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Scottish Kirk Sessions now available on Scotland's People
From the latest Lost Cousins newsletter, https://www.lostcousins.com/newsletters2/apr21news.htm Scottish Kirk Sessions now available on the Scotland's People website: http://email.scotlandspeople.gov.
From the latest Lost Cousins newsletter, https://www.lostcousins.com/newsletters2/apr21news.htm Scottish Kirk Sessions now available on the Scotland's People website: http://email.scotlandspeople.gov.
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Valorie Zimmerman
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Upcoming Scottish webinars
This is part of the NYG&B eNews; the Scottish bits. I've already signed up for both of the programs. Enjoy, Valorie ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: NYG&B eNews <webmaster@...> Date:
This is part of the NYG&B eNews; the Scottish bits. I've already signed up for both of the programs. Enjoy, Valorie ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: NYG&B eNews <webmaster@...> Date:
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Valorie Zimmerman
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St. Ninians, church or place (Stirling)
The FamilySearch Wiki is a wiki, and should be corrected and improved by those who can correct and improve it. Please!
The FamilySearch Wiki is a wiki, and should be corrected and improved by those who can correct and improve it. Please!
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Valorie Zimmerman
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St. Ninians, church or place (Stirling)
https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/St._Ninians,_Stirlingshire,_Scotland_Genealogy has a lot of detail. HTH, Valorie
https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/St._Ninians,_Stirlingshire,_Scotland_Genealogy has a lot of detail. HTH, Valorie
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Valorie Zimmerman
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What a year 2020 has been!
Dearest fellow genealogists, As I write, it's a quiet Christmas night, in a quiet, distant holiday season. I miss the noise and fun of being with family, but I'm so thankful to you, each of you, for j
Dearest fellow genealogists, As I write, it's a quiet Christmas night, in a quiet, distant holiday season. I miss the noise and fun of being with family, but I'm so thankful to you, each of you, for j
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Wishing you all
Happy holidays and best of health to you too, Lauraine! And to us all. All the best, Valorie PS: Keep wearing your masks, keeping your distance, and washing your hands!
Happy holidays and best of health to you too, Lauraine! And to us all. All the best, Valorie PS: Keep wearing your masks, keeping your distance, and washing your hands!
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Valorie Zimmerman
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DNA
Just a clarification - all children of a woman have her mtDNA, no matter the sex of the child. So XY people can do 3 tests; XX people can do two. Unless there is specific interest in the paternal line
Just a clarification - all children of a woman have her mtDNA, no matter the sex of the child. So XY people can do 3 tests; XX people can do two. Unless there is specific interest in the paternal line
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Valorie Zimmerman
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How many people on this list are r1b1c7
Hi Diane -- the Islay group is a "subgroup" of this one. If you login to the main site at https://scotland-genealogy.groups.io/g/Scots you can see all the subgroups on the menu on the left. Everyone i
Hi Diane -- the Islay group is a "subgroup" of this one. If you login to the main site at https://scotland-genealogy.groups.io/g/Scots you can see all the subgroups on the menu on the left. Everyone i
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Valorie Zimmerman
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Elder DNA
Hi Bob, What exactly do you mean by "trying again"? The most important thing you can do with Y dna results is to join a project or two, and share your data with the group admins. Since Y dna is very s
Hi Bob, What exactly do you mean by "trying again"? The most important thing you can do with Y dna results is to join a project or two, and share your data with the group admins. Since Y dna is very s
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Valorie Zimmerman
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How many people on this list are r1b1c7
Dee, can you tell us what advantage CGI offers? That test has no value for genealogy research. Ancestry + 23andMe is a great idea, since you can upload results elsewhere with either of those (Family T
Dee, can you tell us what advantage CGI offers? That test has no value for genealogy research. Ancestry + 23andMe is a great idea, since you can upload results elsewhere with either of those (Family T
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Valorie Zimmerman
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Four webinars about Scottish research
FamilySearch hosted four webinars about Scottish research a few days back. The recordings are now available on their Facebook page: Using the Wiki and ScotlandsPeople for Scottish Research https://www
FamilySearch hosted four webinars about Scottish research a few days back. The recordings are now available on their Facebook page: Using the Wiki and ScotlandsPeople for Scottish Research https://www
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Valorie Zimmerman
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Searching for John McLeod
I do use the FamilySearch Family Tree for a couple of reasons -- first, it is the most widely-used free site, and many people trust it, therefor I try to make the sourcing and information for my famil
I do use the FamilySearch Family Tree for a couple of reasons -- first, it is the most widely-used free site, and many people trust it, therefor I try to make the sourcing and information for my famil
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Valorie Zimmerman
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Searching for John McLeod
Hi Claude, I can't seem to reply to your message because it is an image rather than text! I usually snip the Groups.io message footer in replies, but leave it so that you see that there are links abov
Hi Claude, I can't seem to reply to your message because it is an image rather than text! I usually snip the Groups.io message footer in replies, but leave it so that you see that there are links abov
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Valorie Zimmerman
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Looking for Duncan Campbell...
Hi Lynne, When you have found all you can about a person or family, then it's time to investigate their FAN club. What's that? Family, Associates, and Neighbors. I'm sure we've all heard (and usually
Hi Lynne, When you have found all you can about a person or family, then it's time to investigate their FAN club. What's that? Family, Associates, and Neighbors. I'm sure we've all heard (and usually
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Valorie Zimmerman
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"Finding Your Scottish Ancestors in Canada" at Scottish Indexes Conference Monday 8 June 2020 07:00 BST
Right, I've joined the Facebook group and will see when they schedule everything. I'm running a meeting for my Genealogy Society in the afternoon, so... we'll see how it all pans out. Thanks for the s
Right, I've joined the Facebook group and will see when they schedule everything. I'm running a meeting for my Genealogy Society in the afternoon, so... we'll see how it all pans out. Thanks for the s
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Valorie Zimmerman
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"Finding Your Scottish Ancestors in Canada" at Scottish Indexes Conference Monday 8 June 2020 07:00 BST
From Twitter today: Are you tracing your Scottish ancestors in Canada? Christine Woodcock will present “Finding Your Scottish Ancestors in Canada” at the Scottish Indexes Conference on Monday 8 June 2
From Twitter today: Are you tracing your Scottish ancestors in Canada? Christine Woodcock will present “Finding Your Scottish Ancestors in Canada” at the Scottish Indexes Conference on Monday 8 June 2
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Valorie Zimmerman
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Public asked to solve Scottish archive picture mystery
I came across this story in a Geneanet blog: https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-52563761 The actual gallery: https://canmore.org.uk/gallery/1096464 Having only been in Scotland for 10 days, I'm not
I came across this story in a Geneanet blog: https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-52563761 The actual gallery: https://canmore.org.uk/gallery/1096464 Having only been in Scotland for 10 days, I'm not
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Valorie Zimmerman
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Super video from the online Scottish Indexes Conference
https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=2794471583996263&id=110457959064319&fs=60&focus_composer=0 Sources in Scottish Records for Tracing Scottish Emigrants by Kirsty Wilkinson, author of Finding
https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=2794471583996263&id=110457959064319&fs=60&focus_composer=0 Sources in Scottish Records for Tracing Scottish Emigrants by Kirsty Wilkinson, author of Finding
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Valorie Zimmerman
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Making your posts count
Hi folks, I'm noticing an issue, maybe a problem in how members are posting. The reason I'm speaking up is that I know it's a bit of work to write a post, and I want each of us to get the most out of
Hi folks, I'm noticing an issue, maybe a problem in how members are posting. The reason I'm speaking up is that I know it's a bit of work to write a post, and I want each of us to get the most out of
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Valorie Zimmerman
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Expanding horizons
No matter where you live, we're all facing the same threats, fears, and cascading news. I read something today that I thought you would like to see: https://www.legalgenealogist.com/2020/03/19/expandi
No matter where you live, we're all facing the same threats, fears, and cascading news. I read something today that I thought you would like to see: https://www.legalgenealogist.com/2020/03/19/expandi
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Valorie Zimmerman
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