The Scottish ViC Has EXPANDED!

The annual Scottish ViC (virtual conference) has expanded! In response to a poll of past ViC attendees, the ViC will be divided into three separate one-day events.

 

Saturday November 28, 2020:

HIGHLAND RESEARCH DAY

 

• Lorna Steele will present on the holdings of the Highland Archives
• Alison Diamond will present on the records held by the Duke of Argyll at Inverary Archives
• Karly Kehoe will present on the Highland Scots of Nova Scotia
• Alexander Thomson will present on the Cromarty Emigrants and the Ships That Took Them
• Paul Nixon will present on Scottish Regiments
• Robert Howie will be giving a virtual tour of Edinburgh highlighting the places associated with the Jacobites

Access to the recordings will remain open for 6 weeks following the day of presentationsRegistration opens Saturday, August 1, 2020. Pre-Pandemic pricing of just $74cad.

Saturday January 23, 2021:

SCOTTISH BORDERS RESEARCH DAY

 

• Andrew Armstrong will present on the Border Reivers
• Margaret Fox will present on Scottish Borders Criminals in the High Court Records
• Hannah Bell will present on the holdings of the Scottish Borders Archives
• The Ulster Historical Foundation will present on the Scots in Ulster
• Harvey Kaplan will present on the holdings of the Scottish Jewish Archives
• Donna Moore will present on Women’s Suffrage
• Anne Daly will give us a virtual tour of the turbulent life of Mary Queen of Scots

Access to the recordings will remain open for 6 weeks following the day of presentationsRegistration opens Thursday, October 1, 2020. Pre-Pandemic pricing of just $74cad.

 

Saturday April 10, 2021

SCOTTISH RECORDS AND RESEARCH

 

• George MacKenzie will give a presentation on Records Management
• Irene O’Brien will give a presentation on Crafts and Trades Records
• Margaret Fox will give a presentation on Registers of Deeds
• Emma Maxwell will give a presentation on Court of Session Records
• Tahitia McCabe will give a presentation on Methodology for Scottish Research
• Michelle Leonard will give a presentation on DNA for Scottish Research
• Nick Card will give a presentation on the Archaeological Dig at Ness of Brodgar

Access to the recordings will remain open for 6 weeks following the day of presentationsRegistration opens Friday, January 1, 2021. Pre-Pandemic pricing of just $74cad.

 

For more information or to register: https://www.genealogyvic.com/

Questions: genealogytoursofscotlan@gmail.com