Lanarkshire Family History Society

28/10/2026

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21/09/2026

Hi Folks, the Society's emails have been hacked. Please read the notice below regarding this. Thank you.

Lanarkshire Family History Society

Important Notice

Please be advised that the Society is experiencing serious problems with its email accounts, and therefore we are unable to contact you or reply to your emails at the moment.
This problem has arisen through a scam email getting into the system. This email appears to come from a valid Society email address and contains one line of text –
“Can we chat on email”
Please do not reply to this email but it should be deleted.
We will advise you when we have cleared this problem and can function normally once again. We would ask you to be patient as there will inevitably be some delay to dealing to correspondence etc.
We apologise for any inconvenience that this has caused and assure you of our fullest attention in resolving the problem as soon as possible.

17/09/2026

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The next Scottish Indexes Conference is SATURDAY 19 SEPTEMER 2026.
As usual there is an excellent group of Speakers. You can find the schedule of the talks and times at: www.scottishindexes.com

Do you want to learn how to trace your family history? Have you made a start but need some tips on how to proceed? Or perhaps you are an experienced researcher who is keen to discover new skills and new records. Whatever your experience level, you are welcome at the Scottish Indexes Conference.

27/08/2026

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Date: SATURDAY, 5 SEPTEMBER 2026
Time: 10:00 am – 4:30 pm
Venue: Aberdeen Town House, Broad Street, Aberdeen. AB10 1AQ
Admission: FREE ENTRY

Imagine Scotland's family history community all gathered in one room!
This is exactly what you'll find at the Family History Fair on Saturday 5th September 2026 from 10:00 am – 4:30 pm at the Aberdeen Town House, Broad Street.
With societies, archives and heritage organisations from across Scotland all in one place, it's a wonderful chance to discover new resources.

List of attendees:

Highland Family History Society
Nairn Family History Society
Shetland Family History Society
Borders Family History Society
Scottish Genealogy Society
Strathclyde Institute for Genealogical Studies
Central Scotland Family History Society
Glasgow & West of Scotland Family History Society
Aberdeen & North East Scotland Family History Society
Aberdeen University Special Collections
NHS Grampian Archives
Aberdeen Local Studies
Aberdeen Museums Service
Scottish Association of Family History Societies

16/08/2026

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Our next speakers evening is on THURSDAY, 20th August at 7pm in our Research Centre 122-124 Merry Street, Motherwell. ML1 1NA.

'Tales from the Beat, Policing in Lanarkshire in the 1960's & 1970's' by Campbell Thomson.

Campbell is a retired senior police officer (Superintendent) who joined the ranks of the local Lanarkshire Constabulary as a young recruit.
I have no doubt that the evening will prove to be very interesting, informative and entertaining.

ALL WELCOME.

20/07/2026

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THURSDAY 23rd July at 7pm in our Research Centre, 122-124 Merry Street, Motherwell ML1 1NA

Benjamin Harris will present his talk on:

“Polish and Italian immigrants to Scotland and their children”

Benjamin is a PhD Historian at University of Strathclyde and has a special interest project looking at the Polish and Italian immigrant communities and their families who have made Scotland their home.

Please come along to support your Society, enjoy the opportunity to meet other members and exchange ideas and gossip! Come early to avoid disappointment.

ALL WELCOME

17/06/2026

We are pleased to announce that our regular Speakers' Evenings are now commencing once again.

First meeting is tomorrow (Thursday 18 June 2026 at 7pm in our own Research Centre,122-124 Merry Street, Motherwell. ML1 1NA

Please come along to support your Society, enjoy the opportunity to meet other members and exchange ideas and gossip! Come early to avoid disappointment.

THURSDAY 18 JUNE at 7pm
“POWBURN TOLL TO BOTHWELL BRIG"

Presented by Iain Hutchison. Iain is the author of the book “Powburn Toll to Bothwell Brig; Growing up in a Lanarkshire Community”

23/02/2026

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Another on-line Zoom Scottish Indexes Conference, not to be missed with an excellent line-up of speakers.

Register you email with Scottish Indexes and watch either via Zoom or Facebook. You can also view the schedule of Speakers and times on their website.

Do you want to learn how to trace your family history? Have you made a start but need some tips on how to proceed? Or perhaps you are an experienced researcher who is keen to discover new skills and new records. Whatever your experience level, you are welcome at the Scottish Indexes Conference.

31/01/2026

Hope many of you will be able to attend this FREE conference.

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

24/01/2026

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New military books written by LFHS member Alistair Allan which are currently being printed.

Motherwell: A village that went to war, Again
Fallen WW2. Priced at £7.50, + postage

A village that went to war, Again.
Others who served. Priced at £5.50, + postage

A village that went to war, Again
POW's WW2, priced at £5.00, + postage

Motherwell Trilogy £16.50 + postage

Wishaw: A village that went to war, Again
Fallen. Priced at £6.00 + postage

A village that went to war, Again POW's
Priced at £5.00 + postage

A village that went to war, Again
Other's who served. Priced at £5.50 + postage

Wishaw trilogy. Priced at £15.00 + postage