Speakers -- Talks cost £4 each and can be purchased at the entry kiosk (no need to pre book)
10:30am - Dr Irene O’Brien - Glasgow City Council Senior Archivist
Scottish Poor Law: Painting the Local Picture in Glasgow and West of Scotland through the wonderful resources of Glasgow City Archives.
Irene will take you through how Poor Law records can reveal a wealth of information about the applicants and their families.
Why and when people applied, and where we can find the surviving records.
Scottish Poor Law: Painting the Local Picture in Glasgow and West of Scotland through the wonderful resources of Glasgow City Archives.
Irene will take you through how Poor Law records can reveal a wealth of information about the applicants and their families.
Why and when people applied, and where we can find the surviving records.
11:30am - Michelle Leonard - Professional Genealogist Genetic Genealogist, Researcher & Historian (Genes & Genealogy).
DNA Testing For Your Family Tree
Michelle's presentation will give an overview of the three main types of DNA tests available for ancestral research. It will explain how Y-DNA, Mitochondrial DNA and Autosomal DNA are inherited and how to use your DNA results to verify the accuracy of your family tree, connect with new cousins, break down brick walls and solve mysteries. Michelle will give practical advice, hints and tips on the best steps to take to succeed, show you how to use DNA testing in conjunction with traditional research and demonstrate what can be achieved using personal success stories. She will also cover the importance of X-chromosome matches and the use of third party tools.
DNA Testing For Your Family Tree
Michelle's presentation will give an overview of the three main types of DNA tests available for ancestral research. It will explain how Y-DNA, Mitochondrial DNA and Autosomal DNA are inherited and how to use your DNA results to verify the accuracy of your family tree, connect with new cousins, break down brick walls and solve mysteries. Michelle will give practical advice, hints and tips on the best steps to take to succeed, show you how to use DNA testing in conjunction with traditional research and demonstrate what can be achieved using personal success stories. She will also cover the importance of X-chromosome matches and the use of third party tools.
1:30pm - Craig Statham - Maps Reading Room manager - National Libraries of Scotland Maps.
Maps for Family and Local History.
Craig's talk will be covering the following sections :-
A brief history of the Maps Reading Room.
What is in the collection.
How to find maps.
The map website.
How you can use our maps.
Maps for Family and Local History.
Craig's talk will be covering the following sections :-
A brief history of the Maps Reading Room.
What is in the collection.
How to find maps.
The map website.
How you can use our maps.
2:30pm - Neil Fraser - Public Services Manager, Historic Environment Scotland
From Motherwell to Malawi
A journey through the archives of Historic Environment Scotland (HES). Come and discover fantastic images, sound and video relating to Lanarkshire, Scotland and beyond.
Explore services such as Scran, Canmore, ScotlandsPlaces, Britain from Above and the National Collection of Aerial Photography and get the most out of them for your research and enjoyment.
From Motherwell to Malawi
A journey through the archives of Historic Environment Scotland (HES). Come and discover fantastic images, sound and video relating to Lanarkshire, Scotland and beyond.
Explore services such as Scran, Canmore, ScotlandsPlaces, Britain from Above and the National Collection of Aerial Photography and get the most out of them for your research and enjoyment.
