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Don't miss Scottish Family History Month, held every February right here on the History Scotland website. The 2023 event has now ended, but watch this space for details of Scottish Family History Month 2024.

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Discover your Scottish family history - free online conference

01 August 2023

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New collection of wartime British Jewish newspapers released by TheGenealogist

31 July 2023

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615,000 Scottish gravestone and memorial records added to MyHeritage

21 July 2023

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500,000+ Moray family history records released by MyHeritage

12 June 2023

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Nairnshire family history records added to FindMyPast

19 May 2023

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80,000 new entries released for Edinburgh and Largs prisons

09 May 2023

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400,000 free-to-view historical newspaper pages released to the public by…

10 March 2023

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18th-century clan portraits now on display in Edinburgh

27 February 2023

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Find your Ayrshire ancestors with Ayrshire Archives Service

25 January 2023

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