Scottish News
Thousands of Scottish Records Released
by Nadine Lee
Family history website ScotlandsPeople has uploaded a tranche of birth, marriage and death records from across the country, dating from 1913, 1938 and 1963 respectively. The records are available to ...
- January 10, 2014 5:52 pm
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Barra's Seafaring History Goes Digital
by Nadine Lee
Launched on 16 Nov 2013, Sgeulachdan na Mara / Sea Stories is an innovative interactive map that reveals Barra's rich local knowledge, language and culture through the voices and experiences of the ...
Topics:
barra, Fishing, MacNeil of Barra, Sea, Shipwrecks
Worldwide Call for 24 Hour Ceilidh
by Nadine Lee
People from across the world have been invited to join in a global ceilidh held over 24 hours next summer, as part of Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games celebrations.
The Royal Scottish Country Dance...
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Royal Storm Hits Over Gaelic College Name
by Nadine Lee
A storm is erupting over the Royal designation given to a Canadian Gaelic College by Queen Elizabeth II. Colaisde na Gàidhlig - The Gaelic College in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia is to be styled immedi...
Hundreds of Piping Santas Advance on Edinburgh
by Nadine Lee
Bagpipe playing Santa Clauses descended on Edinburgh's Princes Street Gardens over the weekend, to help warm up runners at the city's annual Santa Run. Hundreds of runners and walkers dressed as Santa...
Topics:
bagpipes, Christmas, edinburgh, Santa Claus, Stockbridge Pipe Band, Unicycle