ONE Space Open For Edinburgh Research 2024

 

Due to a cancellation, I have ONE space available for the Edinburgh Research Tour in Sept of this year. Dates are Sept 1-7 inclusive.

 

• Three days of research at ScotlandsPeople Centre
• Exclusive Tour of Historic Environment Scotland Library & Archives
• One day of research at either National Library of Scotland OR Scottish Genealogy Society
• Pre-tour Preparation

As always, this space will go on a first come, first served basis. I cannot hold spaces. 

To register:

https://www.genealogytoursofscotland.ca/event-details-registration/edinburgh-genealogy-tour-2024

A Month of Scottish Gravestones - Genealogical Gold

Scottish gravestones can often be a genealogist's goldmine. Many of them contain generations of information or, in the case of a fairly prominent person in the community, they might have a eulogy of sorts carved onto them. 

Here are just a few examples of what can be found when wandering through old kirkyards or cemeteries in Scotland:

What genealogical information have you been able to uncover by reading the gravestones in Scottish cemeteries?