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*[http://www.highland.gov.uk/leisure/archives/northhighlandarchives/ North Highland Archives] | *[http://www.highland.gov.uk/leisure/archives/northhighlandarchives/ North Highland Archives] | ||
*[http://www.c-e-n.org/english.htm Ness Historical Society] | *[http://www.c-e-n.org/english.htm Ness Historical Society] | ||
| − | *[http://www.nls.uk/broadsides/index.html The Word on the Street | + | *[http://www.nls.uk/broadsides/index.html The Word on the Street Broadsides at the National Library of Scotland] |
| + | *[http://www.scottishdocuments.com/ Report on the progress of the NAS digitisation project and samples of the types of documents being scanned] | ||
| + | *[http://www.scottishhandwriting.com/ Scottish handwriting: Online tuition in the palaeography of Scottish Documents] | ||
| + | *[http://edina.ac.uk/stat-acc-scot/ Statistical Accounts of Scotland] | ||
| + | *[http://www.scotsgenealogy.com/acatalog/Monumental_inscriptions.html The Scottish Genealogy Society Online Catalogue of Monumental Inscriptions publications] | ||
| + | *[http://www.scotsorigins.com/ Free place search at Scots Origins] | ||
| + | *[http://uk.geocities.com/becky62655@btinternet.com/scot1800.html The "Black Sheep index" of 19th century Scotland] | ||
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'''Registration Districts Information'''<br> | '''Registration Districts Information'''<br> | ||
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*[http://www.gro-scotland.gov.uk/files/registration-districts-from-1855.pdf Post 1855 Districts and Parish List; PDF Format] | *[http://www.gro-scotland.gov.uk/files/registration-districts-from-1855.pdf Post 1855 Districts and Parish List; PDF Format] | ||
| + | *[http://www.ktb.net/~dwills/scotref/13302-bmdtables.htm Indexes to the LDS film numbers of Birth, Marriage and Death Records in Scotland] | ||
| + | *[http://www.gro-scotland.gov.uk/famrec/hlpsrch/opr-cov.html List of what registers are available at GROS for each parish] | ||
'''Maps and Historical Descriptions'''<br> | '''Maps and Historical Descriptions'''<br> | ||
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*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Council_area#History_of_the_subdivisions_of_Scotland History of the subdivisions of Scotland] | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Council_area#History_of_the_subdivisions_of_Scotland History of the subdivisions of Scotland] | ||
*[http://www.geo.ed.ac.uk/home/scotland/maps.html Scotland Maps, Regions and Places] | *[http://www.geo.ed.ac.uk/home/scotland/maps.html Scotland Maps, Regions and Places] | ||
| − | *[http://www.geo.ed.ac.uk/scotgaz/scotland.html Scotland Gazetteer] | + | *[http://www.geo.ed.ac.uk/scotgaz/scotland.html Scotland Gazetteer] |
| + | *[http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/content/help/index.aspx?r=554&407 Explanation of Wills and Testaments in Scotland] | ||
| + | '''Images, people and places'''<br> | ||
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*[http://www.fife.50megs.com/Old%20Views%20of%20Scotland/ Views of Old Scotland] | *[http://www.fife.50megs.com/Old%20Views%20of%20Scotland/ Views of Old Scotland] | ||
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| + | '''History of Scotland'''<br> | ||
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*[http://www.scottishhistory.com/index.html Scottish History] | *[http://www.scottishhistory.com/index.html Scottish History] | ||
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| + | *[http://www.dswebhosting.info/NAS/dserve.exe?dsqApp=Site20&dsqCmd=Index.tcl National Archives of Scotland search page] | ||
| + | *[http://www.scotsgenealogy.com/ The Scottish Genealogy Society] | ||
*[http://scotfamtree.11.forumer.com/ Scotlands Family Tree, the friendly forum] | *[http://scotfamtree.11.forumer.com/ Scotlands Family Tree, the friendly forum] | ||
*[http://www.ancestralscotland.com/ Ancestral Scotland] | *[http://www.ancestralscotland.com/ Ancestral Scotland] | ||
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*[http://www.aboutscotland.co.uk/cas.html Castles, Abbeys and Churches] | *[http://www.aboutscotland.co.uk/cas.html Castles, Abbeys and Churches] | ||
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castles_in_Scotland Castles In Scotland; County Listings] | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castles_in_Scotland Castles In Scotland; County Listings] | ||
| − | + | *[http://www.catholic-heritage.net/sca/ Scottish Catholic Archives] | |
*[http://www.scottish-churches.org/ Scottish Churches] | *[http://www.scottish-churches.org/ Scottish Churches] | ||
*[http://www.scottishchristian.com/churches/ Church Links and Lists] | *[http://www.scottishchristian.com/churches/ Church Links and Lists] | ||
*[http://www.britainexpress.com/scotland/cathedrals/index.htm Historic Churches; an A-Z] | *[http://www.britainexpress.com/scotland/cathedrals/index.htm Historic Churches; an A-Z] | ||
| + | *[http://www.twbaird.co.uk/index.html Photographs of some UK Churches (all of U.K. including Scotland)] | ||
Revision as of 12:14, 2 June 2007
General Scotland Links
The counties inwith Scotland have changed over the course of time, the three major
political acts which changed the local government administration of the counties were
Local Government (Scotland) Act 1889
Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973
Local Government (Scotland) Act 1994
A description of the changes and clickable maps of the pre 1890 and 1890-1975 counties
can be found at Traditional Counties Of Scotland
Portal and Directory Sites
These sites give literally hundreds of links to everything Scottish
- Scotlands Family Genealogy Portal
- Rootsweb Mailing Lists
- Rampant Scotland Directory
- North Highland Archives
- Ness Historical Society
- The Word on the Street Broadsides at the National Library of Scotland
- Report on the progress of the NAS digitisation project and samples of the types of documents being scanned
- Scottish handwriting: Online tuition in the palaeography of Scottish Documents
- Statistical Accounts of Scotland
- The Scottish Genealogy Society Online Catalogue of Monumental Inscriptions publications
- Free place search at Scots Origins
- The "Black Sheep index" of 19th century Scotland
Registration Districts Information
- Post 1855 Districts and Parish List; PDF Format
- Indexes to the LDS film numbers of Birth, Marriage and Death Records in Scotland
- List of what registers are available at GROS for each parish
Maps and Historical Descriptions
- History of the subdivisions of Scotland
- Scotland Maps, Regions and Places
- Scotland Gazetteer
- Explanation of Wills and Testaments in Scotland
Images, people and places
History of Scotland
- Scottish History
- Scottish History Online
- Scotland History
- Scotland Gazetteer; Timeline and History
- National Library of Scotland
- The Highland clearances
- Clearances, 100 million stories A web project to tell some of these
- Highland Clearances,especially in Sutherland,and lots of links
- The Highland Clearances, & its causes, effects and results
- Scottish Mining Villages
Scottish Genealogy Sites
- National Archives of Scotland search page
- The Scottish Genealogy Society
- Scotlands Family Tree, the friendly forum
- Ancestral Scotland
- Scotland Genealogy a free resource
- Scots Origins
- ScotsFind Scottish Genealogy
- TalkingScot
- Tom Paterson's Scottish Roots
Parish and Census Records
Clans and Surnames
Military Websites
- The 91st and 93rd become the Sutherland Highlanders
- Kings Own Scottish Borderers
- SCOTTISH MILITARY HISTORICAL SOCIETY
Scottish Castles and Churches
- Scottish Castles Photo Library
- Castles, Abbeys and Churches
- Castles In Scotland; County Listings
- Scottish Catholic Archives
- Scottish Churches
- Church Links and Lists
- Historic Churches; an A-Z
- Photographs of some UK Churches (all of U.K. including Scotland)
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