We are just a month away from the final Scottish ViC, a
virtual conference for those researching their Scottish ancestors. This final
conference has an historic perspective to it, and quite nicely also fits in
with VisitScotland's themed year, Year of Scottish Stories.
Jimmy Fisher runs Scottish Reformation Tours where he takes
people to visit the places associated with the Martyrs who fought to keep their
religion out of the hands of the King and in doing so lost their lives. Jimmy
will share these stories with us during his presentation on the Covenanters.
Hugh Alison is the former manager of the Culloden Visitor
Centre. He will be talking about the events leading up to the battle as well as
the aftermath following the battle. This battle ended the highland way of life
and ultimately led to the outflow of highlanders to north America.
Ciaran Jones will share with us some of the incredibly
unimaginable stories that are contained within the Survey of Scottish
Witchcraft Database. These were extraordinary times and yet many of the accused
were quite ordinary folk. Come and hear about the database and the information
contained within it.
Matthew J Smith will share with us the stories contained
within the Legacy of British Slave Owners Database. Following abolition,
merchants who had owned slaves were able to apply for compensation from the
government for loss of property. The LBS project is now also working to
understand and develop the stories of those who were enslaved.
The ViC will run from 9:15 eastern and wraps up at 3:30 eastern. Access to the recordings remains open for 30 days for those with time zone challenges.
To register: https://www.genealogyvic.com/ViC-2022
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