Shetland Family History Society

21/05/2026

If you are planning a trip to the National Records of Scotland in June, remember that there's an extra Bank Holiday (public holiday) this year.

I'm not sure, but I think this may affect other archives as well, so double-check the opening hours for 15 June 2026 if you are planning a research trip.

23/02/2026

Hi , do you have a brick wall? Join our Chair, Alan Beattie, as he shares some tips on how to overcome them.

Interested in tracing your Scottish genealogy? The Scottish Indexes Conference is an opportunity to learn new research skills, discover diverse records and see how others have put these into practice. If you want to trace your Scottish family tree, this is the event for you. Don't live in the UK? No...

04/02/2026

30/01/2026

Hi ,

Love tracing your family history? Don't miss our conference tomorrow.

Coming up at the January 2026 Conference:

'How did my Scottish ancestors get married?' by Tahitia McCabe, Head of the Strathclyde Institute for Genealogical Studies

'Taking The High Road' by Andrew Armstrong, genealogist at Relatively Scottish

'The Edinburgh Public Dispensary, Patients and Doctors' by Daisy Cunynghame, Heritage Manager & Librarian at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh (RCPE)

'Dive Deeper Into Scottish Church Records' by Alison Spring, genealogist at Scottish Ancestral Research

'Crofter ancestors and the Crofters Commission records' by Jane Harris, retired genealogist

'Using DNA for Family History Research - A Beginner's Guide' by Chris Paton, genealogist and author

'Locating Scottish Burial Records' by Emma Maxwell

Scottish Genealogy Q&A hosted by Graham and Emma Maxwell, genealogist and co-founder of Scottish Indexes

11/03/2025

'The Society Resources - Glasgow & West of Scotland Family History Society' by Scott Fairie

Join us at the Scottish Indexes Conference on Saturday 15 March 2025 to learn about the Glasgow & West of Scotland Family History Society.

The Chair of GWSFHS introduces the Society, its history, some of the resources available
to members, and the sort of material which can be found at the Society’s research centre.

J. Scott Fairie, Chair of GWSFHS for the last 4 years, started an interest in family history as a teenager. His family is from the central belt of Scotland, with a few English and Irish links. He was involved for many years in the early years of the GWSFHS, and has edited a number of the Monumental inscription publications. A career in electronics in Europe and America interrupted his active involvement for more than 30 years. After retiring, it was possible to pick up this obsession, on the Council of the Society.

10/12/2024

Explore and discover archive collections across Scotland

08/11/2024

Fife Family History Society are excited to announce that Michelle Leonard (Genealogist, Author, and DNA detective) will be presenting her talk ‘Using DNA for Family History’ for us on the 28th of November!
The talk will be over zoom, please email [email protected] to receive the link to the talk.
It’s sure to be a great evening!