Cancellation Opens Space In Glasgow Tour

I received information yesterday that one of the people who had signed up for the Glasgow 2019 tour has to cancel, leaving one space open.

Tour dates are May 16-24th and includes three full days at the Mitchell Library where there is a hub for the ScotlandsPeople database, the Glasgow City Archives and the Special Collections department. Other research opportunities include a the Glasgow and West of Scotland Family History Society and the Lanarkshire Family History Society as well as the North Lanarkshire Archives.

Optional tours are a guided walking tour of the city's east end (Calton/Bridgeton) and a guided tour of the Glasgow Necropolis.

This is the last tour that is being scheduled for the forseeable future. And likely the last one for Glasgow.

If you have Lanarkshire roots, this is an ideal research trip for you. Tour fees are just $2495 cad ($1900usd)

For more information or to register: https://www.genealogytoursofscotland.ca/glasgow-2019.html

The space will once again go on a first come, first serve basis.

Glasgow Research Tour Itinerary

The itinerary for the 2019 Glasgow tour is now confirmed.

Thursday May 16: We will meet in the hotel lobby for a meet and greet and to talk about the week ahead.

Friday, May 17: We will meet in the hotel lobby at 8:30 am to walk to the train station where we will head to Motherwell. Research opportunities will be available at both the North Lanarkshire Archives and the Lanarkshire Family History Society.

Saturday May 18: Those who are interested will meet in the hotel lobby at 12:45 to head to the Glasgow Women's Library. Here we will be given an overview of the library and a behind the scenes tour. Then we will head out on a guided tour of Glasgow's East End. This is one of the older parts of Glasgow and has a rich history. We will see the Templeton Carpet Factory, Glasgow Green, and will end at Abercrombie Cemetery, locally known as the Weaver's Cemetery.

Sunday May 19: For those who are interested, we will meet in the hotel lobby at 1:15 and head to the Glasgow Necropolis for a guided tour.

Monday May 20: Today’s research opportunity will be at the Glasgow and West of Scotland Family History Society. We have also been invited to join the GWSFHS for their evening meeting.

Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday we will head to the Mitchell Library for full days of research at the Glasgow City Archives

The tour ends after breakfast on Friday morning. Some will head further afield, or stay a few days longer. Others will return home complete with certificates, stories, photos, a richer sense of themselves as part of the Scottish diaspora and with a keener sense of connection not only to their ancestors but also to their ancestral homeland.

To book your space: https://www.genealogytoursofscotland.ca/glasgow-tour.html

Only ONE space remains!! If you are the first to book, it's YOURS!

Are You Interested in Researching in Glasgow?

Do your Scottish ancestors hail from Glasgow, or Lanarkshire? Are you interested in researching your Scottish roots in the archives and family history societies in Scotland? 

There is ONE space left for the Glasgow 2019 tour. This will be allocated on a first come first serve basis

Looking for more information? Here's the link:  
https://www.genealogytoursofscotland.ca/glasgow-tour.html

FOUR Spaces Left for Glasgow Genealogy Tour 2019

There are just four spaces left for the Glasgow research tour May 16-24, 2019. 

Here is the link for more information. 

https://www.genealogytoursofscotland.ca/glasgow-tour.html

Please also note that air travel or travel from the airport to the hotel are not included. 

GLASGOW TOUR 2019 NOW BOOKING

I have received quite a bit of interest in a Glasgow tour for 2019. As such, I have put a tour together for May 16-24th, 2019. May 16th is the day of arrival and May 24th is check out. 

Bookings are open now. 

Here is the link for more information. Please also note that air travel or travel from the airport to the hotel are not included. 

https://www.genealogytoursofscotland.ca/glasgow-tour.html

Announcing a Glasgow Tour for 2018!

At the request of several participants, I have put together another Glasgow research tour for 2018. Tour dates are May 16-24th, 2018. 

Tour fees are $2675 Canadian. 

The tour will allow for five full days of research with an optional sixth day. The tour runs from mid week to mid week, allowing free time on the weekend. This not only provides a break from the research, but it allows time to process what we have uncovered. And it allows time to re-charge ourselves by resting, shopping or sightseeing. 

New for 2018 is the opportunity to research Lanarkshire ancestors who were outside of the city of Glasgow proper. These opportunities include:

• Lanarkshire Family History Society
• North Lanarkshire Archives 

North Lanarkshire Archives collects and preserves the historical records covering the areas of Airdrie, Bellshill, Coatbridge, Cumbernauld, Kilsyth, Motherwell, Shotts, Stepps and Wishaw.

There will be three full days of research at the Glasgow City Archives, where records for South Lanarkshire are on deposit. 

The tour is once again being limited in size to allow for group cohesion and also so that we don't overwhelm the research facilities. 

As it sits right now, based on those who expressed interest, and were therefore given first opportunity for registering for the tour, there are only FIVE spaces left. 

If you have Glaswegian or Lanarkshire ancestors and would like to research in the records in and around Glasgow, this is your chance! But don't hesitate or you may lose out. 

The Records Keep on Giving

The Glasgow Research Tour is halfway through their week! How can that be? 

The group have had two full days of research in the Glasgow City Archives, the Family History Centre or in the Mitchell's Special Collections Department. We have been in awe and are so amazed at the remarkable history and memories that the Glasgow City Archives have been able to preserve and share. Ancestor have been found, stories uncovered and life has been breathed into the lives of our ancestors. So much of the understanding comes from understanding their life circumstances as well. 

The Glasgow Group have also visited and consulted the collections of the Glasgow University Archives. Photos have been uncovered, death and burial records consulted and again we have been amazed at the sheer wealth of original records available for genealogy research. 

 

From here we have time at the Glasgow and West of Scotland Family History Society and then a final day at the Mitchell. 

Friendships have been cemented. Research has been shared. Ancestral streets, homes, churches and neighbourhoods have been visited. And best of all, we have all reconnected with our own Scottish roots. 

Space Has Opened Up for the Glasgow Research Tour!

TOUR DATES ARE APRIL 21-29. FEES ARE $2450 cdn AND INCLUDE:

• ·        8 nights at the Glasgow Marriott and 8 full breakfasts
• ·        The Scottish Association of Family History Societies Conference in Fife (registration, transportation to and from Fife and lunch)
• ·        Guided tour of the Glasgow Necropolis
• ·        Three days of research at the Mitchell Library which houses the Glasgow Archives. They also have access to the same database that is available at the ScotlandsPeople Centre minus the Kirk Session records
• ·        One day of research at the Glasgow and West of Scotland Family History Society
• ·        One day of research at the University of Glasgow Archives, which house all of the business archives for Scotland. They also house the NHS records for the Glasgow/Lanarkshire area and the records of the Friendly Assurance Society, an early insurance company.

ONLY ONE SPACE IS AVAILABLE. Don't miss out:

http://www.genealogytoursofscotland.ca/glasgow-week-tour.html