Scottish Genealogy Books

Scottish Roots: A Step-By-Step Guide for Ancestor-Hunters in Scotland and Elsewhere (Paperback)

by Alwyn James

Paperback: 192 pages

Publisher: Pelican Publishing Company (April 1982)

Language: English

ISBN: 0882898027

Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.6 x 0.6 inches
 

A Genealogist's Guide to Discovering Your Scottish Ancestors: How to Find and Record Your Unique Heritage (Discovering Your Ancestors)

by Linda Jonas, Paul Milner
More than ten million Americans claim Scottish as their primary ethnicity.

This book provides easy, step-by-step instruction that enables readers to research Scottish records more easily and efficiently, and discover their Scottish ancestors.

Linda Jonas and Paul Milner cover a broad range of topics including getting started in Scottish research, accessing resources on the Internet, retrieving published records available at university and public libraries, and examining microfilmed original records through the Family History Library.

They also feature the records of an actual family to illustrate how to use the wealth of resources available to genealogists.

Discover Your Scottish Ancestry : Internet and Traditional Resources

This ideal guide to tracing your Scottish ancestors combines the traditonal methods of researching family history withnew mwthods offered by information technology and the key investigatory tool, the internet.

by Graham S. Holton
Paperback: 216 pages
Publisher: Roberts Rinehart Publishers (April 25, 2004)
Language: English
ISBN: 157098428X

Tracing Your Scottish Ancestors: A Guide to Ancestry Research in the Scottish Record Office (Mercat Press)

Based on the vast collection of records in the National Archives, this edition includes all the latest internet developments, yet still covers all the traditional resources thoroughly. The National Archives of Scotland is the government department responsible for the custody and preservation of the records of the government of Scotland.

About the Author: Cecil Sinclair is a custodian of records at HM General Register House, Edinburgh. The National Archives of Scotland is the government department responsible for the custody and preservation of the records of the government of Scotland.
Paperback: 208 pages
Publisher: Mercat Press; Revised edition (February 1, 2004)

Your Scottish Ancestry: A Guide for North Americans

by Sherry Irvine
Broaden your base of resources to the rich Scottish soil by searching for your Scottish ancestors without leaving North America! The acclaimed Sherry Irvine has an insiders perspective to searching for information about Scottish Ancestors and gives you insightful advice to where to go, what to use and how to use it. Winner of NGS's 1998 Award for Excellence in Genealogical Methods and Sources, this book is a complete reference of records and techniques for Scottish research in North America. It presents the many research facilities and sources available for Scottish research in North America and includes how to access records in Scotland.

Your Scottish Ancestry covers all records back to 1600.

Collins Scottish Clan & Family Encyclopedia

by George Way, Romilly Squire (Editor)
Hardcover: 512 pages
Publisher: Harpercollins (February 1, 1995)
Language: English
ISBN: 0004705475