Tuesday 11 November 2014

National Records of Scotland - November talks

Forthcoming talks from the National Records of Scotland (www.nrscotland.gov.uk) in Edinburgh:

12 November 2014, 2 – 3 pm
Tristram Clarke, Leaving it all: Scottish soldiers' wills and appeals against military service in World War 1
Exploring two unique series of records in the National Records of Scotland. More information and booking for the Tristram Clarke talk on the history festival website.

14 November 2014, 3 - 4 pm
Jenni Calder, Sir Walter Scott’s ‘Waverley’
A reworking of the classic novel 200 years after its publication

‘Authors in the Dome’ series in the Previously…Scotland’s History Festival. More information and booking for the Jenni Calder talk on the history festival website.

17 November 2014, 2 – 3 pm
Iain Ferguson, Uncover your past: An introduction to the ScotlandsPeople Centre
Learn about using the unique family history resources in the National Records of Scotland. More inforation and booking for the Iain Ferguson talk on the history festival website.

20 November 2014, 2 - 3 pm
Ian Johnston, Shipyard at War
Revealing a unique photographic record of warships built on the Clyde during the First World War, held in the National Records of Scotland

Further details at www.nrscotland.gov.uk/research/visit-us/events-talks-and-visits.

Chris

Stuck for a Christmas gift?! I have a series of genealogy books available in the UK, Australia and Canada, on Scottish, Irish and British based subject areas. Further details at http://britishgenes.blogspot.co.uk/p/my-books.html. Santa approves!

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