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Purpose of Research Tips and Strategies Wiki Page
The Scotland Research Tips and Strategies page consists of links to specific research strategies for Scotland. It also contains general tips and other resources for finding your ancestors in this locality.

Scotland Research Strategies

Getting Started
Scotland Guided Research
Online Learning - Video classes
Finding Town of Origin
Record Finder - a list of the best records to search to find specific information
Scotland Research Outline
Getting Started With Your Scottish Research
FamilySearch Library handout with a Pre-1974 map of Scotland counties and a list of key websites
Scotland Research Outline

Births, Marriages, and Deaths

Scotland Research Tips

Personal names
County list pre and post 1974 - with abbreviation codes
ScotlandsPeople - the official Scottish Government site for searching government records and archives.
Scottish Indexes - volunteer-run site with indexes to collections not indexed elsewhere. Includes Scottish Paternity Index, Mental Health records, Poor Relief records, Criminal Database, etc.
Scotland's Family - links to many other sites regarding Scottish history and genealogy.

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-Below are links to different research strategy pages to help you locate your ancestors in Scotland
+== Scotland Research Strategies  ==
+*[[Scotland Getting Started|Getting Started]]
+*[[Scotland Guided Research|Scotland Guided Research]]
+*[[Scotland Online Learning|Online Learning]] - Video classes
+*[[Scotland Finding Town of Origin|Finding Town of Origin]]
+*[[Scotland Record Finder|Record Finder]] - a list of the best records to search to find specific information
+*[https://files.lib.byu.edu/family-history-library/research-outlines/Europe/Scotland.pdf Scotland Research Outline]
+*[[Getting Started With Your Scottish Research|Getting Started With Your Scottish Research]]
+*[[Media:Scotland Boundaries Pre 1974 Key Websites May 2019 JMR.pdf|FamilySearch Library handout]] with a Pre-1974 map of Scotland counties and a list of key websites
+*[https://files.lib.byu.edu/family-history-library/research-outlines/Europe/Scotland.pdf Scotland Research Outline]
-*[[Scotland_Strategies_for_Locating_Births,_Marriages_and_Deaths|Strategies for Locating Births, Marriages and Deaths in Scotland]]
+===Births, Marriages, and Deaths===
-*Beginners Guide: [[File:Finding_Records_of_Your_Ancestors_Scotland_1855_To_1901.pdf|Finding Records of Your Ancestors - Scotland 1855 To 1901]]
+*[[Scotland Getting Started|Getting Started]]
-*[[Scotland_Record_Selection_Table|Record selection table]] - a list of the best records to search to find specific information
+*[[Scotland Strategies for Locating Births, Marriages and Deaths|Strategies for Locating Births, Marriages and Deaths in Scotland]]
+*[[Finding Your Ancestors in Scotland before 1855|Finding Your Ancestors in Scotland before 1855]] - 2010 conference handout
+*[[Researching Your Scottish Ancestry Before 1855|Researching Your Scottish Ancestry Before 1855]]
+*[[Media:Finding Records of Your Ancestors Scotland 1855 To 1901.pdf|Finding Records of Scotland Ancestors, 1855-1901]]
-=== Scotland Research Tips ===
+== Scotland Research Tips  ==
+*[[Scotland Names Personal|Personal names]]
+*[[Scotland Old Counties pre 1974 and New Counties post 1974|County list pre and post 1974]] - with abbreviation codes
+*[https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/ ScotlandsPeople] - the official Scottish Government site for searching government records and archives.
+*[https://www.scottishindexes.com/ Scottish Indexes] - volunteer-run site with indexes to collections not indexed elsewhere. Includes Scottish Paternity Index, Mental Health records, Poor Relief records, Criminal Database, etc.
+*[http://www.scotlandsfamily.com/ Scotland's Family] - links to many other sites regarding Scottish history and genealogy.
-*[[Getting Started With Your Scottish Research|Getting Started With Your Scottish Research]]
+[[Category:Scotland]][[Category:Research Tips and Strategies]][[Category:Scotland Research Strategies]]