Useful links


The following links have been recommended by Lanark list subscribers.

1. Scottish Parishes with Parish Numbers and IGI Batch Numbers.
This list is produced by the Perthshire FHS and is one of the best for all of Scotland. It provides the both the Parish number and Batch. Also, check out the home page - it has lots of goodies. [Rick Wallace]

2. The Forbes Family History Group Inc.
This is an absolute MUST for EVERYBODY! Even if you are not interested in Batch Numbers. Without doubt one of the finest genealogical sites on the Net today. The title of the page is NEWBIES HELPING NEWBIES  and has loads of free technical advice including amazing free useful software. Ya gotta go there! Leave it to the Land of Oz to produce a real winner :-) [Rick Wallace]

3. The LDS FamilySearch© Website: Using The Batch Numbers
An excellent article by Fawne Stratford-Devai from the Global Gazette. There are other articles which can be found by doing a search from the Home Page. [Rick Wallace]

4. Scottish Mining (very important in Lanarkshire)
Jim Rouse has a wealth of information related to this major Scottish industry.

5. Glasgow's renamed Streets
Douglas Brown helps us through changes in the names of streets in Glasgow.

6. Scottish And LDS Genealogical Reference Information
David Wills' excellent introduction and reference web-site. (A MUST!)

7. Old Ordnance Survey maps

8. Diary of a Chuch Elder 1853-54
"This hand-written diary,  by an elder of Hutchesontown United Presbyterian Church, Glasgow,  covers a period of just over one year from September 1853 until October 1854.  It records the author's thoughts and attitudes as well as giving an account of his pastoral visitations to the members within his district."



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