The Madness of ‘Mc’ Surnames - free webinar replay by Carol Baxter now available to view for limited time

The Madness of ‘Mc’ Surnames - free webinar replay by Carol Baxter now available to view for limited time

The recording of today's webinar, "The Madness of ‘Mc’ Surnames" by Carol Baxter is now available to view at www.FamilyTreeWebinars.com for free for a limited time.

Webinar Description

If you have already worked out that ‘Mc’ and ‘Mac’ surnames are the most complicated British surnames, you must listen to this webinar. And if you haven’t already worked this out, you must absolutely listen to this webinar. ‘Mc’ surnames are double the trouble because they can suffer distortions at the beginning, middle and end of the ‘Mc’ prefix as well as at the beginning, middle and end of the rest of the surname, the root word. Sound glides are a particular problem, in which the ‘k’ sound at the end of the ‘Mc’ prefix distorts the first letter of the root word (e.g. McCue/McKew/McHugh, McLachlan/McGloughlan). Transcription errors can also produce a non-‘Mc’ surname (e.g. Mackever/Markever) which can prove a trap for the unwary. This seminar will help you keep you sane when you encounter the complexities of these mad Scottish-origin surnames.

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Finding Your Scottish Ancestors in Canada - free webinar by Christine Woodcock now online for limited time

Finding Your Scottish Ancestors in Canada - free webinar by Christine Woodcock now online for limited time

The recording of today's webinar by Christine Woodcock, "Finding Your Scottish Ancestors in Canada" is now available to view at www.FamilyTreeWebinars.com for free for a limited time.

Webinar Description

Scots began coming to Canada in the mid 1600s, first as entrepreneurs – men on the make, and then as a means to an end – ways to enjoy a better life and to have the opportunity to own their own land. Others were sent to Canada in hopes of them having a better life than the one they left behind. In this presentation, we will cover Merchants to NFLD, HBC, Highland Scots to PEI and Nova Scotia, Selkirk Settlers, Huron Tract, CN/Northwest Settlements, British Home Children, Farm Boys, and various Settlement Schemes.

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Online Sources for Scottish Genealogy Research - free webinar by Christine Woodcock now online for limited time

Online Sources for Scottish Genealogy Research - free webinar by Christine Woodcock now online for limited time

The recording of today's webinar by Christine Woodcock, "Online Sources for Scottish Genealogy Research" is now available to view at www.FamilyTreeWebinars.com/BCG for free for a limited time.

Webinar Description

There comes a time when you have done all of the online researching you can do using the standard databases. In this talk you will learn of databases that aren't as well known but that can assist in breaking through your brick walls.

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If you could not make it to the live event or just want to watch it again, the 1 hour and 21 minute recording of "Online Sources for Scottish Genealogy Research" is now available to view in our webinar library for free for a limited time. If you have a webinar membership, it is available anytime.

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Are you Lost? Using Maps, Gazetteers and Directories for British Isles Research - free webinar by Paul Milner now online for limited time

Are you Lost? Using Maps, Gazetteers and Directories for British Isles Research - free webinar by Paul Milner now online for limited time

The recording of today's webinar, "Are you Lost? Using Maps, Gazetteers and Directories for British Isles Research” by Paul Milner is now available to view at www.FamilyTreeWebinars.com for free for a limited time.

Webinar Description

Learn what maps, gazetteers and directories are available for researching your ancestors in the British Isles. Learn from examples how to make good use of these tools to find where your ancestors are, what they did, when, where, and why they may have moved.
 
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Combining DNA and Traditional Research - In-Depth Case Studies 9/4/2019

Michelle Leonard

Reasonably Exhaustive Research: The First Criteria for Genealogical Proof 9/6/2019

Elizabeth Shown Mills, CG, CGL

Finding Immigrants Who ‘Disappeared’: A Research Approach Based on Recognizing and Challenging Assumptions 9/6/2019

Martha Garrett, PhD, CG

Share and Share Alike: The Rules of Genealogical Privacy 9/6/2019

Judy G. Russell, JD, CG, CGL

Details of New and Modified DNA-Related Standards 9/6/2019

Karen Stanbary, CG

How to Write a Case Study that Meets the New Standards for DNA: As Codified by the Board for Certification of Genealogists 9/6/2019

Melinda Henningfield, CG

Reconstructing an Entrepreneurial Woman’s Life: From Family Intrigue to Water Rents 9/6/2019

Rick Sayre, CG, CGL, FUGA

TRIBAL QUEST: The Latest Expedition 9/10/2019

Golan Levi

MyHeritagen mätsäysteknologiat; Record Match- ja Smart... (Finnish) 9/10/2019

Juha Vuorela

Come espandere la propria genealogia con il DNA (Italian) 9/11/2019

Ugo Perego, PhD, MSc

Advanced DNA Techniques: Using Phasing to Test DNA Segments 9/11/2019

Blaine Bettinger, Ph.D., J.D.

Civil Law Concepts and Genealogy 9/17/2019

Claire Bettag, CG

Research Latin America Genealogical Resources on the Internet 9/18/2019

Daniel Horowitz

MyHeritage ADN : les fonctionnalités avancées (French) 9/23/2019

Marie Cappart

Unlocking English & Welsh Civil Registration Records 9/24/2019

Mike Mansfield

Ahnenforschung für Beginner (German) 9/25/2019

Andrea Bentschneider

Meaningful Tables and Graphs for Correlation in Family History 9/25/2019

Ruth Wilson Craig, CG

The Home Archivist: Preserving Family Records Like a Pro! 9/27/2019

Melissa Barker

The Stories Behind the Segments 10/1/2019

Blaine Bettinger, Ph.D., J.D.

Civil Law Records in Genealogical Research: Notarial Records 10/15/2019

Claire Bettag, CG

Trove: An Australian and Beyond Genealogical Treasure 11/5/2019

Helen Smith

Native American Research: Things You May Not Know 11/19/2019

Paula Stuart-Warren, CG, FMGS, FUGA

Buried Treasures: What's in the English Parish Chest 12/3/2019

Paul Milner

Marriages Here, There, and Nowhere: Finding Gretna Greens and Borders 12/17/2019

J. Mark Lowe, CG, FUGA

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New! The essential guide to finding your Scottish ancestors

New 12-part Scotland Series

Legacy Family Tree Webinars is pleased to announce a new 12-part Scottish genealogy series by one of Scotland's most prominent genealogists, Dr. Bruce Durie. The course takes you through the critical aspects of Scottish genealogy. For those with Scottish ancestry, this in-depth course is essential. 

The series debuted with a free live webinar on Friday, May 3rd and was immediately followed by the release of five pre-recorded classes into the Legacy library. These will be followed by another free live webinar on Friday, June 7th, 2019 and the release of the remaining 5 classes that same day.

The Scottish Course includes:

1. Scottish genealogy – Everything you need is at ScotlandsPeople, ScotlandsPlaces and the NationalLibrary of Scotland (Free until 5/8/2019, introductory)

2. Who Are The Scots? – History, Anthropology, DNA

3. Using ScotlandsPeople for Scottish censuses – 1841 and before to 1911

4. Using ScotlandsPeople for pre-1855 Old Parish Record – Baptisms, Marriages, Burials

5. Using ScotlandsPeople for post-1855 Statutory Records – Births, Marriages, Deaths

6. Scotland has no Probate – Wills and Testaments, Land Inheritance back to 1544

7. Using ScotlandsPlaces for People in Land and Tax Records etc., Maps, Gazetteers - Register for FREE June 7th live webinar

8. Numbers, Dates, Calendars, Money and Measure in Scotland

9. Scots Heraldry and Coats of Arms

10. Other Scottish Records and Sources – NRS, NRAS, SCAN

11. Myths, Stories and Pitfalls in Scottish Genealogy

12. Emigration from Scotland

 

About the Presenter

BruceDurie-400x400Dr. Bruce Durie is considered one of Scotland's top genealogists, with an international reputation. He is perhaps best known for his eight-year BBC radio series, “Digging Up Your Roots” and “A House with A Past”, and he has authored over 30 books, including the best-selling “Scottish Genealogy” now in its 4th edition. His background is in medicine and neuropharmacology, as well as holding a doctoral degree in history and education.
 
Bruce founded, delivered and ran the much-acclaimed Postgraduate Program in Genealogical Studies at the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow, including a full-time, online, one-year Masters Genealogical Studies programme. He now teaches courses on Genealogy, Documents and Heraldry as a Teaching Fellow at the University of Edinburgh.
 
He is well known for speaking, lecturing and presenting workshops on various aspects of Scottish genealogy, heraldry, history and culture worldwide but particularly in the UK, USA and Canada.
 
His latest book is "Your Scottish-American Ancestry" and forthcoming are:
  • "Celt-ish: Uncovering the Great 'Celtic' Conspiracy" (The History Press, late 2019/early 2020)
  • “The American Declaration of Independence and the Declaration of Arbroath” (early 2020)

(see www.brucedurie.co.uk/books.html)

Other honours and awards:

  • Shennachie (Genealogist and Historian) to the Chief of Durie
  • Elected to the prestigious Académie Internationale de Généalogie (the only member from Scotland)
  • Recently appointed Chartered Biologist (CBiol) by the Royal Biological Society for his work on the public understanding of Genetic Genealogy
  • Founding Member of the Register of Qualified Genealogists (www.qualifiedgenealogists.org)
  • Founding Member of the Editorial Board of two scholarly, peer-reviewed journals, Genealogy (www.mdpi.com/journal/genealogy) and The Journal of Genealogy and Family History (www.qualifiedgenealogists.org/ojs)
  • Fulbright Senior Scottish Studies Scholar 2016, spending eight months researching “Scottish Migration into Colonial America” at St Andrews University, Laurinburg, North Carolina, USA
  • Right of Audience at the Court of the Lord Lyon

More info at: www.brucedurie.co.uk

 
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Foundations of Scottish Genealogy 1 of 12: The Top 3 Resources - free webinar by Dr. Bruce Durie now online for limited time

Foundations of Scottish Genealogy 1 of 12: The Top 3 Resources - free webinar by Dr. Bruce Durie now online for limited time

The recording of Friday's webinar, "Foundations of Scottish Genealogy 1 of 12: The Top 3 Resources” by Dr. Burce Durie is now available to view at www.FamilyTreeWebinars.com for free for a limited time.

Webinar Description

Finding your Scottish ancestors is impossible without the vast and essential resources of ScotlandsPeople, ScotlandsPlaces and the National Library of Scotland. This introductory session will show participants how to register for and access these resources, and exactly what is and is not free to search and/or download. This class, an essential prerequisite for the others following, provides the foundation for this exclusive 12-part series of Scottish genealogy taught by one of Scotland's top genealogists, Dr. Bruce Durie.
 
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If you could not make it to the live event or just want to watch it again, the 1 hour 31 minute recording of "Foundations of Scottish Genealogy 1 of 12: The Top 3 Resources" is now available to view in our webinar library for free for a limited time. 

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Auswanderung aus Deutschland in die weite Welt -... (German) 5/8/2019

Andrea Bentschneider

Advanced Features on Geni.com 5/14/2019

Mike Stangel

The 10 Most Useful Databases for Eastern European Research 5/15/2019

Lisa Alzo

Valid and Unsound Assumptions: What Was She Thinking? 5/21/2019

Jeanne Bloom, CG

Google Drive: an Office in the Cloud 5/22/2019

DearMYRTLE and Russ Worthington

Compiling a Military Service Record 5/24/2019

Craig R. Scott, MA, CG, FUGA

New Developments From MyHeritage DNA 5/28/2019

MyHeritage

Tools for Translating and Transcribing Genealogy Records 5/29/2019

Thomas MacEntee

They really didn't swim! Finding your ancestors in New South Wales Colonial Shipping Records 6/4/2019

Carol Baxter

Using Another Library Source: the Government Document Section 6/18/2019

Patricia Stamm, CG, CGL

Remedies for Copy & Paste Genealogy 7/2/2019

Cyndi Ingle

Lesser Used Records for Research in the Netherlands 7/16/2019

Yvette Hoitink, CG

Finding Families in New Zealand 8/6/2019

Fiona Brooker

Ten Tools for Genealogical Writing 8/20/2019

Harold Henderson, CG

Are you Lost? Using Maps, Gazetteers and Directories for British Isles Research 9/3/2019

Paul Milner

Civil Law Concepts and Genealogy 9/17/2019

Claire Bettag, CG

The Stories Behind the Segments 10/1/2019

Blaine Bettinger, Ph.D., J.D.

Civil Law Records in Genealogical Research: Notarial Records 10/15/2019

Claire Bettag, CG

Trove: An Australian and Beyond Genealogical Treasure 11/5/2019

Helen Smith

Native American Research: Things You May Not Know 11/19/2019

Paula Stuart-Warren, CG, FMGS, FUGA

Buried Treasures: What's in the English Parish Chest 12/3/2019

Paul Milner

Marriages Here, There, and Nowhere: Finding Gretna Greens and Borders 12/17/2019

J. Mark Lowe, CG, FUGA

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