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Research Tips and Strategies

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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[edit | edit source]

Getting Started
Scotland Guided Research
Online Learning - Video classes
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.

Research Outline

Births, Marriages, and Deaths[edit | edit source]

Scotland Research Tips[edit | edit source]

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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-=== Scotland Research Strategies  ===
+== Scotland Research Strategies  ==
+*[[Scotland Getting Started|Getting Started]]
+*[[Scotland Guided Research|Scotland Guided Research]]
+*[[Scotland Online Learing|Online Learning]] - Video classes
+*[[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.<br><br>
-Below are links to different research strategy pages to help you locate your ancestors in Scotland
+*[https://files.lib.byu.edu/family-history-library/research-outlines/Europe/Scotland.pdf|Scotland Research Outline]
+===Births, Marriages, and Deaths===
+*[[Scotland Getting Started|Getting Started]]
 *[[Scotland Strategies for Locating Births, Marriages and Deaths|Strategies for Locating Births, Marriages and Deaths in Scotland]]
-*[[Scotland Record Finder|Scotland Record Finder]] - a list of the best records to search to find specific information
 *[[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]]
-*[https://files.lib.byu.edu/family-history-library/research-outlines/Europe/Scotland.pdf| Scotland Research Outline]
+== Scotland Research Tips  ==
 *[[Scotland Names Personal|Personal names]]
-*[[Lord Lyon]], the chief herald of Scotland
 *[[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.
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 *[http://www.scotlandsfamily.com/ Scotland's Family] - links to many other sites regarding Scottish history and genealogy.
-=== Scotland Research Tips  ===
-*[[Getting Started With Your Scottish Research|Getting Started With Your Scottish Research]]
-[[Category:Scotland Research Strategies]]
+[[Category:Scotland]][[Category:Research Tips and Strategies]][[Category:Scotland Research Strategies]]