The Tayroots Family History Day takes place in Arbroath this coming Friday 5th September, from 10am-4pm. With speakers including Bruce Bishop, Marie Dougan, Jamie Burges-Lumsden and Caroline Brown, there's a lot to get stuck into!
The full programme is available at http://www.angusheritage.com/News-Events/Events/Tayroots_Family_History_Day.aspx
Chris
Now available for UK research is the new second edition of the best selling Tracing Your Family History on the Internet: A Guide for Family Historians, whilst my new book British and Irish Newspapers is also now out. And please consider purchasing the great new version of Caledonia by The Libations at 79p via www.caledonia2014.com - all profits go to help fund Scottish foodbanks
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Wednesday, 3 September 2014
Tuesday, 25 March 2014
Tayroots Family History Day in Arbroath
There will be a Tayroots Family History Day at Arbroath's Webster Memorial Theatre on Sunday April 6th, where a new publication, "Tracing Your Family’s History – Angus & Dundee", will be made available.
Further details are available at www.guideandgazette.co.uk/news/local-headlines/help-tracing-your-family-tree-1-3351718 and at the Tayroots site at www.angusheritage.com/tayroots.
Chris
Time to find your inner Irish...! All the best online Irish genealogy resources can be found through my book Tracing Your Irish Family History on the Internet - in print and ebook formats. "Very useful, makes me wish I was Irish!" - Saint Patrick, patron saint.
Further details are available at www.guideandgazette.co.uk/news/local-headlines/help-tracing-your-family-tree-1-3351718 and at the Tayroots site at www.angusheritage.com/tayroots.
Chris
Time to find your inner Irish...! All the best online Irish genealogy resources can be found through my book Tracing Your Irish Family History on the Internet - in print and ebook formats. "Very useful, makes me wish I was Irish!" - Saint Patrick, patron saint.
Thursday, 15 August 2013
Tayroots Family History Day in Brechin
The latest Tayroots Family History Day, part of Angus Heritage Week, takes place on Saturday September 13th 2013 at Brechin Mechanics' Institute, St Mary Street, Brechin, from 10am-4pm.Please be advised that although admission to the fair is free, you will need to book for the various talks - details on how to do so are on the Angus Heritage page.
The full programme is available at www.angusheritage.com/News-Events/Events/Tayroots_Family_History_Day.aspx, and amongst the speakers will be Nick Barratt (from the National Archives at Kew) and Chris Van Der Kuyl (the big cheese at Brightsolid!).
Chris
My new book, Tracing Your Irish Family History on the Internet, is now available from Pen and Sword. My Scottish land and church records ebooks are available at http://www.gen-ebooks.com/unlock-the-past.html, whilst my next Pharos Scottish course, Scottish Research Online, starts Sep 4th - see http://pharostutors.com/details.php?coursenumber=102. Time to smash a few brick walls...!
Saturday, 6 April 2013
Big thanks to Tayroots and Duntrune House
A big thanks to Dundee for its hospitality in the last couple of days! I was up to give a talk at the Tayroots Family History Day at Discovery Point, part of the area's Tartan Day celebrations, and once again the event was absolutely buzzing. Nobody threw eggs at me, so I think I got away with my bit. :) Managed to also get in some research for a client at Dundee City Archives, so a very busy day.
I stayed overnight on Thursday at one of my fave B&Bs in Scotland, Duntrune House, and had a great meal with the owners, Barry and Olwyn Jack, so a big thanks to the two of them also for their hospitality. Both are keen genealogists themselves, and Olwyn updated me on her hunt for the Grahams of Duntrune House, which has been keeping her busy for some time! Their website is at http://duntrunehouse.co.uk - thoroughly recommended for all genies on an ancestral trail in the Dundee and Angus area.
The family history day was facilitated by Red Pepper Events (www.facebook.com/RedPepperEvents), so a big thanks to the team there also, including Eleanor Whitby, and it was good to catch up with Wendy Glass, Marie Dougan, John Irvine, Jamie Burges-Lumsden, Karen Nichols, Philip Astley, the Brightsolid teams, and many others exhibiting. Some interesting online things happening soon from Aberdeen's archives, as well as on Deceased Online! More soon...
Chris
My new book, Tracing Your Irish Family History on the Internet, is now available from Pen and Sword. For my other genealogy books, please visit http://britishgenes.blogspot.co.uk/p/my-books.html; whilst for my online Scottish based genealogy courses please visit the Pharos Teaching and Tutoring Ltd site.
The family history day was facilitated by Red Pepper Events (www.facebook.com/RedPepperEvents), so a big thanks to the team there also, including Eleanor Whitby, and it was good to catch up with Wendy Glass, Marie Dougan, John Irvine, Jamie Burges-Lumsden, Karen Nichols, Philip Astley, the Brightsolid teams, and many others exhibiting. Some interesting online things happening soon from Aberdeen's archives, as well as on Deceased Online! More soon...
Chris
My new book, Tracing Your Irish Family History on the Internet, is now available from Pen and Sword. For my other genealogy books, please visit http://britishgenes.blogspot.co.uk/p/my-books.html; whilst for my online Scottish based genealogy courses please visit the Pharos Teaching and Tutoring Ltd site.
Monday, 25 February 2013
Tayroots Family History Day - events programme
From Angus Council, some news of its Tartan Day event in Dundee on April 5th, at which I will be one of the speakers:
Tayroots Family History Day as part of this year’s Tartan Day Scotland Festival
Discovery Point Antarctic Museum, Dundee
Friday 5 April 2013, 10am – 4pm, Free
Visit the Tayroots Family History Day and enjoy an event devoted to local and family history at the unique Discovery Point, one of Scotland’s most exciting and innovative visitor centres, situated on the banks of the River Tay.
Programme:
10.00am Doors Open
10.15am – 11.15am “The Godly Commonwealth" with professional genealogist Chris Paton. Understanding the Kirk's role and history in Scottish society, and its many splits, is crucial to understanding how to locate its records to help with family history research prior to the implementation of civil registration in 1855.
10.30am – 12.30pm “Introduction to Tracing Your Family History Workshop” with Marie Dougan, ancestral consultant. If you’re just getting started, then this workshop is for you. It will provide you with the knowledge and skills to start building up your own family history and a family tree. It will begin with an overview of the information you should collect from relatives to get you started and will also look at how you can find a variety of records online, as well as suggest places to visit to help build up your family information. There will be activities to help you start recording your information and to help you extract information from different records.
11.30am – 11.45am “The Scottish Local History Forum – Who are they?” with John Irvine, genealogist and local historian. A useful insight into the Forum’s history and its future, with an overview of how their publications can help researchers.
12.00pm – 1.00pm “Family Treasures – Worth Researching?” Pictures, jewellery, ceramics – even teddy bears – are passed from generation to generation and may have an important bearing on a family’s history – and a value! The Courier’s antiques columnist and well known historian Norman Watson will discuss how to identify, investigate and care for your precious family treasures.
1.30pm – 3.30pm “Taking Your Family History Further Workshop” with Marie Dougan, ancestral consultant. This workshop is ideal for those who have already started building their family tree and are looking for suggestions to help build this further. It will look at various sources of information online and also explore sources beyond the records for births, marriages, deaths and censuses. It will cover aspects of recording and organising your information, including the use of family history software. Case studies and some hands-on activities will be included.
1.45pm – 3.45pm “Discovering Photography, People and Places” with Malcolm and Andrew Valentine, descendants of one of Dundee’s famous publishing families. Enjoy a brief history of Valentine’s, with examples of local views from the 1890s to 1960s, followed by a workshop which will provide advice on the research of photographs and the part they can play in your family history research.
All Day “Ask the Experts”. There will be a number of expert groups on hand to offer help and advice, including a Helpdesk with John Irvine, who will available throughout the day to answer all of your family history and local history queries.
Participants at the Tayroots Family History Day can also visit the Discovery for the reduced rate of £5.25 and enjoy a 10% discount in the café. Places for the workshops and talks are limited so please visit www.angusheritage.com/tayrootsday to book or call 01307 473226.
[I look forward to seeing you there!]
(With thanks to Gillian Black)
Chris
Pre-order my new book, Tracing Your Irish Family History on the Internet, through Pen and Sword (30 April 2013), or purchase early at Who Do You Think You Are Live 2013 in London. For my other genealogy books, please visit http://britishgenes.blogspot.co.uk/p/my-books.html; whilst for my online Scottish based genealogy courses please visit the Pharos Teaching and Tutoring Ltd site.
Tayroots Family History Day as part of this year’s Tartan Day Scotland Festival
Discovery Point Antarctic Museum, Dundee Friday 5 April 2013, 10am – 4pm, Free
Visit the Tayroots Family History Day and enjoy an event devoted to local and family history at the unique Discovery Point, one of Scotland’s most exciting and innovative visitor centres, situated on the banks of the River Tay.
Programme:
10.00am Doors Open
10.15am – 11.15am “The Godly Commonwealth" with professional genealogist Chris Paton. Understanding the Kirk's role and history in Scottish society, and its many splits, is crucial to understanding how to locate its records to help with family history research prior to the implementation of civil registration in 1855.
10.30am – 12.30pm “Introduction to Tracing Your Family History Workshop” with Marie Dougan, ancestral consultant. If you’re just getting started, then this workshop is for you. It will provide you with the knowledge and skills to start building up your own family history and a family tree. It will begin with an overview of the information you should collect from relatives to get you started and will also look at how you can find a variety of records online, as well as suggest places to visit to help build up your family information. There will be activities to help you start recording your information and to help you extract information from different records.
11.30am – 11.45am “The Scottish Local History Forum – Who are they?” with John Irvine, genealogist and local historian. A useful insight into the Forum’s history and its future, with an overview of how their publications can help researchers.
12.00pm – 1.00pm “Family Treasures – Worth Researching?” Pictures, jewellery, ceramics – even teddy bears – are passed from generation to generation and may have an important bearing on a family’s history – and a value! The Courier’s antiques columnist and well known historian Norman Watson will discuss how to identify, investigate and care for your precious family treasures.
1.30pm – 3.30pm “Taking Your Family History Further Workshop” with Marie Dougan, ancestral consultant. This workshop is ideal for those who have already started building their family tree and are looking for suggestions to help build this further. It will look at various sources of information online and also explore sources beyond the records for births, marriages, deaths and censuses. It will cover aspects of recording and organising your information, including the use of family history software. Case studies and some hands-on activities will be included.
1.45pm – 3.45pm “Discovering Photography, People and Places” with Malcolm and Andrew Valentine, descendants of one of Dundee’s famous publishing families. Enjoy a brief history of Valentine’s, with examples of local views from the 1890s to 1960s, followed by a workshop which will provide advice on the research of photographs and the part they can play in your family history research.
All Day “Ask the Experts”. There will be a number of expert groups on hand to offer help and advice, including a Helpdesk with John Irvine, who will available throughout the day to answer all of your family history and local history queries.
Participants at the Tayroots Family History Day can also visit the Discovery for the reduced rate of £5.25 and enjoy a 10% discount in the café. Places for the workshops and talks are limited so please visit www.angusheritage.com/tayrootsday to book or call 01307 473226.
[I look forward to seeing you there!]
(With thanks to Gillian Black)
Chris
Pre-order my new book, Tracing Your Irish Family History on the Internet, through Pen and Sword (30 April 2013), or purchase early at Who Do You Think You Are Live 2013 in London. For my other genealogy books, please visit http://britishgenes.blogspot.co.uk/p/my-books.html; whilst for my online Scottish based genealogy courses please visit the Pharos Teaching and Tutoring Ltd site.
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