Sat, Jun 24
|Workshop
START RESEARCHING YOUR SCOTTISH ANCESTORS
Having a hard time with Scottish research? This half day workshop will get you well on your way.
Time & Location
Jun 24, 2023, 1:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Workshop
Guests
About the event
This is a beginner level workshop for researchers who are not familiar with or are just beginning Scottish Genealogy Research.
We will cover 4 topics during the afternoon:
Get Started Researching Your Scottish Ancestors​​​
​Learn the basics to start finding your Scottish ancestors
Navigating the ScotlandsPeople Website
​Genealogy researchers have become accustomed to subscription websites and find navigating the ScotlandsPeople website to be too steep of a learning curve. Given that this is the ONLY place where you can access images of the actual documents held by the Registrar. it is critical that Scottish researchers are comfortable using the website. This presentation will make your searches more successful.
​Breaking Through Brick Walls in Scottish Research
Learn strategies for moving your research forward
Online Sources for Scottish Research
Have you exhausted the many online resources for finding your Scottish ancestors? Learn about some websites to consider for filling in the details of your ancestor’s life