Scottish Jewish Heritage Centre Manager position advertised

A new post that may be of interest to the right candidate!

JOB DESCRIPTION: SCOTTISH JEWISH HERITAGE CENTRE MANAGER

Salary range £23,000 to £25,000, for 28 hours per week, depending on experience and qualifications. This is a permanent post.

Job purpose: The Heritage Centre Manager will take forward the launch of the Scottish
Jewish Heritage Centre (SJHC) including the Scottish Holocaust-era Study Centre and successfully establish the day-to-day running of the Centre and contribute to its ongoing development.

The SJHC is a partnership project by the Scottish Jewish Archives Centre (SJAC) and Garnethill Synagogue Preservation Trust (GSPT) designed to broaden and increase public access to the historic synagogue, to SJAC displays and to SJAC’s important Holocaust-era collections.

Location: The Heritage Centre Manager will be based in Garnethill Synagogue where an office is being created.

Employer: The Heritage Centre Manager will be employed by the SJHC, which will be managed by a SCIO set up by the project partners for this purpose. The SJHC line manager will be the chair of the SJHC SCIO. The SCIO will take on operational management following the launch of the SJHC.

In advance of the SCIO being in place, during the Delivery Phase, the Heritage Centre Manager will be recruited and employed by the project Working Group. In the initial stages the SJHC Manager will be line managed by the Delivery Phase Project Coordinator. In the initial stages the funding for the SJHC manager will be handled by SJAC Hon Treasurer who is managing the project funds.

Working hours: Working hours to be agreed are for 28 hours per week. Post holder working hours will exclude the Jewish Sabbath and Festivals, which will replace some statutory holidays. Post holder hours will include some Sundays and evenings which will be essential for the access of attendees at Weekend Events and Activities and other events and/or meetings.

For further details visit this link.

Chris

Order Tracing Your Irish Family History on the Internet (2nd ed) at https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/Tracing-Your-Irish-Family-History-on-the-Internet-Paperback/p/16483. and Tracing Your Scottish Ancestry Through Church and State Records at https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/Tracing-Your-Scottish-Ancestry-through-Church-and-State-Records-Paperback/p/16848. Further news published daily on The GENES Blog Facebook page, and on Twitter @genesblog.

RCAHMW enhances Welsh heritage database Coflein

The Royal Commission for the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales (https://rcahmw.gov.uk) has posted a review of changes it made to its Coflein database in 2018.

Coflein, which is accessible at www.coflein.gov.uk, is the body's online database and Inventory of ancient and historical monuments, providing access to hundreds of thousands of heritage based documents. Amongst the enhancements is an overhaul of the Coflein Mapping system, the addition of thousands of aerial photographs across Wales, from recently commissioned aerial surveys, and improved descriptions on many catalogue entries.

To read about the improvements visit https://rcahmw.gov.uk/2018-year-in-review-our-improvements-to-coflein.

(With thanks to the RCAHMW)

Chris

For my genealogy guide books, visit http://britishgenes.blogspot.co.uk/p/my-books.html, whilst details of my research service are at www.ScotlandsGreatestStory.co.uk. Further content is also published daily on The GENES Blog Facebook page at www.facebook.com/BritishGENES.

Scottish Jewish Heritage Centre to open in 2019

Scotland is to get its first Jewish Heritage Centre, thanks to a Heritage Lottery Fund grant of £296,900.

The centre, a joint initiative between the Scottish Jewish Archives Centre (http://www.sjac.org.uk) and the Garnethill Synagogue Preservation Trust (GSPT), is to be based at Garnethill Synagogue in Glasgow, and will cost about £500,000. Work on the new Centre is to start this month, with the launch and opening scheduled for summer 2019.

For more on the story, visit the SJAC's website at http://www.sjac.org.uk/national-lottery-funding-approved-for-jewish-heritage-centre-at-garnethill-synagogue/.

Chris

For my genealogy guide books, visit http://britishgenes.blogspot.co.uk/p/my-books.html, whilst details of my research service are at www.ScotlandsGreatestStory.co.uk. Further content is also published daily on The GENES Blog Facebook page at www.facebook.com/BritishGENES.

Historic Welsh boundary maps go online

The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales (https://rcahmw.gov.uk) has uploaded two digital maps that it has created, using late-medieval sources and historic parish boundaries, to show the boundaries of the commotes (cymydau) and cantrefs (cantrefi) of medieval Wales.

The commission notes that "future developments will examine how these boundaries have changed over time and map them in further detail. These digital resources will be made freely available to the public as an aid to encouraging research."


To view the maps visit https://rcahmw.gov.uk/mapping-the-historic-boundaries-of-wales-commotes-and-cantrefs/.

The Commission has also recently launched the The List of Historic Place Names of Wales, "a groundbreaking website that provides a fascinating insight into the landuse, archaeology and history of Wales. Over 300,000 place names are included in the List, reflecting the various forms and spellings used historically, and revealing the often forgotten or overlooked legacies of buildings, people, archaeological or topographical features in our landscapes."
For more on this visit https://rcahmw.gov.uk/list-of-historic-place-names-now-live/.

Chris

My next 5 week Scottish Research Online course commences Sept 11th 2017 - details at https://www.pharostutors.com/details.php?coursenumber=102.
For details on my Scottish & Irish genealogy guide books, please visit http://britishgenes.blogspot.co.uk/p/my-books.html.
For my genealogy research service, please visit http://www.ScotlandsGreatestStory.co.uk.

North Ayrshire Heritage Centre to close for 10 weeks

North Ayrshire Heritage Centre (www.north-ayrshire.gov.uk/resident/leisure-parks-and-events/heritage/museums.aspx) in Saltcoats is to be closed for at least 10 weeks from September 19th 2016 to facilitate major repair work to the centre's roof.

Limited public access will remain for anyone wishing to see artefacts or archive material, by appointment only - contact naheritage@north-ayrshire.gov.uk for enquiries.

For more on the closure, visit North Ayrshire Council's website at www.north-ayrshire.gov.uk/news/HeritageCentretoundergoimprovementwork.aspx?platform=hootsuite.

Chris

For details on my genealogy guide books, including A Beginner's Guide to British and Irish Genealogy, A Decade of Irish Centenaries: Researching Ireland 1912-1923, Discover Scottish Church Records (2nd edition), Discover Irish Land Records and Down and Out in Scotland: Researching Ancestral Crisis, please visit http://britishgenes.blogspot.co.uk/p/my-books.html.

Work to commence on new Plymouth history centre

Work is abou to commence on constructing a new Plymouth based history centre, thanks to a Heritage Lottery Fund grant of £14.8 million grant, following a previous grant of £940,300 to progress intial designs for the project. The new centre will create a single attraction out of the current city museum, central library and St Luke's Church.

From The Plymouth Herald newspaper: "The centre will see five of Plymouth's major heritage collections come together in one location. The Plymouth and West Devon Record Office, South West Film and Television Archive and South West Image Bank will join the Local Studies and Reference Collection and the City Museum and Art Gallery's significant art, human history and natural history collections on the Tavistock Place/North Hill site."

For more on the story visit www.plymouthherald.co.uk/plymouth-s-history-centre-green-lit-thanks-to-14-8-million-grant/story-29610786-detail/story.html#xIiDdBWGY3YV4RGu.99.

Chris

For details on my genealogy guide books, including A Decade of Irish Centenaries: Researching Ireland 1912-1923, Discover Scottish Church Records (2nd edition), Discover Irish Land Records and Down and Out in Scotland: Researching Ancestral Crisis, please visit http://britishgenes.blogspot.co.uk/p/my-books.html.

Welsh heritage agency launches new website

The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales has launched its new website today at http://rcahmw.gov.uk.

From the site's blog:

Our aim is to make our website accessible to any platform– tablet, mobile and PC. The Home page will take you to News, Events, Social media as well as Services and Publications. With one click you can find out more About Us and the National Monuments Record of Wales. Please give it a try and let us know what you think!

The site's content is available in both English and Welsh.

Chris

For details on my genealogy guide books, including A Decade of Irish Centenaries: Researching Ireland 1912-1923, Discover Scottish Church Records (2nd edition), Discover Irish Land Records and Down and Out in Scotland: Researching Ancestral Crisis, please visit http://britishgenes.blogspot.co.uk/p/my-books.html.

National Monuments Record of Wales catalogue updated

The National Monuments of Wales catalogue Coflein has been updated to reflect recent additions.

For further details please visit the blog of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales at heritageofwalesnews.blogspot.co.uk/2016/07/national-monuments-record-of-wales.html.

Chris

For details on my genealogy guide books, including A Decade of Irish Centenaries: Researching Ireland 1912-1923, Discover Scottish Church Records (2nd edition), Discover Irish Land Records and Down and Out in Scotland: Researching Ancestral Crisis, please visit http://britishgenes.blogspot.co.uk/p/my-books.html.

Forgotten U-Boat War around the Welsh Coast project

The Royal Commission for the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales has secured Heritage Lottery Fund money for a new project, entitled The Forgotten U-boat War around the Welsh Coast.

14 underwater sites out of 170 recorded in the National Monuments Record of Wales will be explored "to enable the Great War story to be told from both the Allied and German perspectives. The sites include British and German submarines; HMS PENSHURST - the Royal Navy's most successful Q-ship or decoy vessel; HMS DERBENT a tanker which played an important part in refuelling naval vessels in the Mediterranean during the Gallipoli campaign; large merchant ships carrying Welsh coal to key theatres of the war as well as coasting vessels from the last days of sail."

For further details please visit the Heritage of Wales News blog at http://heritageofwalesnews.blogspot.co.uk/2016/05/royal-commission-gains-heritage-lottery.html.

Chris

For details on my genealogy guide books, including A Decade of Irish Centenaries: Researching Ireland 1912-1923, Discover Scottish Church Records (2nd edition), Discover Irish Land Records and Down and Out in Scotland: Researching Ancestral Crisis, please visit http://britishgenes.blogspot.co.uk/p/my-books.html. My Pinterest account is at https://www.pinterest.com/chrismpaton/.

Powys War Memorials Project competition

From Heritage of Wales news, the blog of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales:

Powys County Council has secured funding from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF), Cadw (Welsh Government) and the Brecon Beacons National Park Authority for the Powys War Memorials Project 2014-2018: A Mark of Respect. This project commemorates the centenary of World I and is now holding a World War I memorial photography competition as part of the project. 

Nathan Davies, the Powys War Memorials Project Officer explains, “We know of about 300 war memorials in Powys ranging from stone crosses to stained glass windows, plaques to statues. However, there are likely to be considerably more than this. One aim of the project is to find, record and catalogue all the World War I memorials in the county. All you need to do is find a war memorial, take a photograph of it, complete the entry form and email it to us. That’s it ! You’ll be commemorating the centenary of World War 1 and will have the chance to win a share of the £200 prize fund.”

For fuhttp://heritageofwalesnews.blogspot.ca/2016/04/powys-war-memorials-project-free.html
ll details of the competition, and on how to submit entries, please visit the full post at

Chris

For details on my genealogy guide books, including A Decade of Irish Centenaries: Researching Ireland 1912-1923, Discover Scottish Church Records (2nd edition), Discover Irish Land Records and Down and Out in Scotland: Researching Ancestral Crisis, please visit http://britishgenes.blogspot.co.uk/p/my-books.html. My Pinterest account is at https://www.pinterest.com/chrismpaton/.

SAFHS Conference 2016 at New Lanark

A reminder that this year's annual conference for the Scottish Association of Family History Societies (www.safhs.org.uk) is being organised at New Lanark on Saturday 23rd April 2016 by Lanarkshire Family History Society (www.lanarkshirefhs.org.uk).

For further details on the conference visit http://safhs2016.weebly.com.

Chris

For details on my genealogy guide books, including A Decade of Irish Centenaries: Researching Ireland 1912-1923, Discover Scottish Church Records (2nd edition), Discover Irish Land Records and Down and Out in Scotland: Researching Ancestral Crisis, please visit http://britishgenes.blogspot.co.uk/p/my-books.html. My Pinterest account is at https://www.pinterest.com/chrismpaton/.

RCAHMW library, search-room and enquiry service to be suspended

Following news yesterday that the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales is to relocate to the National Library of Wales (see http://britishgenes.blogspot.co.uk/2016/02/rcahmw-to-relocate-to-national-library.html) comes news that the Royal Commission’s Library, Search-room and Enquiry Service are to be temporarily suspended for three months from April 4th 2016, to accommodate the move.

For further details please see http://heritageofwalesnews.blogspot.co.uk/2016/02/temporary-suspension-of-royal-230216.html

Chris

For details on my genealogy guide books, including A Decade of Irish Centenaries: Researching Ireland 1912-1923, Discover Scottish Church Records (2nd edition), Discover Irish Land Records and Down and Out in Scotland: Researching Ancestral Crisis, please visit http://britishgenes.blogspot.co.uk/p/my-books.html. My Pinterest account is at https://www.pinterest.com/chrismpaton/.

RCAHMW to relocate to National Library of Wales

The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales (www.rcahmw.gov.uk) is to move to new offices at The National Library of Wales (NLW) later this year. As part of the changes to be implemented, the library's former Manuscript Room is also to become a new public search room for the National Monuments Record of Wales, whilst two floors of a new purpose built environmental storage facility for the library will house the body's relevant records.

For the full story, please visit http://heritageofwalesnews.blogspot.co.uk/2016/02/the-royal-commission-on-ancient-and-220216.html

Chris

For details on my genealogy guide books, including A Decade of Irish Centenaries: Researching Ireland 1912-1923, Discover Scottish Church Records (2nd edition), Discover Irish Land Records and Down and Out in Scotland: Researching Ancestral Crisis, please visit http://britishgenes.blogspot.co.uk/p/my-books.html. My Pinterest account is at https://www.pinterest.com/chrismpaton/.

NLS launches 1930s Land Utilisation Survey maps

From the National Library of Scotland (www.nls.uk):

New map viewer compares Scottish land use in 1930s with today

This new viewer is a collaboration with Historic Environment Scotland, and allows 1930s Land Utilisation Survey maps to be compared to the 2015 Historic Land Use Assessment Layer (HLA). The link is http://maps.nls.uk/series/land-utilisation-survey/index.html

The HLA layer has been deliberately coloured to closely match the six main categories of the 1930s Land Utilisation Survey and shows striking changes in Scotland's land use during the 20th century, including afforestation and expanding urban areas. At the local level, you can see new reservoirs, roads, and significant changes to patterns of farming.

View the land-use comparison viewer. http://maps.nls.uk/projects/landuse/


In other NLS news, the Scotland on Film website has also been updated at https://scotlandonscreen.org.uk.

Screen website has re-launched with improved capabilities. This educational website, built in partnership with Education Scotland and Creative Scotland, can now be viewed on all platforms including tablets and smartphones.

Containing hundreds of free-to-watch short films and clips from our Moving Image Archive, the website also has guidance on how to use archive film in school projects and lessons.

Finally, the new NLS blog is now up and running at http://blog.nls.uk.

(With thanks to the NLS)

Chris

For details on my genealogy guide books, including my recently released Discover Irish Land Records and Down and Out in Scotland: Researching Ancestral Crisis, please visit http://britishgenes.blogspot.co.uk/p/my-books.html. My Pinterest account is at https://www.pinterest.com/chrismpaton/.

Newly catalogued material by National Monuments Record of Wales

The National Monuments Record of Wales has announced its latest catalogued acquisitions in October via the Heritage of Wales blog at http://heritageofwalesnews.blogspot.co.uk/2015/10/national-monuments-record-of-wales_30.html, the blog of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales.

For the latest monthly lists of recently catalogued holdings, please visit www.rcahmw.gov.uk/HI/ENG/Our+Services/Donate+Records/Recent+Acquisitions/

Chris

For details on my genealogy guide books, including my recently released Discover Irish Land Records and Down and Out in Scotland: Researching Ancestral Crisis, please visit http://britishgenes.blogspot.co.uk/p/my-books.html. My Pinterest account is at https://www.pinterest.com/chrismpaton/.

Historic Environment Scotland takes over as heritage body

As of today, the new merged body of Historic Environment Scotland takes over from the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historic Monuments of Scotland and Historic Scotland as Scotland's national heritage body. Here's the announcement:

Welcome to Historic Environment Scotland

Historic Environment Scotland is the new lead public body established to investigate, care for and promote Scotland’s historic environment, and takes up its full statutory role from 1st October 2015. Created by the Historic Environment Scotland Act 2014, the new body incorporates and will build on the strengths and expertise of Historic Scotland and the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS) who have been managing and recording the historic environment for over a century.

Historic Environment Scotland will lead and enable delivery of Our Place in Time, Scotland’s first ever strategy for the historic environment, which sets out how our historic environment will be carefully managed to deliver real and increasing benefits to Scotland’s people. The success of this strategy will ensure our diverse historic environment is cared for and protected, understood, valued, enjoyed and enhanced now and for future generations.

We are already developing our Corporate Plan 2016-19, demonstrating how the new organisation will meet the expectations of stakeholders. We will be launching the plan for public consultation in November.

This is an exciting new era for Scotland’s historic environment and we look forward to your support as we explore the challenges and opportunities ahead.

The full announcement, and other statements, can be found in the body's newsletter at http://us5.campaign-archive1.com/?u=76aeda34e6e524553f9f38500&id=359cbf27c1&e=a5dfe4fb65. There is no new website as yet, so keep an eye out at www.historic-scotland.gov.uk/historicenvironmentscotland for further news.

Chris

For details on my genealogy guide books, including my recently released Discover Irish Land Records and Down and Out in Scotland: Researching Ancestral Crisis, please visit http://britishgenes.blogspot.co.uk/p/my-books.html. My Pinterest account is at https://www.pinterest.com/chrismpaton/.

Family history events in Angus

From Angus Heritage Week:

Are You Who You Think You Are?

This year’s Angus Heritage Week, which runs from 4-11 September, features several free events providing help, expert advice and inside information about tracing a family tree – and discovering more about those who appear on various branches.

On Sunday, September 6, anyone with a connection to the fisher families who lived and worked along the Angus coastline can search for information about their forebears in the Auchmithie Archives, which will be on display at the Annie Gilruth Hall in Auchmithie. The Auchmithie Archives include historic documents from the late 19th and early 20th century, newspaper cuttings and photos of residents of the clifftop fishing village in days gone by.

The Angus Archives at Restenneth Priory by Forfar provides safekeeping to over 800 years of documents recording the history of the county’s people and places. “Although a lot of basic genealogy information is available online, nothing beats looking through the original records and the thrill of spotting the name of one of your ancestors,” said Craig Pearson, archivist, Angus Council, who is hosting two free family history workshops at the Angus Archives during Angus Heritage Week 2015.

At the family history workshop on Thursday, September 10, Craig will provide a guide to making the most of the historic documents held at the Angus Archives and, in particular, school and poorhouse records and legal papers. On September 11, the second family history workshop at the Angus Archives will focus on uncovering the details which can transform family history research from a list of names, dates and places into a spellbinding story to rival any Hollywood blockbuster!

“Both of these workshops are a chance to explore sources that can’t be found online and discover how they can flesh out a family’s history,” said Craig, who added that, as both workshops are expected to be popular, booking is highly advised.

For the full programme of events happening during Angus Heritage Week 2015, visit www.angusheritage.com or pick up a copy of the Angus Heritage Week Event Programme at leisure centres, ACCESS offices, libraries, museums and tourist attractions across Angus, Dundee, Perthshire, Aberdeenshire and Fife.

Shelling mussels for bait at Auchmithie

(Copyright Angus Archives, Angus Council)

(With thanks to Wendy Glass)

Chris

For details on my genealogy guide books, including my recently released Discover Irish Land Records and Down and Out in Scotland: Researching Ancestral Crisis, please visit http://britishgenes.blogspot.co.uk/p/my-books.html.

Angus Heritage Week events

An announcement on Angus Heritage Week:

Let’s Hear It For Our Heritage!

Angus Heritage Week, which runs from 4-11 September 2015, highlights the unique people, places and customs of the county, past and present, with a packed programme of special events, talks, tours and exhibitions.

“Angus Heritage Week is a tremendous opportunity to find out so much about the county we live in and the people who lived here before us,” said the Provost of Angus, Cllr Helen Oswald. “The more I discover about the heritage of Angus, the more I realise what a very special county we live in – and Angus Heritage Week is a highly effective way of spreading this message with local people and visitors alike.”

Kirriemuir Festival of Music & Song, which is from 4-6 September, is one of the week’s key events. This weekend of superb traditional music features ceilidhs, competitions for musicians, singers and bands, impromptu gigs, sing-along evenings and street entertainment throughout the town of Kirriemuir, which has an excellent reputation for top quality live music. And the festival finishes on a high note on Sunday evening with a concert in Kirriemuir Town Hall by The Peatbog Faeries, one of Scotland’s best-known contemporary folk bands.

On Sunday, 6 September, it’s Steam Sunday at the Caledonian Railway in Brechin, when steam trains will make their way to and from the stations at Brechin and Bridge of Dun. Steam Sundays take place on the first Sunday of the month throughout the summer months so if you’ve been promising yourself a trip, make a note in your diary for 6 September as this will be the last Steam Sunday of 2015.

In celebration of the strong tradition of needlework in the Angus area, Glenesk Folk Museum is holding a handiwork workshop at The Retreat, Glenesk, on Sunday, 6 September. Needlework experts and novices – and everyone in between - are invited to bring along examples of their handiwork and share ideas, skills and tips with other knitters, sewers, crocheters and embroiderers. In addition, from 11am until 12.30pm and from 1.30pm until the event closes at 3pm, acclaimed spinner Kay Anderson will be spinning yarn and sharing her knowledge of this fascinating skill.

Several talks are being held during Angus Heritage Week, including two at Kirriemuir’s Gateway to the Glens Museum on 9 September. At 1pm that day, local historian David Orr will give a talk about the Castles of Angus, from the famous ones such as Glamis Castle to the historic gems hidden away at Inverquharity and Cortachy (pictured above). In the evening, another highly-respected local historian, David Ketts, will discuss The Tay Bridge Disaster and share his thoughts on why the bridge crumbled into the River Tay on December 28, 1879, taking a train and its passengers with it.

And for those who like to go further back in time, on 10 September, a 16th century Benedictine Monk will take visitors to Arbroath Abbey on very special guided tours around the medieval monastery.

For the full programme of events happening during Angus Heritage Week 2015, visit www.angusheritage.com or pick up a copy of the Angus Heritage Week Event Programme at leisure centres, ACCESS offices, libraries, museums and tourist attractions across Angus, Dundee, Perthshire, Aberdeenshire and Fife.

(With thanks to Wendy Glass)

Chris

For details on my genealogy guide books, including my recently released Discover Irish Land Records and Down and Out in Scotland: Researching Ancestral Crisis, please visit http://britishgenes.blogspot.co.uk/p/my-books.html.

Routes to Your North East Roots event at Stonehaven Town Hall

From the Aberdeen and North-East Scotland Ancestral Tourism Partnership (www.northeastscotlandroots.com):

Routes to your North East Roots - Stonehaven Town Hall, Saturday 26th September 2015

Following last year’s successful Homecoming event at Haddo House last year, the Aberdeen and North East Scotland Ancestral Tourism Partnership would like to invite you to join us in Stonehaven Town Hall on Saturday 26th September for a free Family History and Heritage event.

You'll be able to chat to people from the Aberdeen and North East Scotland Family History Society, the Family History Society of Buchan, the Aberdeenshire Libraries Local Studies team, the National Records of Scotland and Deceased Online - plus many more!

A series of talks will also be taking place throughout the day. Well known genealogist Chris Paton will be speaking, as will the weel kent Gordon Casely.

We look forward to seeing you all there!

COMMENT: I'm looking forward to this, as I haven't been to Stonehaven before! The event kicks off at 10.30am and continues until 4.30pm - the venue is Stonehaven Town Hall, Allardice Street, Stonehaven, AB39 2BU. For further details contact pastley@aberdeencity.gov.uk or call (01224) 522116.

Chris

For details on my genealogy guide books, including my recently released Discover Irish Land Records and Down and Out in Scotland: Researching Ancestral Crisis, please visit http://britishgenes.blogspot.co.uk/p/my-books.html.

RCAHMW seeks to appoint two new commissioners

The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales is seeking to appoint two people to its Board of Commissioners. Applicants must

• Have experience in commercial ways of working, marketing and PR, and a proven record of fundraising;
• Have expertise in archive management;
• Have expertise in working with communities, particularly hard-to-reach groups, at a strategic level, and a commitment to the principles of equality and diversity;
• Providing oversight and constructive challenge to organisations with charitable aims;
• Have knowledge of, and a successful track record, in a senior governance role.

For further information, visit http://heritageofwalesnews.blogspot.co.uk/2015/08/appointment-of-commissioners-two-posts.html.

Chris

For details on my genealogy guide books, including my recently released Discover Irish Land Records and Down and Out in Scotland: Researching Ancestral Crisis, please visit http://britishgenes.blogspot.co.uk/p/my-books.html.