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=== Websites === | === Websites === | ||
*[https://familysearch.org/ FamilySearch] (This web site provides online access to | *[https://familysearch.org/ FamilySearch] (This web site provides online access to searchable databases of indexed Scottish church and civil records as well as family trees. See FamilySearch Historical Records Collections below for more information.) | ||
*[http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/ GenUKI] (This web site directs you to other sites with helpful genealogical resources and databases for the United Kingdom and Ireland. It is organized by country, then county, then parish, and by topic.) | *[http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/ GenUKI] (This web site directs you to other sites with helpful genealogical resources and databases for the United Kingdom and Ireland. It is organized by country, then county, then parish, and by topic.) | ||
*[http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk Scotlands People] (This is the premier web site for Scottish family history. It is a government web site and is fee-based, but it is very reasonable and well worth the price for the amount of information you can obtain. It has searchable databases of civil, census, church, and probate records, as well as many helpful information and links to other web sites. Click [[Scotland-s People|here]] for more information about this site. | *[http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk Scotlands People] (This is the premier web site for Scottish family history. It is a government web site and is fee-based, but it is very reasonable and well worth the price for the amount of information you can obtain. It has searchable databases of civil, census, church, and probate records, as well as many helpful information and links to other web sites. Click [[Scotland-s People|here]] for more information about this site. | ||
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*[http://edina.ac.uk/statacc/ Statistical Accounts of Scotland 1791-1845] (The statistical accounts give great historical background information on each individual parish in Scotland. It is free to view if you click on the link "For Non-Subscribers" near the end of the page.) | *[http://edina.ac.uk/statacc/ Statistical Accounts of Scotland 1791-1845] (The statistical accounts give great historical background information on each individual parish in Scotland. It is free to view if you click on the link "For Non-Subscribers" near the end of the page.) | ||
*[http://www.stirnet.com/main/index.php?option=com_wrapper&Itemid=79 Stirnet Limited: Families Database: Index] (unfettered access requires fee or significant data contribution; manually search index for surnames of interest) | *[http://www.stirnet.com/main/index.php?option=com_wrapper&Itemid=79 Stirnet Limited: Families Database: Index] (unfettered access requires fee or significant data contribution; manually search index for surnames of interest) | ||
== FamilySearch Historical Record Collections == | |||
Online collections of indexed records are found at: [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/list FamilySearch.org] | |||
Wiki articles describing these collections are found at: | |||
[[Scotland Births and Baptisms (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Scotland Births and Baptisms (FamilySearch Historical Records)]] | |||
[[Scotland Marriages (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Scotland Marriages (FamilySearch Historical Records)]] | |||
[[Category:Scotland]] | [[Category:Scotland]] | ||