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Effective family research requires understanding the historic events that affected your family and the records about them. Learning about wars, local events, laws, migrations, settlement patterns, and economic or religious trends may help you understand family movements. These events may have led to the creation of records, such as poor law records or military records, that mention your family. | Effective family research requires understanding the historic events that affected your family and the records about them. Learning about wars, local events, laws, migrations, settlement patterns, and economic or religious trends may help you understand family movements. These events may have led to the creation of records, such as poor law records or military records, that mention your family. | ||
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SCOTLAND, [COUNTY], [PARISH] - HISTORY | SCOTLAND, [COUNTY], [PARISH] - HISTORY | ||
Many bibliographies of history are also available. Look in the Locality Search of the [https://www.familysearch.org/catalog-search Family History Library Catalog] under SCOTLAND - HISTORY - BIBLIOGRAPHY to find the ones available at the Family History Library. | Many bibliographies of history are also available. Look in the Locality Search of the [https://www.familysearch.org/catalog-search Family History Library Catalog] under SCOTLAND - HISTORY - BIBLIOGRAPHY to find the ones available at the Family History Library. | ||
=== Local Histories === | === Local Histories === | ||
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The first and the new statistical accounts are also available online at [http://edina.ac.uk/stat-acc-scot/ Edina.ac.uk]. Under 'For non-subscribers,' click on 'Browse scanned pages.' Search for a place of interest in the parish pages then select either the first or the new statistical report. | The first and the new statistical accounts are also available online at [http://edina.ac.uk/stat-acc-scot/ Edina.ac.uk]. Under 'For non-subscribers,' click on 'Browse scanned pages.' Search for a place of interest in the parish pages then select either the first or the new statistical report. | ||
You can find local histories listed in the Place Search of the [https://www.familysearch.org/catalog-search Family History Library Catalog] under SCOTLAND, [COUNTY], [PARISH] - HISTORY. | You can find local histories listed in the Place Search of the [https://www.familysearch.org/catalog-search Family History Library Catalog] under SCOTLAND, [COUNTY], [PARISH] - HISTORY. | ||
=== Calendar Changes === | === Calendar Changes === | ||