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History Organisations
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
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