Glasgow Genealogy

13/04/2026

This is a very interesting article by my genealogy friend Jenni, all about papal dispensations for marriage in medieval times.

In July 2022, while I was a student on the University of Strathclyde’s postgraduate Genealogical, Palaeographic and Heraldic Studies programme, I was asked if I would like to work with Graham Holto…

08/04/2026

Brilliant time at sea last week with the lovely people .olsencruiselines talking about genealogy and Scottish myths

08/04/2026

Excellent week cruising the Scottish islands with Fred Olsen as a guest speaker, genealogy talk went down well too!

18/03/2026

Just back from RootsTech 2026 — my first impressions and highlights from the world’s biggest genealogy conference! From packed sessions to an inspiring expo hall, I attended talks, spoke in two sessions, and discovered lots of useful resources. Read more and watch on-demand sessions here: https://wix.to/hJrJfHd

Earlier in March I hopped on a plane to the US for RootsTech, the world's biggest genealogy conference. As well as two speaker sessions, I had plenty of time to attend other sessions and have a good look around the expo hall. Talks on Catch-UpOne of the best things about RootsTech is that any of the...

18/02/2026

Really useful workshop coming up at Mitchell Library.

How to research your Irish Family History with Dr Irene O’Brien

13/02/2026

Excellent time last night talking to the Dunbartonshire family history society all about Scottish Wills and Testaments.

01/02/2026

In 4 weeks I'll be getting on a plane and heading off to Utah, to speak at the world's biggest genealogy event, Rootstech. The conference streams lots of its content online, free of charge. All you need to do is log onto the website and start building your schedule.

A family history conference. An on-demand learning library. A way to grow closer to the people, places, and stories that matter most. RootsTech is all that and so much more. Join us as we celebrate together the joy of connection.

10/12/2025

Another block of intro to family history classes starting in Bishopbriggs library on Thursday evenings, first class 8th Jan.

Explore Your Family History Home What's On Explore Your Family History Back About This series of eight workshops will give you the practical skills to start researching your own family history. We will look at records such as census, birth, and marriage records, examine property records and maps, le...

01/11/2025

Have you hit a brick wall in your family history research? Don't despair! My latest blog post, 'A Few Genealogical Recommendations,' shares valuable tips on how to break through those tough research challenges. 💪 Discover the importance of local expertise and alternative strategies to crack your family’s code. Read more here: https://wix.to/l6V00ut

When you start researching in genealogy, you quickly realise that there are lots of records out there in archives which could just hold the clue to breaking down a brick wall in your story. If you've hit a dead end in your research, it also makes sense to hire a local who will have in-depth knowledg...

09/10/2025

Ancestry's latest DNA origins update is the worst yet. Very misleading. Someone looking at my results who hadn't researched anything would think they will be spending 36% of their research time in NE England as that's what the Ancestry blue circle says. Except the blue circle also takes in Roxburghshire, Berwickshire and a bit of E Lothian too. As for the orange 6% Munster - no evidence for that at all, ditto the 2% Hebrides.

Just another reminder that these are estimates, not to be taken seriously ands definitely not to be used to inform research. Less kindly, you might say they were total mince.

09/10/2025

02/10/2025

Exciting news! Rootstech 2026 is just around the corner, and registration is now open! Join us for the world's biggest genealogy conference and connect with fellow history enthusiasts. Get all the details and register now 👉 https://wix.to/fMH4YJ1

It's that time of year again when Rootstech, the world's biggest genealogy conference. opens for registration. I am so excited to be attending in person this time round, and I will be delivering two classes. The first is on Scottish church records and looking beyond baptisms, marriages and funerals....