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Welcome to the page for Scotland! FamilySearch Wiki is a community website dedicated to helping people throughout the world learn how to find their ancestors. This page is the portal to all that the wiki has to offer on Scotland. Through the Scotland portal page you can learn how to find, use, and analyze Scotland records of genealogical value. However, these pages are works in progress and their content will grow with time. We invite you to contribute information.
 
==Featured content==
*'''Browse:''' [[:Category:Scotland|Pages for Scotland]]
*'''Beginners Guide 1855 to 1901: [https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/images/3/35/Finding_Records_of_Your_Ancestors_Scotland_1855_To_1901.pdf Finding Records of Your Ancestors Scotland 1855 To 1901]''' (42 Mb pdf file).
*'''Article:'''&nbsp;[[Scotland History|Scotland History]]
*'''Article:'''&nbsp;[[Scotland Church Records Union Lists|Scotland Church Records Union List]]&nbsp;- introduction to this resource available in the Wiki.
*'''Article:'''&nbsp;[[Scotland-s People|ScotlandsPeople]] - information about this premier website for online access to Scotland's genealogical records.
*'''Article:'''&nbsp;[[Getting Started With Your Scottish Research|Getting Started]] - how to get started with your Scottish research.
 
==Research tools==
*[[Scotland Old Counties pre 1974 and New Counties post 1974|County list]]
*[[Scotland Names Personal|Personal names]]
*[[Scotland Glossary of Genealogical Terms|Glossary of terms]]
*[[Scotland Record Selection Table|Record selection table]]
*[[Scotland Handfast Tradition|Handfast tradition]]
*[[Scotland:_Map_of_counties|Map of Scotland counties]]
 
'''Research Strategies:'''
*[[Scotland Strategies for Locating Births, Marriages and Deaths|Strategies]] for locating births, marriages, and deaths
 
==News and events==
*[http://www.scothist.org/ Scottish Family History Fair], Aberdeen, 25th April 2009 - SAFHS
*[http://www.strathclydegenealogy.co.uk/igf.htm International Genealogy Festival] at Strathclyde University, Glasgow, 21-24 July 2009
*[http://www.clangathering.org Clan Gathering] in Edinburgh, July 25 &amp; 26, 2009
 
==Did you know?==
*An index of 21,000 passengers who left the ports of Glasgow and Greenock for non-European ports is available online. The dates are 1 January and 30 April 1923, and at other Scottish ports between 1890 and 1960. You can find these records on the [http://www.abdn.ac.uk/emigration/index.html Scottish Emigration Database] --
*[http://www.hebrideanconnections.com Hebridean Connection] is a new and ongoing site useful for those searching in the Western Isles of Scotland.
*One of the saddest events in the history of the Gareloch Scotland is the [http://www.helensburgh-heritage.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=255&Itemid=637 K13 submarine disaster], which took place during World War 1 on January 29 1917.
 
 
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*[[Scotland Archives and Libraries|Archives and libraries]]  
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*[[Scotland Biography|Biography]]  
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__NOTOC__
[[Image:Flag.jpg|thumb|150px|The cross of St Andrew]]
Welcome to the page for Scotland! FamilySearch Wiki is a community website dedicated to helping people throughout the world learn how to find their ancestors. This page is the portal to all that the wiki has to offer on Scotland. Through the Scotland portal page you can learn how to find, use, and analyze Scotland records of genealogical value. However, these pages are works in progress and their content will grow with time. We invite you to contribute information.
 
==Featured content==
*'''Browse:''' [[:Category:Scotland|Pages for Scotland]]
*'''Beginners Guide 1855 to 1901: [https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/images/3/35/Finding_Records_of_Your_Ancestors_Scotland_1855_To_1901.pdf Finding Records of Your Ancestors Scotland 1855 To 1901]''' (42 Mb pdf file).
*'''Article:'''&nbsp;[[Scotland History|Scotland History]]
*'''Article:'''&nbsp;[[Scotland Church Records Union Lists|Scotland Church Records Union List]]&nbsp;- introduction to this resource available in the Wiki.
*'''Article:'''&nbsp;[[Scotland-s People|ScotlandsPeople]] - information about this premier website for online access to Scotland's genealogical records.
*'''Article:'''&nbsp;[[Getting Started With Your Scottish Research|Getting Started]] - how to get started with your Scottish research.
 
==Research tools==
*[[Scotland Old Counties pre 1974 and New Counties post 1974|County list]]
*[[Scotland Names Personal|Personal names]]
*[[Scotland Glossary of Genealogical Terms|Glossary of terms]]
*[[Scotland Record Selection Table|Record selection table]]
*[[Scotland Handfast Tradition|Handfast tradition]]
*[[Scotland:_Map_of_counties|Map of Scotland counties]]
 
'''Research Strategies:'''
*[[Scotland Strategies for Locating Births, Marriages and Deaths|Strategies]] for locating births, marriages, and deaths
 
==News and events==
*[http://www.scothist.org/ Scottish Family History Fair], Aberdeen, 25th April 2009 - SAFHS
*[http://www.strathclydegenealogy.co.uk/igf.htm International Genealogy Festival] at Strathclyde University, Glasgow, 21-24 July 2009
*[http://www.clangathering.org Clan Gathering] in Edinburgh, July 25 &amp; 26, 2009
 
==Did you know?==
*An index of 21,000 passengers who left the ports of Glasgow and Greenock for non-European ports is available online. The dates are 1 January and 30 April 1923, and at other Scottish ports between 1890 and 1960. You can find these records on the [http://www.abdn.ac.uk/emigration/index.html Scottish Emigration Database] --
*[http://www.hebrideanconnections.com Hebridean Connection] is a new and ongoing site useful for those searching in the Western Isles of Scotland.
*One of the saddest events in the history of the Gareloch Scotland is the [http://www.helensburgh-heritage.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=255&Itemid=637 K13 submarine disaster], which took place during World War 1 on January 29 1917.
 
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