Wiki Tree Scottish Clan Project Resource Page

Date: 21 Nov 2013
Surnames/tags: Scottish Clan Project Scottish Clan Scottish Clan Project Resources

Scottish Clan Project

This is a resource page to be linked to the Scottish Clan Project which will primarily house resources and reflect updates.

Contents 1 Scottish Clan Project Google Group 1.1 Internal Resources 1.2 Clan Specific Resources 1.2.1 Clan Chiefs 1.2.2 Individual Clans 1.2.3 Tartans 1.3 Dictionary 1.4 DNA Projects 1.5 Help with Documents 1.6 Festivals and Games Locator 1.7 Historical Society Links 1.8 History 1.9 Immigration Records 1.10 Maps 1.11 Military 1.12 Scottish Military Museums 1.13 Money 1.13.1 Museums 1.14 Proverbs, Quotes, and Stories 1.15 Region Specific Sources 1.15.1 North America 1.15.2 United Kingdom and Ireland 1.16 One Name Study Societies 1.17 Research 1.18 Sourcing Citing Documentation 1.19 Certification programs 1.20 Professional Genealogy Services

Scottish Clan Project Google Group

See: Google Community for a location for project members and others to comment or raise issues regarding the project. Our G2G location is the best place to post queries regarding research.

Internal Resources

Category: Peerage of Scotland This has links for categories that should be added to clan profiles if appropriate. Pre 1770.

Category: Nobility of the United Kingdom This contains titles in the Peerage of the United Kingdom which replaced the Peerage of Scotland and Great Britain after 1801.

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Clan Specific Resources

Clan Chiefs

• Clan Chiefs - The Standing Council of clan Chiefs

Individual Clans

• Crann Tara Clans - A Introduction to the Clans of Scotland

• Scottish Clans and Septs - Over time, many septs have become clans in their own right and, in the political turmoil that Scotland has seen over the centuries, many others came to be related to more than one clan.

• Whats my Clan - Find out here if your family name is associated with a clan or a tartan. Some names are associated with a district tartan rather than a Clan

• A list of Highland Clans - A list of Highland Clans and Septs

• A list of Scottish Clans Wikipedia - A list of Scottish Clans

• Official Scottish Clans and Families

• clans of Scotland - The rise and fall and resurrection of the clans

• RampantScotland -Rampant Scotland has histories of a large number of clans and families who have been significant in the making of Scotland. These histories contain links to other sources of useful information including clan/family Web sites

Tartans

• Scotland - Clan Tartans (Images on WikiTree for your use)

• The Scottish Register of Tartans - A site for Official Scottish Tartans

• Whats my Clan? - Find out here if your family name is associated with a clan or a tartan. Some names are associated with a district tartan rather than a Clan

• Scotch Corner - A index of Scottish Tartans

Dictionary

• Scots Dictionary

DNA Projects

• Family Tree DNA Scottish Clans & Surname DNA Projects.

• Wiki Tree DNA Project

Help with Documents

• National Records of Scotland - The Scottish National records Office, has a good help section especially for old Scottish handwriting.

• Scottish Hand Writing - This website offers online tuition in palaeography for historians, genealogists and other researchers who have problems reading manuscript historical records written in Scotland in the 16th, 17th and 18th centuries.

Festivals and Games Locator

• Clan History and Links - This page is dedicated to assisting you with finding Scottish Clans, Games, Festivals, Piping Debates, Retailers and Celtic associated Activities in North America and Scotland.

Historical Society Links

• The Scottish Association of Family History Societies This provides links to special areas of Scottish research organizations and groups

• Rampant Scotland -Rampant Scotland has histories of a large number of clans and families who have been significant in the making of Scotland. These histories contain links to other sources of useful information including clan/family Web sites.

History

• Scottish History .com

• clans of Scotland - The rise and fall and resurrection of the clans.

• The People of Medieval Scotland - This is a database of all known people of Scotland between 1093 and 1314 mentioned in over 8600 contemporary documents.

• Scottish History Education Scotland web site

• Highland Clearances History of the Highland Clearances

• Scottish Mining History - Scottish Mining Website provides information on the history of Scottish mining

• National Mining Museum Scotland - The National Mining Museum Scotland is the national coal mining museum for Scotland and cares for the Lady Victoria Colliery and the national coal mining collections. The collections at the museum comprise over 60,000 items, including objects, archive material, photographs and books.

• Mining Links - Anyone with an interest in mining memorabilia and mining history may find the following links of use.

Immigration Records

If the country you're looking for is not listed, try the following. Use a search engine (for example Google Search) and enter the following for the search criteria "Name of Country Immigration Records". Then look for the Government web site in the list of results.

• Statewide Immigration scotamerica - Passenger lists for 10 immigrant ships in 1716, several of which came to Maryland, America (USA).

• Australian Migration and citizenship Records National Archives Australia Migration and citizenship Records

• Canadian Immigration Records Canadian Library and Archives for immigration

• Passenger Lists held by Archives New Zealand New Zealand Archives for Immigration

• American National Archives American National Archives Immigration Records

• National Library of Scotland Emigration and passenger lists

• South Africa National Archives National Archives and Records Service of South Africa

• Scottish Emigration Database Aberdeen university Scottish Emigration Database

Maps

• Mapco - Great Site for Old Maps

• Scottish Clan Maps

• Map of Scottish Highlands and Lowlands Clans

• Maps of old Glasgow BMD registration districts 1874- 1900

Military

• Scottish Military History - Searchable battle listings (Battle names, Dates, Location, Belligerents)

• The Lineage of the Scottish Regiments - The Lineage of the Scottish Regiments

• National Archives of Scotland Military Records

• ScotlandsPeople Military History resources

Scottish Military Museums

• The Royal Scots Museum

• The Black Watch Museum

• The Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) Museum

• The king's Own Scottish Borderers Association Museum

• The Highlanders’ Museum

• Royal Highland Fusiliers Regimental Museum

• The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders Museum

• Army Museums Ogilby Trust

• The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards Museum

• The London Scottish Regimen

• The Royal Highland Fusiliers Museum- see also RHF

• The Scottish Horse Regiment Museum

• The Guards Museum

• National War Museum at Edinburgh Castle

• The Gordon Highlanders Museum

• Scottish Military Heritage Centre

• LOCATION OF VICTORIA CROSSES HELD BY REGIMENTAL MUSEUMS

• National Army Museum

Money

• Current Value of Old Money - This site has many links for answering the question "how much would a specified amount of money at a certain period of time be worth today?"

Museums

• Scotland's Museums Find a Museum or Gallery in Scotland, an easy tool to find what museum you want to look at.

• National Museums Scotland National Museums Scotland

• Collections Trust Link Collections Link is a collaboration of more than 20 national professional groups, bodies and associations who are responsible for providing advice and support to museums, archives, libraries and other collections-holding organisations. Fact Sheets, help, hints and tips for storing collections.

Proverbs, Quotes, and Stories

• Scottish quotes and proverbs - Scottish Quotes - Famous Scottish Quotes, Sayings, Proverbs of Scotland.

Region Specific Sources

North America

• Public Libraries.com - Scots trying to find American records.

• Statewide Immigration scotamerica - Passenger lists for 10 immigrant ships in 1716, several of which came to Maryland, America (USA).

United Kingdom and Ireland

• Cyndi's List - United Kingdom & Ireland - Scotland. Links to websites, mailing lists, etc., with a focus on Scottish genealogy.

• The People of Medieval Scotland - This is a database of all known people of Scotland between 1093 and 1314 mentioned in over 8600 contemporary documents.

• Scotland's People - The official Government site for Births, Marriages, Deaths, Wills and Old Parish Records. Fee by Day Search, Three Month, etc.

One Name Study Societies

• FFHS Index of Societies - Index of Societies on the Federation of Family History Socities Web Site

• Aberdeen & N.E. Scotland Family History Society - Aberdeen & N.E. Scotland Family History Society

• Glasgow and West of Scotland - Glasgow and West of Scotland Family History Society

• Borders Family History Society - Borders Family History Society

• The Scottish Genealogy Society - Scottish Genealogy Society Links for Family History

• Highland Family History Society - Highland Family History Society

• Central Scotland Family History Society - Central Scotland Family History Society

• Scottish Family History Index - Scottish Family History Index

Research

• The People of Medieval Scotland - This is a database of all known people of Scotland between 1093 and 1314 mentioned in over 8600 contemporary documents.

• The National Library of Scotland

• Electric Scotland This is a fantastic site where links to books, publications, articles. Sources which have been published and are great for research and citation and documentation of facts. Free.

• Celticstudio Database - A Scottish Clan Database

• Scotland Magazine

• Mitchell Library one of the largest public reference libraries in Europe and has great online resources on virtually anything you need.

• The Scots Peerage : founded on Wood's edition of Sir Robert Douglas's Peerage of Scotland containing an historical and genealogical account of the nobility of that kingdom. Free.

• The National Archives of Scotland - A National Records of Scotland Website

• Kittybrewster.com - This site was compiled and published by Sir William Arbuthnot and lists sources and documents related to the Arbuthnot family around the world. Additional links provide resources and documentation of this and related families.

• BMD Registration Districts that changed counties

• Maps of old Glasgow BMD registration districts 1874- 1900

• Scottish BMD Registration Districts Codes Full List of Scottish BMD Registration Districts from 1855 to present

• GenGuide - The idea behind the GenGuide is to offer beginners and experienced genealogists and family historians an easy and convenient way to find descriptions of and information on genealogical sources. Keeping track of developments in new databases, web sites and reference books is a challenge and one of the aims of the GenGuide is to provide a facility where these resources are easily and quickly found.

• The Peerage by Darryl Lundy. A genealogical survey of the peerage of Britain as well as the royal families of Europe.

Sourcing Citing Documentation

• Evidenced Explained Facebook Page Elizabeth Shown Mills, a highly credentialed and experienced genealogist, has long been recognized as a leader in setting professional standards in her field, especially regarding sources - why, when and how to source a fact in a family tree.

Certification programs

• Strathclyde University Genealogy courses - Strathclyde University does online learning for genealogy

• Ancestral Consultants Training Courses - Online source for genealogy courses (£10 UK price per lesson).

Professional Genealogy Services

• Association of Genealogists and Researchers in Archives - England

• Association of Scottish Genealogists and Record Agents - Scotland

• Association of Professional Genealogists - Ireland