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Scotland- Travel
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- Catswhiskerstours
Specialist in tailor made travel for
small groups. Also general travel agent facilities including air
travel to/from USA.
- Tours to
Scotland Sandy Stevenson leads small group tours of Scotland - you will meet
local people and understand the culture - ideal for visitors with ancestral
interests in Perthshire, or Fife
- Scottish
Routes Guided
tours to Islay, Skye and Orkney; or self drive, or walking tours
arranged.
- Travel Centre
Make your travel bookings for the Scottish
Highlands and accommodation on-line at the Travel Centre, with
Scottish Web
-
Pure Dead Brilliant Tours Personalised
tours of the city of Glasgow and its environs by luxury Mercedes -Benz
people carriers
- Ardoch
Guides Visiting Scotland? Alan Mitchell,
a native Scot, will take you where you want to go.
- Small
Group Tours of Scotland Leave
the herd behind on a small group tour of Scotland with a personal
touch.
- Scotsell
for Scottish Holidays Choice
of hotels, B&B's, and self catering country cottages across
Scotland.
- Scottish
Ancestral Trail Tours in Scotland for
people interested in travelling in their ancestors' footsteps,
especially in the Borders.
- Visita La
Scozia
Photos and stories in Italian and English
Scotland- General
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Scotlands Family
Scottish genealogy portal offering free
on-line data and information for people researching their Scottish
family tree
- SCROL
-Scotland's Census Records On-Line
Source information on Scotland's population,
health, employment and education from the 2001 Census .
- Scotsmart
Web directory of over 16,000 links about
Scotland, things Scottish, and organisations based in Scotland.
- Rampant
Scotland A
directory of over 10,000 websites focused on Scotland and the Scots,
including a full section on genealogy and clans.
- Scotland on
TV
View video clips in and about Scotland today - news,
discoveries, sport, experiences, the people ....
- Heart O'
Scotland Entertaining
articles on Scottish history and culture, Scottish myths and customs,
famous Scots, and more
- Highland X
Press Provides
Highland dress, dance supplies, kilts and novelty items to a worldwide
market, from their base in Las Vegas.
- Scottish
Radiance An
attractive monthly journal produced in Shetland Islands with
creative articles from around Scotland.
- Scotland.com
Scotland as a virtual country, and a new international shopping
mall.
- ethistle.com
Full coverage of today's news, sports,
events in Scotland, with on-line newspapers, magazines and radio.
- Tartan
Umbrella An
impressive Scottish internet magazine for Scots worldwide
- Scottish
Dance The Grand Chain is a
resource network for Highland, Ceilidh, and Scottish Country Dance.
Scotland-
Local Areas
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Kilsyth info
Excellent community site packed with
historical and current items of interest in the Kilsyth area.
- The
Glasgow Story Tells the story of Glasgow in words and pictures allowing you to explore many
interesting themes and topics
- Monklands
Online For
everyone interested in the Lanarkshire of today, and the past.
- Tarves
Heritage Centre Discover the history of
a typical Aberdeenshire village
- Skye Roots
Family history and heritage revealed on
the isles of Skye and Raasay. Norma MacLeod on Skye will assist family
searches directly.
- Mull
Genealogy
Essential resource for all with ancestors from the isle of Mull in
Argyllshire
- Caithness
Roots Sara Donaldson of Thurso accesses
local resources to assist your Caithness family research.
- Buy Orkney
Great site for Orkney crafts, clothing, art, books, food , etc and
useful island contacts.
- Roots
Hebrides For everyone with ancestors from Lewis, Harris, and other
islands of the Outer Hebrides.
- Gaelic
Scotland - Guide
to Scottish Gaelic resources on the web
- Clackmannanshire:
From Ice to Glass The local history of
Clackmannanshire for children and adults
- In Stirling:
Visitor guide to the central Scotland city of
Stirling featuring places to visit, what's on etc.
- Gleneagles:
A great five Red Star resort hotel set in 850 acres
of stunning Perthshire scenery. Golf Ryder Cup venue for 2014.
- Blair Castle:
With roots back to 13th century, this historic
castle is the ancient seat of the Dukes and Earls of Atholl in the
heart of Perthshire.
- Floors
Castle, Kelso:
Stay in the largest inhabited castle in Scotland,
home to the Duke and Duchess of Roxburgh. Commanding views over the
River Tweed.
- Thirlestane
Castle, Lauder : This fine Border castle
in Berwickshire has been home to the Maitland family since 1590.
- Newhaven on
Forth Entertaining
site on the history and people of Newhaven, a fishing community near
Edinburgh.
- Edinburgh
Castle:
All about the Castle and highlights of things to
see and do in the Scottish capital
- History of
Leith: People, places and old maps of
the Port of Leith, Edinburgh's waterfront.
- The Airdrie Page Helpful
site for information and resources in and around Airdrie in
west-central Scotland.
- The
Clydebank Story As told by local historians and illustrated with hundreds of images from Clydebank Library and other collections.
- The
Lordship and Barony of Kilmarnock
Useful site on the history of the Kilmarnock area, Ayrshire, with
photographs.
- Ayrshire
Roots Resource for those researching
their family roots in Ayrshire.
- McLeod
Family Tree
Interesting website for families of various
surnames from around Caithness and Sutherland
- St
Malieu Hall, Inveraray Quality
self-catering accommodation in a former church in beautiful Inveraray,
Argyll.
Scottish History
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Photography
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Scottish
Gifts
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-
Caledonian Gifts
Top quality Scottish gift hampers of food and
toiletries from Tayside. Customised range of
Scots Family editions also
- Scottish Craft
Finest hand-made products from all over Scotlandl
- Artery Online
Art Gallery Scottish
online art gallery based in Crieff, Perthshire offering the best in contemporary Scottish art,
and exhibiting artists worldwide.
- Gift
Directory Directory
of sites offering unique Scottish and international gifts for your
family and friends to choose from.
- Scotland
Shop. net Unique
products from a Scottish Borders farm, from fine free-range foods to
cashmere and tartan, handcrafted pottery and glassware.
- Scottish
Crofters Scottish Crofters
offers hand-made Skye pottery, Orkney jewelry, heather-scented
cologne, and more. Watch out for bears!
- Shop in
Scotland One-stop
shop for Scottish products - music, clothing, glassware, even fishing
flies, smoked salmon and haggis.
- Friends of
Sgarabhaigh
A venture
dedicated to sharing the little Scottish island of Sgarabhaigh .It
aims to safeguard the environment of the island and offer you a chance
to obtain a family heirloom - a little bit of
Scotland.
Books (top)
- Benny
Gillies Books
Specialist dealer in antiquarian and
second-hand Scottish books, maps and prints.
- Lanarkshire books Illustrated
histories of the people of Motherwell, Airdrie, Coatbridge, Bellshill,
Larkhall, Lanark and the Clyde Valley
Genealogy
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- SCROL
-Scotland's Census Records On-Line
Source information on Scotland's population,
health, employment and education from the 2001 Census .
- GROS-
General
Register Office for Scotland Responsible
for all birth, marriage, death registrations, and Census returns now
and in the past.
- NAS
- National Archives for Scotland Scotland's
main repository for historical papers.
-
Scotlands Family
New Scottish genealogy portal offering
free on-line data and information for people researching their Scottish
family tree
-
ScotlandsPeople Centre
Detail of new
Scottish family history centre in Edinburgh opening 2006.
- English Origins
English or Welsh ancestors? You may find
their birth, marriage or death certificate on this site.
- Ethnoancestry
Genetic genealogy DNA testing
for Scottish genes when you hit
the end of the paper trail
- Military-Genealogy.com
UK Naval and Military Press website for
military historians and family genealogists
- Genes
Connected
Build your family tree by sharing your data
with others. From the people who brought you Friends Reunited.
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Ships
& Passenger Lists:
Compilation of international ship passenger lists leaving Scotland.
- Online House Detective
Find
the history of your house in Scotland, or the house of your Scottish
ancestors
- Scotlandsclans.com Listings
of clan and genealogy sites which may help your search.
- Scots Genes
Promotes "Scots", the Journal of the Scottish
Heritage Society , and offers Scottish genealogy online tutorials
- Missing-links
UK
Will conduct searches for birth parents or missing family members
anywhere in Britain.
- Army
Museums Trust
Contains useful guide to tracing British army officers and ranks
- Comrades
and Colleagues
Get in touch with former comrades in the Armed Forces.
- YourMemories.co.uk
Personal and nostalgic stories and memories
from around Britain in the 1900's.
- The
Bereveament Services Portal offers a
free information resource on over 3500 cemeteries, crematoria and
burial grounds throughout UK
- PastPlaces.com
List and find homes, streets and places from your past using
information and images.
- UK
Birth Adoption Register Adopted and
searching for birth parents or siblings? You can enroll in a
searchable data-base for UK.
- GeneaSearch
Find genealogy lookups, family surname
newsletters, books from genealogy societies and individuals, surname
queries, female ancestors, announce new sites, beginner's
genealogy guide, free clip art.
- People-Connection.co.uk Make
contact with other people who share your interest in Genealogy.
- Compter.org
For all European and British genealogy
index and census look-ups, and a great genealogy forum to submit your
query.
- All Genealogy Sites Directory
A new directory of useful genealogy sites worldwide
- GenDir
A comprehensive list of genealogy sites, a surname meta-search tool, and a genealogy message board.
- Misbach:
Download a free Genealogy family tree chart.
- Find
Your Noble Ancestors :
Jan-Olov von Wowern uses techniques to find out if you there was
nobility in your family ancestors.
USA
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- Celtic America
The story of how Scots, Irish and Welsh shaped the history of the
United States. A Scottish Television series.
- US-Scots
Resource for all North American Scots.
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Directory Genealogy
A directory of genealogy resources
including marriage, military, regional, colonial america, military
research, census and more.
- Web
Detective Criminal records search,
FBI records, social security trace, marriage and divorce records, and
more.
-
Social
Security Death Index Find your
ancestors in the social security death index
- The Capital
Scot The capital is Washington DC ,
presenting items of interest to Scots living and working there, and
everywhere.
- Maine
Highland Games
- Scots of
Austin In Texas
- Great Scot
Shop American
importer of fine Scottish goods offering Highland dress for sale or
rental, clan crests and jewelry.
- US Census Bureau
- 1930 Census
Now available online.
Canada
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Australia
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New Zealand
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South Africa
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Ireland
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England and Wales
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- English Roots English roots provides a professional research service for people wishing to learn about their ancestors in
England and Wales.
- English Origins Birth,
marriage, death certificates and Censuses for England and Wales.
- UK
Genealogy Research
Offers a certificate retrieval service for
England and Wales, low cost research and a UK and Ireland
message board.
- UK
Genealogy A
genealogy index site for the British Isles, with surname listings,
parish locators, county archives, etc.
Clans and Tartans
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