Friends of Argyll Estates Archives

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Finding your Scottish Family:Family and Clan history in Argyll and Highland archives

Online Study session Recording November 2024

£10

£5 for Friends of the Argyll Estate Archives

Following on from the study day in 2023 this event was designed to support those embarking on their Scottish family history research

Evening One

• Documenting Clanship in the West Highlands  by Prof Allan McInnes, Emeritus Professor of History at Strathclyde University.
• Family History Resources held in LiveArgyll Archives By Jackie Davenport ,Archivist for Argyll and Bute Council

Evening two

• An Introduction to Lochaber Archive Centre’s Argyll -related records and their use in family history research by Lorna Steele-McGinn Community Engagement Officer for Highland Archive Service
• An overview of sources for researching Argyll and Hiighland history in the National Records of Scotland by Tessa Spencer, Head of Outreach and learning at National Records of Scotland