Scottish Indexes Conference XXVI - Saturday 23 November 2024
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 problem. We are live from 7 am to 11 pm UK time. We do this to make our conferences time-zone friendly. Each presentation is shown twice, once between 7 am and 3 pm UK time, then again between 3 pm and 11 pm. You can come and go throughout the day. A schedule will be posted on our website a week or so before the conference.
Donations
This conference is run through the kindness of your donations. We are delighted to be able to continue hosting these for the Scottish genealogy community.
If you are in a position to donate at this time, we greatly appreciate your support. We know that these are challenging financial times for many so we are keeping the conferences free with no recommended donation. We want to say a huge thank you to everyone who has donated to keep these conferences going.
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Registration Instructions
Zoom: It is free to register for this event on Zoom. Click here, fill out the registration form and you should receive an email confirmation within a few minutes. You will also receive reminders in the week before the conference.
Facebook: This is an easy way to watch and interact with the presenters and attendees of the Scottish Indexes Conference. It is also possible to cast the conference to a smart TV which makes viewing more comfortable. Click here to join the Scottish Indexes Facebook Group.Presenters
Coming up at the November 2024 Conference:
'On the Boll: agricutural and landholding terminolgy in Scottish records' by Robert Urquhart
'Housing the Miners' by Kay Williams
'Town and Gown – St Andrews University Archive' by Sarah Rodriguez
‘Historic Scotland in the archives: Using Historic Environment Scotland Archives to explore historic sites around Scotland’ by Joseph Waterfield
'Using the internet & PRONI for Northern Irish research' by Chris Paton
'Beyond ScotlandsPeople: Breaking Down Brick Walls in Scottish Research' by Alison Spring
Scottish Genealogy Q&A hosted by Graham and Emma Maxwell
Schedules & Handouts
We schedule our day so that it is timezone friendly. It means you can join from Sydney, Australia or Michigan, USA and still interact with our speakers. We start at 7 am UK time and keep going until 11 pm UK time. You can plan your day using the schedules below. If you live in the United States or Canada you will likely find the times in the second session more convenient for you so please remember to scroll down in the schedule to see these. Some people come and go through the day, others watch all day; it’s entirely up to you.
Please select your timezone below. We are sorry if we have not covered your timezone. You may find the World Clock Meeting Planner on timeanddate.com useful as you plan your day.
UK Time (GMT) - Scottish Indexes Conference Programme - 23 November 2024
New Zealand Daylight Time (NZDT) - Scottish Indexes Conference Programme - 23-24 November 2024
Eastern Standard Time (EST) - Scottish Indexes Conference Program - November 23, 2024
Central Standard Time (CST) - Scottish Indexes Conference Program - November 23, 2024
Mountain Standard Time (MST) - Scottish Indexes Conference Program - November 23, 2024
Pacific Standard Time (PST) - Scottish Indexes Conference Program - November 22-23, 2024
Handouts: A day or so after each conference we post a general conference handout. This will include information about each presenter along with links shared in the chat during the day. This is usually available by the Monday after each conference.
Past Conferences
These events are designed to be interactive and are best watched live. Some presentations from previous conferences are available to watch again. Visit our Past Conferences page to see what you have missed so far and catch up with some of the presentations.