity No: SC025246 safhs2018.fifefhs.org
Was Your Ancestor a Convict
?
The 29th Annual SAFHS Conference, which will be held on 21 April 2018 in the
ROTHES HALLS, Glenrothes.
Mr Robert W Balfour, the Lord Lieutenant of Fife, will officially open the Conference at 10:15.
For more information and booking of tickets go to: safhs2018.fifefhs.org
www.safhs.org.uk
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Contacts: Please contact via the SAFHS website www.safhs.org.uk
Chairman: Janet M Bishop
Deputy Chairman: Stephen Benson
Secretary: Kenneth Nisbet
Treasurer: Bruce B Bishop
Publications: Bruce B Bishop
Webmaster: Doug Stewart
Bulletin Editor: Ian Leith
The next SAFHS Council Meeting will take place on Saturday 10th March at 12.00 p.m. in
Augustine United Church, George IV Bridge, Edinburgh EH1 1EL. The meeting will be
over by approx. 3.00 p.m.
Please note that the Council Meeting is open to designated SAFHS Council Representatives
only. An agenda will be circulated to the designated SAFHS Council reps prior to the meeting. If
any rep has not received an agenda 7 days before the meeting, please contact the Chairman.
OTHER SAFHS NEWS
Executive Committee
The Executive Committee meets quarterly and edited minutes have been sent to member
societies.
Website
Items for the website should be submitted to Doug Stewart direct, including changes to your
website contact details only.
Bulletin Editor
The Editor is grateful to those who continue to submit material for inclusion in the Bulletin. The
main aim of the Bulletin is to keep Societies in touch with each other and encourage participation
and sharing. As usual, the deadline for items is the day of the Council Meeting.
Contacts List
The Chairman maintains the official contacts list. If you have changes between council meetings,
please send them to Janet by email.
National Committee on Carved Stones in Scotland
Bruce Bishop represents SAFHS on this committee.
Visit Scotland Ancestral Tourism Group
Bruce Bishop represents SAFHS on this group.
SAFHS Archive
Member societies are asked to consider submitting material that can help build a history of SAFHS.
Photographs, posters etc. will be welcomed and in the first instance material should be submitted
to Murray Nicoll at tvfhs@tayvalleyfhs.org.uk
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News from Member Societies
Anglo Scottish FHS
Attendance to our meetings through the
summer has been variable with numbers
unfortunately down. We continue with our
help desk on the mornings of our meetings
and we hope attendances will slowly
increase. Our meetings included a very
interesting presentation about the Border
Reivers and an equally interesting visit to the
Portico Library in Manchester.
We have completed the upgrading of our
Scottish Marriage Index webpage. Those
searching are now presented with a much
more friendly presentation of results and for
contributors there is a new page where data
can be input, to be approved by an
administrator before inclusion in the
database. Whilst we would encourage
contributors to use this method, data can still
be sent to smi@mlfhs.org.uk. You can
access
the
Index
at
www.angloscots.mlfhs.org.uk.
We are looking forward to the imminent visit
by Dr. Laura Stewart to speak about The
Scottish Covenant and its effect on politics.
Future meetings for the winter season will
cover aspects of using the revised
ScotlandsPeople website, and the use of DNA
in family history as well as our social
gathering in January and members talking
about their family heirlooms.
Have you viewed our monthly newsletter?
This is not restricted to our members but
available to anyone.
Past
editions
can
be
viewed
at:
http://www.angloscots.mlfhs.org.uk/scotia/sc
otia.php where you can also subscribe to
receive future editions.
Meetings are held on the third Saturday of
each month, starting at 2.00.p.m., except
August and December and non-members of
the Society are always welcome.
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The help desk is open from 10.30am until
1.00pm.
Contact: Michael J Couper, 3rd Floor, Manchester Central
Library, St Peter’s Square, Manchester, M2 5PD
E-mail: angloscots@mlfhs.org.uk
Website: www.anglo-scots.mlfhs.org.uk
ASGRA
ASGRA enjoyed hosting this year’s annual
SAFHS conference in Fife and judging from
the favourable comments received from
colleagues, stallholders and members of the
public, it was a great success. We were
particularly pleased to welcome members of
Accredited Genealogists Ireland, our alliance
partners, with whom we are developing a
strong relationship. In December ASGRA
Chairman Janet Bishop will be attending their
AGM in Dublin and council member Val
Wilson will be speaking on behalf of the
Association at their CPD event in February
2017, also in Dublin. A particular noteworthy
innovation was the talks provided for the
general public.
These were a sell-out and covered diverse
topics from Medicine and Morality, Gordon
Bennett and Using English Records to
Research Your Irish Ancestors. During the
lunch break Strathclyde students gave short
presentations about their recent work in
genealogical studies.
ASGRA’s annual visit and social event this
year is to the Moving Image Archive at Kelvin
Hall, Glasgow and is being arranged by Linda
Kerr. The Moving Image Archive has been
part of the National Library of Scotland’s
collections since 2007 and recently moved
into a purpose-built facility and is an often-
overlooked resource for family history.
The next ASGRA continuing professional
development day will take place on 3
November in the Dome Seminar Facility in
New Register House Edinburgh.
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Entitled
Preparation
for
Professional
Development, it forms part of a recruitment
drive to attract new members. Anyone who
is, or aspires to be, a professional genealogist
or researcher in archives and who might be
interested will find further details on our
website.
The membership application fee will now rise
to £25.00, in line with comparable
associations,
to
reflect
increased
administrative overheads as well as the cost
of the badge and certificate when joining. In
conjunction with this the assessors are
currently
revising
ASGRA
entrance
requirements for holders of the PG Diplomas
awarded by the Universities of Strathclyde
and Dundee. The new requirements will be
on the website as soon as they are ready,
along with the new Transcription Guidelines.
Finally, ASGRA has just commissioned a
splendid blue and silver lapel badge based on
our coat of arms, which is now available for
all members to use.
Contact: Janet M Bishop, Chairman
Email: info@asgra.co.uk
Website: www.asgra.co.uk
Borders FHS
Archive and Research Centre opening hours
until November 2017 – Monday 6pm to 8pm,
Tuesday, Thursday, Friday 10am to 4pm.
Winter openings from 1 November 2017 to
28 February 2018 will be Tuesday and
Thursday 10am to 4pm. Friday opening will
be by appointment only.
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Programme of talks and events
Sunday 29th October 2017
• ‘Our Sheriff Court Records’ by Gillian
Mapstone
Sunday 26th November 2017
• ‘Banishment and Transportation’ by Ken
Nisbet
Sunday 25th February 2018
• Topic to be confirmed by Mary Craig
Sunday 25th March 2018
• ‘The Deid’s Letters and Legacies’ by
Margaret Fox
Sunday 29th April 2018
• To be confirmed
Sunday 27 May 2018
• AGM followed by a talk to be confirmed
Talks on Sunday 29th October 2017 and
Sunday 26th November 2017 will be held in
the Corn Exchange & Ormiston Institute,
Market Square, Melrose TD6 9BN. Talks on
Sunday 25 February 2018 to Sunday 27 May
2018 will be at our new venue at St Peters
Church Hall, Parsonage Road, Galashiels TD1
3HS. All talks begin at 2:30pm.
We continue to work in partnership with
Archaeology Scotland on the Stobs Project
identifying Internees, Prisoners of War and
Garrisons at Stobs POW Camp. As a part of
this project we will be in attendance at the
Project Open Day on the 29th October 2017
at Hawick Town Hall, High Street, Hawick
TD9 9EF from 10am to 4pm.
Address: 52 Overhaugh Street, Galashiels, TD1 1DP
E
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mail
:
info@bordersfhs.org.uk
Research: research@bordersfhs.org.uk:
Website: www.bordersfhs.org.uk
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BordersFHS
Twitter: @bordersfhs
Caithness FHS
Caithness Family History Society members
are delighted to report on how they have
been able to assist with an increasing number
of family history enquiries over the past few
months.
Meetings have also been well attended.
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In May Merran Gunn, creative events advisor
to the Board of Trustees for The Dunbeath
Preservation Trust and also a part time
volunteer with The Dunbeath Heritage
Museum, gave an interesting talk to CFHS
members about some of the changes that
have been made, are being made, and are in
the pipeline for The Dunbeath Heritage
Museum.
At our meeting in June, Alan Sinclair, through
an illustrated talk, described the ancient
history and geology of the diverse and
contrasting counties of Caithness and
Sutherland and explained the Viking influence
upon the place names and dialect of the
area.
At our September meeting Roy Mackenzie
talked about the “The Veterans’ Memorial”
overlooking Wick Bay, which has fallen into
disrepair. He has been a key figure in
ensuring its restoration. He described the
involvement of the Royal British Legion in
securing funding and he also talked about the
involvement of pupils and teachers from Wick
High School who have researched the history
of the veterans. The aim is to return the
monument to its former glory.
Forthcoming programme:
Wednesday, 8th Nov 2017 in the Nethercliffe
Hotel, Wick,
• “John O’Groat Mill and the Houston Millers
of John O’Groats” By Rognvald Brown
Wednesday, 13th Dec 2017 in Caithness
Horizons, Thurso
• “Nucleus: Nuclear and Caithness Archive”
by Garance Warburton
Wednesday, 10th Jan 2018 in Caithness
Horizons, Thurso
• “Wick Voices Oral History Project” by
Doreen Leith
Address: C/O Caithness Horizons, High Street, Thurso
KW14 8AJ
Email: Secretary - nems623@btinternet.com
Website: http://caithnessfhs.org.uk
Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/caithnessfamilyhistorysociety/
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Central FHS
We meet, usually on the 2nd Wednesday of
the month, from October to May in the
Lecture Theatre of the Smith Art Gallery and
Museum, 40 Albert Place, Stirling at 7.30pm.
Everyone is welcome to listen to the
informative talks and to stay and have a
cuppa and a chat with other members at the
end of the meeting. Visitors pay £2 per visit.
We are eagerly looking forward to welcoming
friends old and new to this year’s talks:
11 October 2017
• “Tracing Quaker Ancestors” by Paul
Burton
8 November 2017
• “A-pulling and a-pushing: a railway town
at work” by Jim Summers
6 December 2017
• Christmas Past, followed by our Social
Evening (tickets £5)
10 January 2018
• “The Forth & Clyde Canal: past, present
and future” by Tommy Lawton
14 February 2018
• “Register of Corrected Entries” by Ken
Nisbet
14 March 2018
• “Genealogy
Without
Borders:
the
importance of exploring cousin lines and
the overseas diaspora” by Chris Paton
11 April 2018
• “Were Your Ancestors farmers?” by John
McGee, Treasurer of ASGRA
2 May 2018
• “Poor Relief In Falkirk” by Ian Scott,
preceded by our AGM
Contact: Hon. Secretary, CSFHS, 4 Fir Lane, Larbert, FK5
3LW
Website: www.csfhs.org.uk
East Ayrshire FHS
Evening meetings are held at 7 pm in the
Johnnie Walker Bond, Strand Street,
Kilmarnock, KA1 1HU on the second
Thursday of the months September to May.
Visitors are very welcome to attend. On most
other Thursday afternoons throughout the
year workshops are held in New Farm Loch
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Community Centre, Kilmarnock from 1.30 pm
to 3.30 pm.
At the September meeting, member and
past-chairman John Stevenson spoke about
100 years of Gutta-Percha. In October,
Robert Smillie will be speaking about Carrick
Coast – the old Ayr to Girvan Railway and in
November Barbara Graham returns to give a
talk on Women Munitions Workers in World
War 1. The dates and topics for future talks
are in the Diary Dates section.
A special meeting was held on the afternoon
of Thursday 5th October when Iain Ferguson
of the NRS in Edinburgh gave a presentation
about ScotlandsPeople. We were pleased to
welcome to this event members of some
other local and family history societies,
including Troon @ Ayrshire FHS, Cumnock
History Group and North Ayrshire FHS.
Founder member Jim Steel: Sadly, we
have to report the death in September of Jim
Steel, our founding member and first
chairman. Jim was a well-known and
respected member of the family history
community. He was a SAFHS representative
for a number of years and, with his wife
Willina, travelled to many of the early SAFHS
Conferences to represent East Ayrshire FHS.
For services to Family History in Ayrshire he
was awarded the 2009 John Strawhorn
Quaich by the Ayrshire Federation of
Historical Societies. He was also elected as a
member of the Society of Antiquaries of
Scotland and was still actively involved in
transcribing records.
Diary Dates 2017-2018
9th November 2017 (Thursday)
• Women Munitions Workers in World
War 1 by Barbara Graham, 7 pm, Johnnie
Walker Bond, Kilmarnock, KA1 1HU (East
Ayrshire FHS)
11th January 2018 (Thursday)
• Antiques - Past and Present by Robert
Watt, 7 pm, Johnnie Walker Bond,
Kilmarnock, KA1 1HU (East Ayrshire FHS)
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8th February 2018 (Thursday)
• Glenfield and Kennedy by Bill Howie, 7
pm, Johnnie Walker Bond, Kilmarnock,
KA1 1HU (East Ayrshire FHS)
8th March 2018 (Thursday)
• Life in the Miners Raws by Bobby
Grierson, 7 pm, Johnnie Walker Bond,
Kilmarnock, KA1 1HU (East Ayrshire FHS)
12th April 2018 (Thursday)
• Dundonald Castle by Irene McMillan, 7
pm, Johnnie Walker Bond, Kilmarnock,
KA1 1HU (East Ayrshire FHS)
Contact: Secretary, East Ayrshire FHS, c/o Dick Institute,
Elmbank Avenue, Kilmarnock, KA1 3BU
Email
:
enquiries@eastayrshirefhs.co.uk
Website: www.eastayrshirefhs.co.uk
Facebook: www.facebook.com/eafhs
Fife FHS
The Fife Family History Society is busy just
now in preparing to host The 29th Annual
SAFHS Conference, which will be held on 21
April 2018 in the ROTHES HALLS, Glenrothes.
Mr Robert W Balfour, the Lord Lieutenant of
Fife, will officially open the Conference at
10:15.
At this Conference/Fair, the Fife FHS will take
the opportunity to launch The Fife Kalendar
of Convicts CD (1790-1880), available as a
CD or Download
Speakers are:
• 10:30 – 11:00 Andrew Campbell: The
Making of Fife Kalendar of Convicts
• 11:30 – 12:15 - Emma Maxwell:
Finding your Ancestors’ Footprints
• 13:30 –14:15 Ken Nisbet: Banishment
and Transportation
• 15:00 – 1545 - Bruce Durie: The
Strange Tale of Charles Durie`s
Trousers
Delegates’ Tickets are £20 (or £15 if booked
before 03 January 2018
Stallholders: The first Table is free and
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thereafter Stalls are £15 each, or £10 if
booked before 03 Jan 2018. This is to
encourage Early Bird Bookings
There is a Café within the Rothes Halls and
also in the Kingdom Centre adjacent. There is
plenty of parking available around the Rothes
Halls. The Main Glenrothes Bus Station is
close-by. Glenrothes also has a Railway
Station
For Stallholders: Due to the fact that we are
using the Main Hall, this Main Hall is in use
on the Friday evening, and therefore the
setting up of stalls can only be done on the
Saturday morning. Please arrive early.
Fore more information and booking of tickets
go to: safhs2018.fifefhs.org
Glasgow & West of Scotland FHS
IMPORTANT all meetings (unless otherwise
stated) are held in the Gilchrist Theatre at
Kelvinside Academy, 33 Kirklee Road,
Glasgow, G12 0SW and entry is via the
Kirklee Rd entrance.
The meetings start at 7:30pm prompt and
the meetings for 2017/18 sessions are on:
Monday 16th October 2017
• "The Britannia Panopticon Music Hall" -
Judith McLay
Monday 20th November 2017
• "The City as Reliquary" - Gordon Urquhart
Monday 11th December 2017
• Social Evening
Monday 15th January 2018
• "The Lost Grandeur of the Clyde" - Dan
Sweeney
Monday 19th February 2018
• "Maps for Family History: Some views on
sources and Resources - Their strengths
and weaknesses" - J Moore
Monday 19th March 2018
• "Towers and Spires of Glasgow" - D
Martin
Monday 16th April 2018
• AGM + "The Daphne Disaster" - Bill Black
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Monday 21st May 2018
• "Govanhill Paradise Preserved" - A
Redpath
The Society will have a stall at Hobby Craft
Event "CRAFTS FOR CHRISTMAS", 26-29
October 2017 at the SSEC, Scottish Exhibition
Centre, in Glasgow
Information on the meetings can be found on
the Society’s website and reports of the talks
are usually given in the Society’s Newsletter
published three times a year in March, June
and October. There is an index to the
Society’s Newsletter, from 1978 (Issue 1) to
2015 (Issue 104) on the Society’s website
Please note that any changes to venues will
be advertised on the Society Website or the
Society Facebook.
The monthly electronic newsletter, E-NEWS,
is sent out to all members with an email
address.
This provides members not just with the
Society’s news updates but general news as
well. Back issues can be viewed on the
members only area of the website that also
includes several databases together with
information from recent talks.
The Society has a Research Centre at Unit
13, 32 Mansfield Street, Partick, Glasgow. It
is situated just off Dumbarton Road and is
well served by public transport; Kelvinhall
Underground Station is also nearby.
The Centre’s opening hours are:
• TUESDAY from 2 pm until 4.30 pm but
currently, for a trial, the centre is open
at 10 am
• THURSDAY from 10 am until 8.30 pm
• SATURDAY from 2 pm until 4.30 pm
(Except for Easter Saturday and 3-4
weeks over Christmas & New Year)
For exact dates please check the Society’s
website.
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Non-members can join the Society when they
visit and then get immediate access to the
collections. Our facilities include photocopier,
research computers, microfiche and microfilm
viewers, a fiche/film copier and access to the
Internet. Guidance is available to members
on request.
As well as frequent additions to the Society’s
library there are also regular additions to the
computers in the centre. The library additions
include both new publications and out-of-
print books and the library catalogue can be
searched on the Society’s website. Members
donated many of the books.
In addition to the library holdings we hold:
• 1841, 1851 and 1861 census films for
our area and indexes for these.
• 1881 census and indexes for the whole
of Scotland, England & Wales.
• 1891 census index for the whole of
Scotland and the films for our area.
• 1901 census index for the whole of
Scotland and the films for our area.
The Society also offers a wide range of
publications for sale and details of these can
be viewed on the Society’s website.
Contact: G&WSFHS, Unit 13, 32 Mansfield Street, Glasgow
G11 5QP: Tel: 0141-339 8303
Website: www.gwsfhs.org.uk
Twitter: @GWSFHS
Lanarkshire FH
S
Our sincere thanks to all 11 SAFHS member
societies that supported our ‘Local and Family
History Show’ on Saturday 2nd September.
While everyone appears to have enjoyed the
event the number of visitors attending was
down on last year. We can announce that
the date for the 2018 Show will be Saturday
27th October, it will be held in the Concert
Hall in Motherwell.
This year at our Research Centre, we have
welcomed members from New Zealand,
Canada, Australia and USA.
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One member travelling all the way from
Hawaii.
New Publications
Bothwellhaugh – A Lanarkshire Mining
Community 1884 - 1965. This is a local
history book first published in 1986, the
society worked with author Robert Duncan
and the Bothwellhaugh Past Residents Group
to get the book re-typed, updated and back in
print.
Calderbank – An Industrial and Social
History – Is another of Robert Duncan’s
books that was out of print. We have re-
typed and Mr Duncan has updated the
information and the book is now available
again.
Newarthill Local History Group produced
7 volumes of local history during the years
1993-2002. The books have been out of print
and are constantly being requested by people
wishing to purchase copies. We now have the
first three volumes back in print; the others
will follow later this year.
The latest books in our Military Groups
WW1Fallen series is: - “Lanarkshire Fallen at
the Battle of Arras 1917” and “Lanarkshire
Fallen at the Battle of Passchendaele
1917”.
School Books this series is proving very
popular. When researching ancestors, school
registers can tell you when families moved into
the area and, if they left, where they moved
to. Society member Robert Earl continues with
the transcription of school Registers and Log
Books, his latest books completed are: -
Crawford Public School - Book 1 Admissions
Register 1892 - 1948. Book 2 Leavers
Register 1924 - 1955. Book 3 Log Books
1867 - 1907. Book 4 Log Books 1907 -
1952. Wiston Public School Admission
Register 1866 - 1890. Yieldshields School
near
Carluke Register of Admissions
1884
-
1902.
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Graveyard Group Janet Smith and her team
of graveyarders have completed and published
the Lesmahagow Cemetery Monumental
Inscriptions and are currently checking their
transcriptions of Carluke Cemetery.
It is thanks to our great team of volunteers
that make it possible to carry out so much
transcribing and research each year.
Contact: North Lanarkshire Heritage Centre, 1 High Road,
Motherwell. ML1 3HU. Research Centre address: 122 - 124
Merry Street, Motherwell. ML1 1NA.
E
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mail
:
secretary
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lanarkshirefhs@hotmail.co.uk
Website: www.lanarkshirefhs.org.uk
Lothians FHS
Evening meetings are held at 7 pm in the
Library of the Lasswade Centre, Eskdale
Drive, Bonnyrigg every week from September
to June. Talks are held on the 2nd Wednesday
of the month as follows:
Sept 13
• Using Old Maps and how they can help in
Family History - Craig Statham
Oct 11
• Scottish place names – Bill Patterson
Nov 8
• Scotlands Places website - Kim Beasley
Dec 13
• Christmas Gathering
Jan 10
• “What’s in your Attic?”- Bring along your
artefacts
Feb 21
• Family History from Medieval Sources -
Alan Borthwick
Mar 14
• The Flemish in Scotland - John Irvine
Apr 11
• Kirk Session Minutes - Bruce Bishop
May 9
• Aberlady – a one place study - Lorna
Kinnaird
Jun 13
• AGM
The Society has a number of resources at its
disposal. There is a selection of books and
pamphlets for the absolute beginner, some
more specialised guides for the more
advanced members and newsletters from
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other Family History Societies.
There are files on alternative sources of
information from Scottish Public Libraries to
the National Repositories like National
Records of Scotland. We have an expanding
collection of Edinburgh Directories of various
dates,
files
of
commercial
search
organisations and of various courses and
events. Of course the library has a number
of publications and a collection of maps
covering Scotland and Northern England. The
Society strives to keep all its members
interested and we have access to the
library`s computers and the Internet.
Many members have volunteered in projects,
e.g. indexing of burial registers as well as
their own interests or just helping others with
their research. There are many more details
about the Society, which you will find on our
new web site:
www.lothiansfamilyhistorysociety.co.uk
The society provides a newsletter, thrice
yearly, to members to inform and keep
abreast of the activities by members or just
provide interesting stories about family
history.
If you have anything you think might interest
the members, whether it is pertinent to your
family or not, or something you have found
of interest, funny or otherwise, the society
would be grateful to hear from you.
For further information contact: Lothians FHS, the Library,
Lasswade Centre, Eskdale Drive, Bonnyrigg, EH19 2LA.
E-mail: lothiansfhs@hotmail.com
Website: www.lothiansfamilyhistorysociety.co.uk
Facebook: Lothians FHS
Moray & Nairn FHS
Work this year saw the society produce the
following publications: -
• Lhanbryde War Memorial
• Lhanbryde Poor Register 1845-1905
• Lhanbryde Burial Register 1895-1954.
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Three areas of research into the Parish of St.
Andrews Lhanbryde, Moray all in one book!
Lhanbryde War Memorial – This details all the
men commemorated on the war memorial
from World War I and II. Information
includes awards of medals, place of burial
and newspaper extracts.
Lhanbryde Poor Register 1845-1905 which is
a transcription of the Register for each
pauper who was accepted to be given Poor
Relief under The Poor Law Act of 1845. They
note in detail the change in circumstances of
the person named and sometimes their
family’s circumstances, including any increase
or decrease of relief given, occasionally entry
into the poorhouse and often their date of
death. They give a unique glimpse of the
social attitudes to the poor in Victorian
Morayshire, though it was not always paupers
who got relief, sometimes it was those who
were sick or out of work.
Lhanbryde Burial Register 1895-1954 is a
register of burials in the Parish a vastly
interesting document especially for those
tracing their family history in particular for
those persons who died outwith the Parish.
This work by the Moray & Nairn Family
History Society follows on from the work
undertaken on the War Memorials of Alves
and Forres and for the Poor Registers for the
Parishes of Alves, Bellie and of Elgin. The
book is available from Moray & Nairn FHS at
only £8, p&p extra.
Forres Free Church Births & Baptisms
1870-1914
An interesting insight to the church and its
congregation in the late Victorian period and
the cross-section of those having their
children baptised in the church of Forres.
This work by the Moray & Nairn Family
History Society follows on from the work
undertaken on the Church Registers for
Kinloss and Burghead. The book is shortly to
be available from Moray & Nairn FHS.
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Work this winter will see the Society starting
to map the main Cemetery of Nairn with an
eye to start recording it in the spring of 2017.
For further information see the Bookshop on the website
www.morayandnairnfhs.co.uk
N
orth Ayrshire FHS
In November, we joined with the Largs
Historical Society, who hosted the annual
Joint Meeting, where Dr. S. Morrison gave a
very interesting illustrated talk on ‘People’s
Histories: Exploring oral history in the
community.
This was followed in December by the
Christmas Social the speaker being Val Reilly,
whose talk ‘To Honour the Angels: the story
of the Christmas Carol’, explained the origins
of well-known Christmas carols. This was
followed by an enjoyable supper provided by
the committee.
One of our members, John Riddell, began the
new session by telling us of his investigations
into the life of George Nixon Duck, who was
a notable Fairlie resident at the time of the
building of the Fairlie Tunnel and whether it
had a part in his downfall.
February brought Tom Barclay from the
Carnegie Library in Ayr giving the details of
the beginnings of the Library and its
resources. A visit is planned for 27th. April, to
allow members to see behind the scenes, and
if any of the resources would be helpful to
them.
The annual Joint Meeting of the three family
history societies in Ayrshire, and hosted by
E.A.F.H.S. will be held on Thursday 9th March
in the Johnnie Walker Bond, in Strand Street,
Kilmarnock. The speaker will be Dr. I.
O’Brien from the Mitchell Library, Glasgow
and her topic will be - ‘The Heritage of the
Clyde’. A treat in store.
At our March meeting, J. O Neill will be telling
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us about the ‘Fenwick Weavers’. A topic of
interest to members with weavers and
Fenwick Weavers in their ancestry.
This will be followed on the 11th. April, when
we shall learn in a talk given by Dr. I
Matheson,
titled-’The
Union
of
the
Parliaments,’ of the various events that led
up to this dramatic event.
On the 9th May, our year will end with the
A.G.M. possibly a quiz and a light supper.
Through some grant aid, the society has had
the IGI for 1981 digitised and is now
available to all. It is easy to use and anyone
can take away information specific to their
area of interest to work on at home. It is
hoped to extend this in future.
All meetings are held in the evening on the
second Tuesday of the month, in the
Community Room, in Largs Library and begin
at 7-30pm., unless otherwise stated.
The Find your ain Folks workshops are also
held in the Community Room from 2-30-4-
30pm. on the last Thursday of the month,
September to April.
Contact details: Largs Library, 26, Allanpark Street, Largs,
KA30 9AG
Secretary: ann.clydeview@outlook.com Web-site: north-
ayrshire.gov.uk
North Perthshire FHG
We meet from 2.30 pm in Moulin Hall, which
is behind Moulin Kirk (Heritage Centre) and
close to Moulin Hotel, to the North of
Pitlochry. The Heritage Centre is open daily
between 2 and 4 pm between May and
October, but if travelling any distance, you
may phone 01796 473071 to ensure access.
(If anyone has read our Website, please be
assured that we have not discovered the
secrets if time-travel.
All meetings between October and December
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will be held in 2017 and those between
January and May in 2018).
19 October
• Michael Lawrence will talk about
James Wylie of Airleywright
16 November
• Isabel Hay and Jan Conacher will talk
about Odds and Ends
December
• Christmas Lunch
18 January
• Syd House will talk about Early Plant
Hunters
15 February
• Gordon Dilworth will talk about Where
were you when J F Kennedy was
shot?
15 March
• Ken Nisbet will talk about The Register
of Corrected Entries
19 April
• Alan Brown will talk about Jam, Jute
and Jacobites
17 May
• AGM
Website: pitlochryandmoulinheritagecentre.co.uk
S
cottish Genealogy Society
The Scottish Genealogy Society is the longest
established family history society in Scotland
and our library and research centre are
located at 15 Victoria Terrace, Edinburgh EH1
2JL, where members and non-members are
welcome.
Enthusiastic volunteers who are happy to
assist researchers and offer advice staff the
library. UK annual membership is £20 and
overseas membership is £25, which includes
receipt of 4 journals a year.
The library is open Monday, Tuesday and
Thursday 10.30-5.30, Wednesday 10.30-7.30
and Saturday 10.00-5.00.
The library offers access to both Ancestry and
Find My Past, as well as the myriad Internet
sites offering free access.
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ScotlandsPeople website can also be
accessed using the visitor’s account.
The society holds all the microfiche and
microfilm records of the Old Parish Registers
for the whole of Scotland, of which copies
can be taken at a charge of 30p. One of the
strengths of the society is its collection of
Monumental
Inscriptions,
which
are
continuously added to and can be viewed
free of charge, or purchased as required.
The extensive reference library holds many
rare and interesting volumes.
Our website offers a wealth of information
with numerous links which are helpful to
family and local researchers. Monthly
meetings are held between September and
April (see website for details).
The society also organises a series of courses
on Saturday mornings in the library.
Upcoming topics include ‘Beginners’, ‘Irish
Records’, ‘Old Scottish Handwriting’, ‘WW1’,
‘Beginners in English Genealogy’, ‘Beyond the
Old Parish Registers’, ‘Health and History:
Using Medical Records in Genealogical
Research’ and ‘Kirk Session Records’.
Please see the website for further details.
Contact: Scottish Genealogy Society, 15 Victoria Terrace,
Edinburgh EH1 2JL
Tel/Fax: 0131 220 3677
E-mail: enquiries@scotsgenealogy.com
Website: www.scotsgenealogy.com
S
hetland
FHS
Following the popularity of the Sharing
Shetland Surnames project, this year the
Shetland Museum offered space and
assistance for a summer display related to
the surname GOUDIE (with all its various
spellings).
As usual, the research team worked furiously
to collect, document, collate, check and work
with Museum staff preparing information
panels and leaflets.
The main event in May, held over two days in
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the Cunningsburgh Hall, brought visitors from
all parts of the U.K and even from Australia.
Such was the interest that it was an
overflowing hall for the talks and displays
with many relationships discussed and
addresses exchanged. As so much effort had
been put into this event it was decided to
postpone the other chosen surname,
ROBERTSON until June 2018.
The “homing instinct” has brought many
visitors to our office this year, and a welcome
increase in membership – our dedicated
volunteers have been endlessly busy.
Seventy cruise ships have called this year
with an increase to ninety forecast for next
summer - all bringing researchers just for a
day, weather permitting! Equinox gales
mean the end of the cruise season now, but
not the visitors; Shetland Wool Week with
about five hundred delegates attending has
now ended; local winter groups and events
are starting up………and the Shetland F.H.S.
volunteers are already gearing up to prepare
for next year.
Contact Details:
Shetland F.H.S., 6 Hillhead, Lerwick, Shetland, ZE1 0EJ
The office is open every weekday afternoon from 2-4 p.m.
and at other times by appointment
Secretary: Mrs. Elizabeth M. Angus
Email: secretary@shetland-fhs.org.uk
Website: www.shetland-fhs.org.uk
W
est Lothian
FHS
We meet on the first Tuesday of each month
from September to June at 7.00 pm at the
Lanthorn Centre, Kenilworth Rise, Dedridge,
Livingston EH54 6JL. Everyone is very
welcome to attend.
We have office space within the Library at
the Lanthorn Centre, where we are happy to
welcome along new members.
We aim to provide a similar service to that
which we already currently have in place at
the Local History Library in Linlithgow, where
we provide a “helping hand” to anyone who
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pops in to the Local History Library.
Lanthorn days and times:
Mondays 10.00 am till 3.00 pm and Tuesdays
and Thursdays 11.00 am till 4.00 pm.
Linlithgow days and times: Wednesdays and
Fridays between 11.00 am and 3.00 pm.
The Lanthorn is also a place for people to
come along and meet us and learn what the
Society is all about. With the help of our
member volunteers we aim to provide
beginners start up sessions as well as
giving a helping hand to all members, old and
new, to explore various websites to get the
best out of them, further their knowledge and
to help grow their family trees.
Our syllabus for this year includes:
3 October 2017
• Guest Speaker: Matt Fry, “My Walk
Through Family History”
7 November 2017
• “Gi’s a haun’” night, we help you to find
your way around the various Family
History websites and offer advice on any
topic you need help with
5 December 2017
• Christmas get-together. An informal
meeting with non-alcoholic drinks, eats
and a quiz
9 January 2018
• Guest Speaker: Ken Nisbet, “The 2nd Boer
War 1899-1902 and the Volunteer Forces”
6 February 2018
• “Gi’s a haun’” night
6 March 2018
• Guest Speaker: Kim Beasley, Historic
Environment, “Exploring ScotlandsPlaces”
3 April 2018
• “Gi’s a haun’” night
1 May 2018
• Guest Speaker: Margaret Fox, “The Deidis
Latterwills & Legacies”, lifting the veil on
past lives
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• 5 June 2018
• Annual General Meeting
We continue to have our monthly visits to
New Register House on the 3rd Tuesday
evening of each month. These visits are very
well attended by our members and more
often than not our 40 places are taken up.
New members are welcome to attend and our
steadfast members will assist anyone who
needs help with their research.
This year, in support of the 2017 year of
Scottish History, Heritage and Culture, we
held a number of well-attended family history
workshops in nine libraries throughout West
Lothian. A further workshop is planned for
Broxburn Library on Saturday 18th November
from 10.00 am until 12.30 pm. The
workshops provided an introduction to
anyone wishing to look into their family tree
but not knowing where to start and there
were member volunteers of the Society on
hand to assist with on-line searches etc. We
would welcome anyone who wishes to come
along to our final workshop in Broxburn on
18th November to learn about their ancestors.
The Society continues to grow from strength
to strength and we are very fortunate that
we continue to have an excellent turnout of
members to all of our meetings and talks.
Our membership remains at £10 for single
members, £15 for a couple from the same
household and £12.00 for overseas
membership.
Secretary, West Lothian Family History Society, c/o 21
Willowpark, Fauldhouse, West Lothian EH47 9HN
Email: sec@wlfhs.org.uk
Membership Enquiries: member@wlfhs.org.uk
Website: www.wlfhs.org.uk
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ASSOCIATE MEMBERS
Australian Institute of Genealogical Studies Inc., PO Box 339, Blackburn, Victoria, Australia 3130
British Isles Family History Society of Greater Ottawa, P.O. Box 38026, Ottawa, Ontario, K2C 1NO, Canada
Cumbria Family History Society, 23 School Fold, Hesketh Bank, West Lancashire, PR4 6RE
New Zealand Society of Genealogists Inc., PO Box 14036, Panmure, Auckland 1741, New Zealand
Scottish Interest Group, Western Australian Genealogical Society, 6/48 May Street, Bayswater, Western Australia
6053
Scottish Interest Group, Ontario Genealogical Society - http://scottishsig.ogs.on.ca/
Scottish Group, Genealogical Society of Queensland, P.O. Box 3070, Stafford DC, Queensland 4053, Australia
Shoalhaven Family History Society, P.O. Box 591, Nowra, NSW 2541, Australia
South Australian Genealogy & Heraldry Society Inc., Box 592, Adelaide 5001, South Australia
The Heraldry & Genealogy Society of Canberra Inc., GPO Box 585, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia
Diary Dates
2017
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18
3 November 2017
Preparation for Professional Development – ASGRA continuing development at
The Dome Seminar Facility in New Register House, Edinburgh
7 November 2017
Gi’s a Haun – help to find your way around the various family history websites and
offer advice on any topic you nee help with - 7.00 pm at the Lanthorn Centre,
Kenilworth Rise, Dedridge, Livingston EH54 6JL (West Lothian FHS)
8 November 2017,
John O’Groats Mill and the Houston Millers of John O’Groats By Rognvald
Brown in the Nethercliffe Hotel, Wick (Caithness FHS)
8 November 2017
A-pulling and a-pushing: a railway town at work by Jim Summers at 7.30 p.m.
in the Lecture Theatre of the Smith Art Gallery and Museum, 40 Albert Place, Stirling
(Central FHS)
8 November 2017
Scotlands Places website - Kim Beasley at 7 pm in the Library of the Lasswade
Centre, Eskdale Drive, Bonnyrigg (Lothians FHS)
9 November 2017
Women Munitions Workers in World War 1 by Barbara Graham, 7 pm, Johnnie
Walker Bond, Kilmarnock, KA1 1HU (East Ayrshire FHS)
16 November 2017
Odds and Ends by Isabel Hay and Jan Conacher at 2.30 p.m. in Moulin Heritage
Centre, Moulin Hall (North Perthshire FHG)
20 November 2017
The City as Reliquary by Gordon Urquhart at 7.30.p.m. Gilchrist Theatre at
Kelvinside Academy, 33 Kirklee Road, Glasgow, G12 0SW (Glasgow & West of
Scotland FHS)
26 November 2017
Banishment and Transportation by Ken Nisbet at 2.30 p.m. in the Corn Exchange
& Ormiston Institute, Market Square, Melrose TD6 9BN. (Borders FHS)
6 December 2017
Christmas Past, followed by our Social Evening (tickets £5) at 7.30 p.m. in the
Lecture Theatre of the Smith Art Gallery and Museum, 40 Albert Place, Stirling
(Central FHS)
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13 December 2017
13 December 2017
9 January 2018
10 January 2018
10 January 2018
10 January 2018
11 January 2018
15 January 2018
18 January 2018
6 February 2018
8 February 2018
14 February 2018
15 February 2018
19 February 2018
21 February 2018
25 February 2018
6 March 2018
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Social Evening at 7.30.p.m. Gilchrist Theatre at Kelvinside Academy, 33 Kirklee
Road, Glasgow, G12 0SW (Glasgow & West of Scotland FHS)
Christmas Gathering at 7 pm in the Library of the Lasswade Centre, Eskdale Drive,
Bonnyrigg (Lothians FHS)
Nucleus: Nuclear and Caithness Archive by Garance Warburton in Caithness
Horizons, Thurso (Caithness FHS)
The 2nd Boar War 1899 – 1902 and the Volunteer Forces by Ken Nisbet 7.00
pm at the Lanthorn Centre, Kenilworth Rise, Dedridge, Livingston EH54 6JL (West
Lothian FHS)
Wick Voices Oral History Project by Doreen Leith in Caithness Horizons, Thurso
(Caithness FHS)
The Forth & Clyde Canal: past, present and future by Tommy Lawton at 7.30
p.m. in the Lecture Theatre of the Smith Art Gallery and Museum, 40 Albert Place,
Stirling (Central FHS)
What’s in your Attic? - Bring along your artefacts at 7 pm in the Library of the
Lasswade Centre, Eskdale Drive, Bonnyrigg (Lothians FHS)
Antiques - Past and Present by Robert Watt, 7 pm, Johnnie Walker Bond,
Kilmarnock, KA1 1HU (East Ayrshire FHS)
The Lost Grandeur of the Clyde by Dan Sweeney at 7.30.p.m. Gilchrist Theatre at
Kelvinside Academy, 33 Kirklee Road, Glasgow, G12 0SW (Glasgow & West of
Scotland FHS)
Early Plant Hunters by Syd House at 2.30 p.m. in Moulin Heritage Centre, Moulin
Hall (North Perthshire FHG)
Gi’s a Haun – help to find your way around the various family history websites and
offer advice on any topic you nee help with - 7.00 pm at the Lanthorn Centre,
Kenilworth Rise, Dedridge, Livingston EH54 6JL (West Lothian FHS)
Glenfield and Kennedy by Bill Howie, 7 pm, Johnnie Walker Bond, Kilmarnock, KA1
1HU (East Ayrshire FHS)
Register of Corrected Entries by Ken Nisbet at 7.30 p.m. in the Lecture Theatre
of the Smith Art Gallery and Museum, 40 Albert Place, Stirling (Central FHS)
Where were you when J F Kennedy was shot? by Gordon Dilworth at 2.30 p.m.
in Moulin Heritage Centre, Moulin Hall (North Perthshire FHG)
Maps for Family History: Some views on sources and Resources - Their
strengths and weaknesses by J Moore at 7.30.p.m. Gilchrist Theatre at Kelvinside
Academy, 33 Kirklee Road, Glasgow, G12 0SW (Glasgow & West of Scotland FHS)
Family History from Medieval Sources by Alan Borthwick at 7 pm in the Library
of the Lasswade Centre, Eskdale Drive, Bonnyrigg (Lothians FHS)
Topic to be confirmed by Mary Craig at 2.30 p.m. in St Peters Church Hall, Parsonage
Road, Galashiels TD1 3HS (Borders FHS)
Exploring Scotlands Places by Kim Beasley 7.00 pm at the Lanthorn Centre,
Kenilworth Rise, Dedridge, Livingston EH54 6JL (West Lothian FHS)
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9 March 2018
13 March 2018
14 March 2018
14 March 2018
15 March 2018
19 March 2018
25 March 2018
3 April 2018
11 April 2018
11 April 2018
11 April 2018
12 April 2018
16 April 2018
19 April 2018
21 April 2018
1 May 2018
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Life in the Miners Raws by Bobby Grierson, 7 pm, Johnnie Walker Bond,
Kilmarnock, KA1 1HU (East Ayrshire FHS)
The annual Joint Meeting of the three family history societies in Ayrshire, and hosted
by E.A.F.H.S. will be held on in the Johnnie Walker Bond, in Strand Street,
Kilmarnock. The speaker will be Dr. I. O’Brien from the Mitchell Library, Glasgow and
her topic will be The Heritage of the Clyde.
The Fenwick Weavers by J. O Neill at 7.30. p.m. in the Community Room, in Largs
Library (North Ayrshire FHS)
Genealogy Without Borders: the importance of exploring cousin lines and
the overseas diaspora by Chris Paton at 7.30 p.m. in the Lecture Theatre of the
Smith Art Gallery and Museum, 40 Albert Place, Stirling (Central FHS)
The Flemish in Scotland by John Irvine at 7 pm in the Library of the Lasswade
Centre, Eskdale Drive, Bonnyrigg (Lothians FHS)
The Register of Corrected Entries by Ken Nisbet 2.30 p.m. in Moulin Heritage
Centre, Moulin Hall (North Perthshire FHG)
Towers and Spires of Glasgow by D Martin at 7.30.p.m. Gilchrist Theatre at
Kelvinside Academy, 33 Kirklee Road, Glasgow G12 0SW (Glasgow & West of
Scotland FHS)
The Deid’s Letters and Legacies by Margaret Fox at 2.30 p.m. in St Peters Church
Hall, Parsonage Road, Galashiels TD1 3HS. (Borders FHS)
Gi’s a Haun – help to find your way around the various family history websites and
offer advice on any topic you nee help with - 7.00 pm at the Lanthorn Centre,
Kenilworth Rise, Dedridge, Livingston EH54 6JL (West Lothian FHS)
Were Your Ancestors farmers? by John McGee, Treasurer of ASGRA at 7.30 p.m.
in the Lecture Theatre of the Smith Art Gallery and Museum, 40 Albert Place, Stirling
(Central FHS)
Kirk Session Minutes by Bruce Bishop at 7 pm in the Library of the Lasswade
Centre, Eskdale Drive, Bonnyrigg (Lothians FHS)
The Union of the Parliaments by Dr. I Matheson at 7.30 p.m. in the Community
Room, in Largs Library (North Ayrshire FHS)
Dundonald Castle by Irene McMillan, 7 pm, Johnnie Walker Bond, Kilmarnock, KA1
1HU (East Ayrshire FHS)
AGM + The Daphne Disaster by Bill Black at 7.30.p.m. Gilchrist Theatre at
Kelvinside Academy, 33 Kirklee Road, Glasgow G12 0SW (Glasgow & West of
Scotland FHS)
Jam, Jute and Jacobites by Alan Brown 2.30 p.m. in Moulin Heritage Centre,
Moulin Hall (North Perthshire FHG)
Was Your Ancestor a Convict – the 29th Annual SAFHS Conference at Rothes
Halls, Glenrothes
The Deidis, Latterwills and Legacies: lifting the veil on past lives by Margaret
Fox at 7.00 pm at the Lanthorn Centre, Kenilworth Rise, Dedridge, Livingston EH54
6JL (West Lothian FHS)
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2 May 2018
Poor Relief In Falkirk by Ian Scott, preceded by our AGM at 7.30 p.m. in the
Lecture Theatre of the Smith Art Gallery and Museum, 40 Albert Place, Stirling
(Central FHS)
9 May 2018
Aberlady – a one place study by Lorna Kinnaird at 7 pm in the Library of the
Lasswade Centre, Eskdale Drive, Bonnyrigg (Lothians FHS)
9 May 2018
A.G.M. possibly a quiz and a light supper at 7.30 p.m. in the Community Room, in
Largs Library (North Ayrshire FHS)
17 May 2018
A.G.M. 2.30 p.m. in Moulin Heritage Centre, Moulin Hall (North Perthshire FHG)
21 May 2018
Govanhill Paradise Preserved by A Redpath at 7.30.p.m. Gilchrist Theatre at
Kelvinside Academy, 33 Kirklee Road, Glasgow G12 0SW (Glasgow & West of
Scotland FHS)
27 May 2018
Borders FHS AGM at 2.30.p.m. followed by a talk to be confirmed in St Peters
Church Hall, Parsonage Road, Galashiels TD1 3HS.
5 June 2018
AGM at 7.00 pm at the Lanthorn Centre, Kenilworth Rise, Dedridge, Livingston EH54
6JL (West Lothian FHS)
13 June 2018
AGM at 7 pm in the Library of the Lasswade Centre, Eskdale Drive, Bonnyrigg
(Lothians FHS)
Looking for a Speaker?
‘Irish Records’ – a comprehensive and entertaining
presentation on Irish Genealogy. Which records exist, where are
they held and how to access them. All presented within the
context of Irish history
• Contact – Jill Williams at jwgenealogy@aijk.org
‘Caithness to Patagonia’ – an illustrated talk on the lives and
times of the men and women who emigrated to Patagonia during
the later 19th and early 20th century
• Contact – Ian Leith at ian@baselineresearch.co.uk
SAFHS Publications, April 2017
UK
Eur
Rest
Parish Registers in the Kirk Session Minutes of the Church of Scotland
£ 4.00
2.20
3.80
5.70
The Parishes, Registers and Registrars of Scotland (New Edition)
£ 6.75
2.20
3.80
5.70
Registers of the Secession Churches in Scotland
£ 4.00
2.20
3.80
5.70
Researching Scottish Graveyards
£ 4.50
1.50
2.95
3.30
Scots Abroad, Part 1
£ 4.50
2.20
3.25
4.50
A Scottish Historian’s Glossary
£ 4.50
1.50
2.95
3.30
Scottish Trades, Professions, Vital Records and Directories
£ 7.00
2.20
3.80
5.70
Weights and Measures
£ 3.75
2.20
3.25
4.50
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Federation of Family History
Societies
The Federation of Family History
Societies formed over 40 years ago and
now has over 160 member societies around the World. We are an educational charity that uses
our website, social media and other forms of communication to ensure that family history news,
book reviews and guidance are readily available to our member organisations and the general
public.
What do we offer?
• Society information: Our website at www.ffhs.org.uk has details of all our societies. Most
focus on a particular geographical area or a specific surname, but there are also a variety
of other specialist organisations.
• Directory of Speakers: we keep an up-to-date listing on our website who will travel to
conferences and meetings.
• FFHS Newsletter: anyone can sign up for our free bimonthly e-newsletter at
www.ffhs.org.uk. Recent issues are available on our website and cover topics such as DNA,
non-conformist ancestry, wills and tracing Irish ancestry.
• Our Really Useful Information Leaflet: a comprehensive guide to how to build a family tree,
which gives many useful websites. The 2017 edition includes an article on using
newspapers in your research.
• You can download the leaflet from our website at www.ffhs.org.uk for free. You can also
link to the download from your own websites, newsletters and journal articles. If you would
like to give copies out at fairs or talks, email a request for leaflets to emma@ffhs.org.uk.
We have also recently published a 2017 issue of our Australasian leaflet, which is available
on our website.
• Events: we run seminars for our members and also for the general public. Our latest public
seminar was a well-attended conference in London on 30 September, explaining how to go
‘Beyond the Census’. We publicise these events on our home page.
• Member events can be found in our Members’ zone, which is password protected.
Additionally, we take stands at fairs around the country, with volunteers from our societies
using these events as an opportunity to talk about family history and attract new members.
• Social
media:
we
publicise
news
and
resources
using
Facebook
(www.facebook.com/FederationFHS) and Twitter (@FederationFHS).
• Projects: FFHS is involved in a series of projects, encouraging the indexing of records which
would otherwise not be made easily available to family historians. For example, over recent
years FFHS has part-funded four Manorial Documents Register County projects in
conjunction with The National Archives. Wiltshire and Northamptonshire have been
completed, with Northumberland and Kent due to finish in the coming months. Search the
indexes at discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/manor-search.
• National Burial Index: transcribed by family history societies, the current edition, known as
NBI3 contains over 18.4 million entries, which have been harvested from some 9,100
locations in 50 counties.
Last, but not least, you can find out about the specific services we offer our member societies,
such as seminars, insurance and legal advice, on the ‘About Us’ section of our website at
www.ffhs.org.uk
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Family Search
FamilySearch Replacing Microfilm with Digital Images
FamilySearch has been working for some time on how best to
make our microfilm collection of family history records more accessible globally. FamilySearch has
now digitally reproduced the bulk of its microfilm collection—over 1.5 billion images so far—
including the most requested collections based on microfilm loan records worldwide. The
remaining microfilms should be digitized by the end of 2020 and all new records from its ongoing
global efforts are already using digital camera equipment. Family historians will now be able to
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This advance in accessibility allowed FamilySearch to discontinue its microfilm circulation services
on 8 September 2017. Many of our Centres and Affiliate Libraries will retain their existing
microfilm collections already on loan. Currently, over 1.5 million microfilms have been digitized
including all microfilms borrowed in the last 5 years. Additionally, patrons visiting a Family History
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General Register Office (GRO) - PDF Extended Pilot
The GRO is piloting a service from 12 October 2017 to provide portable document format (PDF)
copies of digitised historical birth and death records. The pilot will run for a minimum of 3 months
to enable GRO to assess the demand for this service over a prolonged period Applications for each
PDF cost £6, must be made online, and include a GRO index reference.
England and Wales records which are available as PDFs in this extended pilot include: Births: 1837
–1916 Deaths: 1837 –1957
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researches resulted in a number of books including the much
'Voices from the Workhouse', and 'A Grim Almanac of the Workhouse'.
Book Review
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‘Children's Homes: A History of Institutional Care for
Britain’s Young’ by Peter Higginbotham
Children's Homes surveys the wide range of institutions that,
over the centuries, were used as a substitute for children's
'natural' homes. As well as charitably funded orphanages, these
included homes run by religious or occupational groups,
institutions for those who had broken the law or otherwise gone
astray, establishments for children with special needs, homes run
by the poor law authorities, and by local councils. This
fascinating and copiously illustrated volume answers questions
such as: Who founded and ran all these institutions? Who paid
for them? Where have they all gone? What was life like for their
inmates? And where can their records be found?
Peter Higginbotham became fascinated by the workhouse when,
while tracing his family history, he discovered that one of his
forebears had died in such an institution. His extensive
-praised 'Workhouse Encyclopedia',
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