SGS NEWS UPDATE

SGS's Chris Paton's new book, Researching Scottish Family History

Priced £7.95, published by Family History Partnership, from February 26th 2010

PROFESSIONAL FAMILY HISTORY RESEARCH
& Genealogical Problem Solving Service
 
Please click on the image for introductory video

 

 

Scotland's Greatest Story is your very own family history. Led by professional genealogist Chris Paton BA (Hons), HND, PgDip Genealogical Studies, the service can help to bring your ancestral story back to life in a variety of ways:

 

 

Basic family tree research - using many private records in Scotland not available online.

 

Overcoming brick walls - including the use of Scottish church records not available online (non-established churches) land records, DNA testing, etc.

 

Site visits to photograph ancestral homes and relevant gravestones

 

Heraldry - identifying the Scottish coats of arms and heraldic devices used by your ancestors

 

Contextual research - tracing articles and publications written by or about your ancestors, providing an understanding of the times in which they lived

 

Surname research - explaining the origins of your surname

 

Relatives tracing - searching for historic descendants in Scotland, or current relatives within the country as well as the rest of the United Kingdom

 

Palaeography - transcribing 17th and 18th century documents or relevance to your family history written in the old form of Secretary Hand 

 

 

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