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Chris Paton @chrismpaton.bsky.social · 30m

I gave up on Kilmarnock a long time ago, despite it only being four miles away. Far too unreliable.

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Chris Paton @chrismpaton.bsky.social · 3d

Find out how to research your Scottish Gaelic speaking ancestors in my next Scottish GENES Webinar: Gaelic Scotland for Family Historians, on
Saturday 25 October 2025, 7.00pm (UK time). Registration £10, register via
us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

#FamilyHistory #ancestry #genealogy

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David Ryan @ryangenealogy.bsky.social · 1d

Final day to catch this recording for free #Genealogy #Webinar

David Ryan @ryangenealogy.bsky.social · 3d

If you missed out on my Legacy Family Tree webinar last week you can catch the recording for free until this Wednesday familytreewebinars.com/webinar/from... #Genealogy #Webinar

From The Ashes: The 1922 Irish Public Record Office Fire and Irish Genealogy - Legacy Family Tree Webinars

The destruction of the Public Records Office in June 1922 at the outset of the Irish Civil War has cast a long shadow over Irish genealogical research. Anyone who...

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Scottish Council on Archives @scotsarchives.bsky.social · 2d

SCA are delighted to present the latest edition of the Archives Review, celebrating the work and projects being undertaken in collections across the country.

We are grateful to all our contributors!

View it here: www.scottisharchives.org.uk/latest/scott...

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Chris Paton @chrismpaton.bsky.social · 3d

Find out how to research your Scottish Gaelic speaking ancestors in my next Scottish GENES Webinar: Gaelic Scotland for Family Historians, on
Saturday 25 October 2025, 7.00pm (UK time). Registration £10, register via
us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

#FamilyHistory #ancestry #genealogy

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Chris Paton @chrismpaton.bsky.social · 3d

Great couple of days in Paris!

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Chris Paton @chrismpaton.bsky.social · 5d

À Paris!

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Chris Paton @chrismpaton.bsky.social · 12d

FindmyPast updates Scottish Roman Catholic records collections scottishgenes.blogspot.com/2025/09/find... #genealogy

FindmyPast updates Scottish Roman Catholic records collections

From Scotland, a daily news blog about genealogy, family history and personal heritage.

scottishgenes.blogspot.com

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Chris Paton @chrismpaton.bsky.social · 12d

Major relaunch of PRONI website later this year, and other news from the archive scottishgenes.blogspot.com/2025/09/majo... #genealogy

Major relaunch of PRONI website later this year, and other news from the archive

From Scotland, a daily news blog about genealogy, family history and personal heritage.

scottishgenes.blogspot.com

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Chris Paton @chrismpaton.bsky.social · 9d

Scottish GENES Webinar: Gaelic Scotland for Family Historians, with Chris Paton
Saturday 25 October 2025, 7.00pm (UK time), £10.
us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Cuimhnich air na daoine o'n d' thàinig thu - Remember those from whom you came.

#genealogy #FamilyHistory #ancestry #Gàidhlig #Gaelic

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Chris Paton @chrismpaton.bsky.social · 9d

Scottish GENES Webinar: Gaelic Scotland for Family Historians, with Chris Paton
Saturday 25 October 2025, 7.00pm (UK time), £10.
us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Cuimhnich air na daoine o'n d' thàinig thu - Remember those from whom you came.

#genealogy #FamilyHistory #ancestry #Gàidhlig #Gaelic

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The Past and other Places @pastandotherplaces.bsky.social · 9d

Well worth reading Chris' deep dive into the legal proceedings. #genealogy #ancestry #FamilyHistory #archives 🗃️📚

Chris Paton @chrismpaton.bsky.social · 9d

More on the legal proceedings by Ancestry against the National Records of Scotland scottishgenes.blogspot.com/2025/09/more... #genealogy

More on the legal proceedings by Ancestry against the National Records of Scotland

From Scotland, a daily news blog about genealogy, family history and personal heritage.

scottishgenes.blogspot.com

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Chris Paton @chrismpaton.bsky.social · 9d

My blog post is the summary.

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Chris Paton @chrismpaton.bsky.social · 9d

More on the legal proceedings by Ancestry against the National Records of Scotland scottishgenes.blogspot.com/2025/09/more... #genealogy

More on the legal proceedings by Ancestry against the National Records of Scotland

From Scotland, a daily news blog about genealogy, family history and personal heritage.

scottishgenes.blogspot.com

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Chris Paton @chrismpaton.bsky.social · 13d

Ancestry and the NRS - when the corporate genealogy world turns ugly

scottishgenes.blogspot.com/2025/09/ance... #genealogy #FamilyHistory #ancestry #archives

Ancestry and the NRS - when the corporate genealogy world turns ugly

From Scotland, a daily news blog about genealogy, family history and personal heritage.

scottishgenes.blogspot.com

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Chris Paton @chrismpaton.bsky.social · 13d

Scottish GENES Webinar: Gaelic Scotland for Family Historians, 25 October 2025
scottishgenes.blogspot.com/2025/09/scot... #genealogy

Scottish GENES Webinar: Gaelic Scotland for Family Historians, 25 October 2025

From Scotland, a daily news blog about genealogy, family history and personal heritage.

scottishgenes.blogspot.com

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The Statutes Project @statutes.bsky.social · 10d

This is the Ancestry vs National Records of Scotland decision. There is one mention of the Open Govt License, but opening up the records isn't really discussed. Doesn't seem to have copyright implications, but I can't claim to understand all the details.

Paul F Scott @paulfscott.bsky.social · 11d

This seems to be it: caselaw.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukftt/grc/20...

Ancestry Ireland Unlimited Company v The Information Commissioner & Anor - Find Case Law - The National Archives

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Chris Paton @chrismpaton.bsky.social · 11d

My latest newsletter is now available eomail6.com/web-version?... #genealogy

Scottish GENES Newsletter 28 September 2025

The latest family history news from Scotland and Ireland

eomail6.com

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Chris Paton @chrismpaton.bsky.social · 11d

My latest newsletter is now available eomail6.com/web-version?... #genealogy

Scottish GENES Newsletter 28 September 2025

The latest family history news from Scotland and Ireland

eomail6.com

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Chris Paton @chrismpaton.bsky.social · 12d

Major relaunch of PRONI website later this year, and other news from the archive scottishgenes.blogspot.com/2025/09/majo... #genealogy

Major relaunch of PRONI website later this year, and other news from the archive

From Scotland, a daily news blog about genealogy, family history and personal heritage.

scottishgenes.blogspot.com

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Chris Paton @chrismpaton.bsky.social · 12d

FindmyPast updates Scottish Roman Catholic records collections scottishgenes.blogspot.com/2025/09/find... #genealogy

FindmyPast updates Scottish Roman Catholic records collections

From Scotland, a daily news blog about genealogy, family history and personal heritage.

scottishgenes.blogspot.com

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Chris Paton @chrismpaton.bsky.social · 13d

Scottish GENES Webinar: Gaelic Scotland for Family Historians, 25 October 2025
scottishgenes.blogspot.com/2025/09/scot... #genealogy

Scottish GENES Webinar: Gaelic Scotland for Family Historians, 25 October 2025

From Scotland, a daily news blog about genealogy, family history and personal heritage.

scottishgenes.blogspot.com

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Chris Paton @chrismpaton.bsky.social · 13d

Ancestry and the NRS - when the corporate genealogy world turns ugly

scottishgenes.blogspot.com/2025/09/ance... #genealogy #FamilyHistory #ancestry #archives

Ancestry and the NRS - when the corporate genealogy world turns ugly

From Scotland, a daily news blog about genealogy, family history and personal heritage.

scottishgenes.blogspot.com

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Chris Paton @chrismpaton.bsky.social · 18d

Scottish GENES Webinar: Gaelic Scotland for Family Historians
Sat 25 October 2025, 7.00pm (UK time), £10.
us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

A look at the history of the Gaels in Scotland, the language, culture, and how to research your Gaelic ancestors in the Highlands & Islands, & beyond. #genealogy

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Melissa Terras @melissaterras.bsky.social · 13d

Digital Cultural Heritage is big business… not that we fund our public institutions enough. This is an alarming, aggressive attack on a public institution that has found a way and a business model to offer a digital service.

Vivienne Dunstan @vivdunstan.bsky.social · 13d

From @chrismpaton.bsky.social Ancestry and the NRS - when the corporate genealogy world turns ugly. Extremely alarming legal saga involving US genealogy company Ancestry and National Records of Scotland re core Scottish genealogy and family history records. scottishgenes.blogspot.com/2025/09/ance...

Ancestry and the NRS - when the corporate genealogy world turns ugly

From Scotland, a daily news blog about genealogy, family history and personal heritage.

scottishgenes.blogspot.com

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