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EDUCATION/SCHOOLS

Schoolsnet.com
Online lessons in every national curriculum subject. Schools listings, jobs etc.
http://www.schoolsnet.com/

Artemis
Provide living history workshops tailored to meet the needs of schools and museums.
http://www.artemisscotland.com/

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UNIVERSITY COURSES Full time

Edinburgh University School of Scottish Studies
http://www.pearl.arts.ed.ac.uk

Edinburgh University
http://www.arts.ed.ac.uk/scothist/courses/

St Andrews University
http://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/academic/history/scothist/

Stirling University
http://www.external.stir.ac.uk/undergrad/ course_info/courses_ug/scot_hist.php

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DISTANCE COURSES & CONTINUING EDUCATION
All these universities offer a wide range of short courses, evening courses and summers schools.

Aberdeen University http://www.abdn.ac.uk/

Edinburgh University
http://www.lifelong.ed.ac.uk/

Dundee University
http://www.Dundee.ac.uk/history/distance.htm

Glasgow University
http://www.gla.ac.uk/adulteducation/

St Andrews University
http://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/services/cce/www.htm


PROFESSION /CAREERS

Conferences, lectures Scotland Go to Events page

CONFERENCES UK/World
Listings of History Conferences in the UK and Internationally
http://www.history.ac.uk/conferences/index.html


NATIONAL HISTORY ORGANISATIONS

SCOTTISH

Early Scottish Maritime Exchange (ESME)
http://www.maritime-scotland.org.uk

THE Scottish History Society
Dr Steve Boardman
Department of Scottish History
University of Edinburgh, EH8 9LN
steve.boardman@ed.ac.uk

18th Century Scottish Studies Society
http://www.angelo.edu/org/ecsss/

Scottish Women's History Network
http://www.swhn.gcal.ac.uk

Scottish Labour History Society
http://slhs.org.uk/


Charles Rennie Mackintosh Society
http://www.crmsociety.com/

UK- WIDE ORGANISATIONS

British Association for Local History
http://www.balh.co.uk

The Institute of Historical Research
http://www.history.ac.uk/

Library Association
http://www.la-hq.org.uk


LOCAL HISTORY

New Cumnock Website created by Bobby Guthrie,deals with the history, geography etc of this small Ayrshire town. Includes timelines, placenames, genealogy and photographs.

http://members.tripod.com/bob_newcumnock/nchome/welcomex.html

East Lothian at War
http://www.eastlothianatwar.co.uk/

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LOCAL HISTORY SOCIETIES

Scottish Local History Forum
National organisation for promotion of local history.
http://www.slhf.gcal.ac.uk

Abertay Historical Society
www.abertay.org.uk

Historical Association, Dundee Branch
http://www.history.org.uk/

Dumfriesshire & Galloway Natural History & Antiquarian Society
Web site now includes electronic versions of the Transactions' Indices
http://users.quista.net/dgnhas

Dundee Local History organisations
http://www.dundeecity.gov.uk/orgs/genealogy.htm

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FAMILY HISTORY

NATIONAL ORGANISATIONS
Scottish Association of Family History Societies http://www.safhs.org.uk

Association of Scottish Genealogists and Record Agents (ASGRA)
http://www.asgra.co.uk

The Heraldry Society of Scotland http://www.heraldry-scotland.co.uk

The Society of Genealogists
http://www.sog.org.uk

The Scottish Genealogy Society
http://www.scotsgenealogy.com

LOCAL SOCIETIES

Aberdeen and North East Scotland Family History Society
http://www.anesfhs.org.uk

Alloway & Southern Ayrshire Family History Society
http://www.maybole.org/history/resources/asafhs.htm

Anglo Scottish Family History Society
http://www.mlfhs.org.uk/

Borders Family History Society
http://www.bordersfhs.org.uk

Caithness Family History Society
http://www.caithnessfhs.org.uk

Central Scotland Family History Society
http://www.csfhs.org.uk/

Dumfries and Galloway Family History Society
http://www.dgfhs.org.uk

East Ayrshire Family History Society
http://www.eastayrshirefhs.org.uk/

Fife Family History Society
http://www.fifefhs.org

Glasgow & West of Scotland Family History Society
http://www.gwsfhs.org.uk/

Guild of One-Name Studies
http://www.one-name.org/

Highland Family History Society
http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/scot/Highland.FHS.home.html

Lanarkshire Family History Society
http://www.lanarkshirefhs.org.uk

Largs and North Ayrshire Family History Society
http://www.freeyellow.com/members7/lnafhs/index.html

The Lothian Family History Society
http://www.lothiansfhs.org.uk

Renfrewshire Family History Society
http://www.renfrewshirefhs.org.uk

Shetland Family History Society
http://www.shetland-fhs.org.uk

Tay Valley Family History Society
Covering the former Counties of Angus, Fife, Kinross & Perth
http://www.tayvalleyfhs.org.uk

Troon & Ayrshire Family History Society
http://www.troonayrshirefhs.org.uk

West Lothian Family History Society
http://www.wlfhs.org.uk


WORLD

- FAMILY HISTORY SOCIETIES

Australian Institute of Genealogical Studies
http://www.alphalink.com.au/~aigs

British Columbia Genealogical Society
http://www.bcgs.ca

British Isles Family History Society of Greater Ottawa
http://www.bifhsgo.ca

The Genealogy Society of Utah
http://www.familysearch.org/

British Isles Family History Society - U.S.A.
http://www.rootsweb.com/~bifhsusa/

International Society for British Genealogy & Family History
http://www.genealogysourcecatalog.com/isbgfh.htm

New Zealand Society of Genealogists Inc.
http://www.genealogy.org.nz

Queensland Family History Society Inc.
http://www.qfhs.org.au

Scottish Ancestry Group, Genealogical Society of Victoria Inc.
http://www.gsv.org.au

Scottish Interest Group, Genealogical Society of Queensland Inc.
http://www.gsq.org.au

Scottish Interest Group, Western Australian Genealogical Society
http://www.wags.org.au

Society of Australian Genealogists
http://www.sag.org.au

South Australia Genealogy & Heraldry Society Inc
http://www.chariot.net.au/~saghs

The Heraldry & Genealogy Society of Canberra Inc.
http://www.hagsoc.org.au

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Other Genealogy

Burke's Peerage & Gentry.
Website of publishers of Burke's Peerage & Gentry. Online database at including extensive Scottish content
http://www.burkes-peerage.net