Useful Links
Local History and Family
Websites:
Am Baile: Digitised archives for
language, culture & history of Highlands & Islands (including newspaper
indexes) - www.ambaile.org.uk
Hebridean Connections: Genealogy, history, traditions, culture and
archaeology of the Western Isles - www.hebrideanconnections.com
County Sutherland: Resources & family
history for Sutherland - www.countysutherland.co.uk
Ross & Cromarty Roots: Includes image library of gravestone inscriptions in
Ross & Cromarty - www.rosscromartyroots.co.uk
Fearn Peninsula Graveyards: Graveyards Project with names of
6838 individuals - www.fearnpeninsulagraveyards.com
The Lost Families of Stratherrick: Frasers, MacBeans, MacGillivrays,
MacQueens etc - www.garthbeg.com
Friar Street Chisholms: An Inverness Family - www.friarstreetchisholms.me.uk
George Hamilton Family History: A Member's Family Trees - http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/h/a/m/George-Hamilton/index.html
Kennedy One-Name Study: Surname study of the Kennedys in Scotland
including Lochaber branch - http://www.kennedydna.com/kennedy_one_name_study.htm
The Auld Family: History of the Auld (& variants) family of
Caithness - www.familyauld.org.uk
Local History and Heritage
Groups in the Highlands are listed at: www.highlandroots.org/Contacts/Local-Hist-Socs.htm
Highland Clan
Societies are listed at: www.highlandroots.org/Genealogy/Clan-Contacts.htm
Highland Archives: www.highland.gov.uk/archives
Invernes Archive and Registration Centre
- including Family History Centre - Email: archives@highland.gov.uk
or genealogy@highland.gov.uk
Lochaber Archive Centre - Email: lochaber.archives@highland.gov.uk
Caithness Archive Centre - Email: north.highlandarchives@highland.gov.uk
For
Register Offices in the Highlands see: www.highlandroots.org/Contacts/Register-Offices.htm
For Libraries in the Highlands see: www.highlandroots.org/Contacts/Libraries.htm
Other Family History
Societies:
Lochaber & North Argyll Family History Group
(not a member of SAFHS): http://tinyurl.com/y6te7n
Scottish Association of Family History Societies [SAFHS]: Lists most
other FHSs in Scotland - www.safhs.org.uk/SAFHS_Members.asp
Other Scottish Links:
Scotlands People: Online access to
official genealogical records for the whole of Scotland - www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk
National Archives of Scotland: Includes link to NRAS [National Register of
Archives for Scotland] - www.nas.gov.uk
Scottish Archive Network: Catalogues and connections to archives all over
Scotland - www.scan.org.uk
National Library of Scotland: Holds all copyrighted publications in
Scotland - www.nls.uk
National Library of Scotland - Maps: Some digitised versions of old maps
available - www.nls.uk/digitallibrary/map/townplans/index.html
Scottish Gypsies: History of gypsies in Scotland - www.scottishgypsies.co.uk
Scottish War Memorial Discussion Forum: Forum for Scottish War Memorials
- http://warmemscot.s4.bizhat.com
Talking Scot: Scottish genealogical website with a discussion forum, info
& links - www.talkingscot.com
Some
UK Sites of Interest:
The National Archives (of UK):
Includes records of govt. depts., military, merchant navy, customs, etc - www.nationalarchives.gov.uk
The British Library: Holds records of East India Company, and of many Scots
families resident in England - www.bl.uk
GENUKI: Comprehensive coverage of genealogical resources for the UK - www.genuki.org.uk
British-Genealogy: Free advice pages and family history forum - www.british-genealogy.com
Genealogy Gateway: Large number of links to genealogical websites - www.gengateway.com
Old-maps.co.uk: Britains most extensive digital historical map archive - www.old-maps.co.uk
The Ultimate International
Site:
Cyndi's List: The
most comprehensive listing of genealogy sites around the world: www.cyndislist.com