Happening tonight 👇, I hope you can join me! #genealogy #Scotland #Ireland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇮🇪

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The February 2026 APG eNews brings a mix of gratitude and new beginnings. After four years as editor, Chris Paton is stepping into new adventures. We are excited to welcome Allison Beard as the new eNews editor. Read the full issue: www.apgen.org/apg_enews.ph #APG

Buckingham Palace has a long and ruthless tradition of distancing itself from scandal. Nothing matters to the Firm more than the perpetuation of the Firm itself. Be wary of stories that seek to put Charles and Co in a good light because a lot of it is nothing more than crisis and PR management.

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Was your Scottish ancestor called before the kirk session for "blasphemy, swearing or failure to observe the Sabbath?" Chris Paton takes a look at the kirk session records 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 www.whodoyouthinkyouaremaga...

Scottish GENES Webinar: Tracing the Irish in Scotland (online event) Sat, 21 Feb 2026 at 7pm UK time (Handout provided, and recording of the talk will be available for a week after) To register, please visit us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi... - registration fee is £10. #genealogy #Ireland #Scotland

At last the research guides on the National Records of Scotland website have been updated. @chrismpaton.bsky.social summarises the changes ⬇️ 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 #skystorians #ScottishHistory #FamilyHistory #genealogy scottishgenes.blogspot.com/2026/02/rese...

Wow.

Meanwhile, in Germany, the public weighs in on what they think of the Epstein Administration. #BrutalButAccurate

After 30 years of researching the 1766 census of Ireland, my latest find (Dublin Diocesan Archives) is - by happy coincidence - a transcript for my home parish, Delgany. Alas no names, but this is the full transcript of the destroyed return. Click to view: virtualtreasury.ie/item/VRTI-CE...

Scottish GENES Webinar: Tracing the Irish in Scotland (online event) Sat, 21 Feb 2026 at 7pm UK time (Handout provided, and recording of the talk will be available for a week after) To register, please visit us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi... - registration fee is £10. #genealogy #Ireland #Scotland

Scottish GENES Webinar: Tracing the Irish in Scotland, Saturday, 21 Feb 2026 at 7pm UK time. (Recording available for 1 week after, & handout supplied) Event registration us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi... - fee is just £10 Sterling. I hope to maybe see you there! Chris Paton #genealogy

My presentation tomorrow evening for Family Tree's Scottish Family History Month - details and registration via www.family-tree.co.uk/how-to-guide... I hope you can join us! #genealogy

Update on plans for proposed Glasgow Necropolis eastern entrance scottishgenes.blogspot.com/2026/02/upda... #genealogy

Annual update for IrishGenealogy.ie - but still no 1864-1870 death records scottishgenes.blogspot.com/2026/02/annu... #genealogy

Free access to 100 million pages of British Newspaper Archive content via FindmyPast - until Feb 16th scottishgenes.blogspot.com/2026/02/free... #genealogy

Chan eil ach dà sheachdain air fhàgail gu Seachdain na Gàidhlig! Two weeks to go until Seachdain na Gàidhlig! We will be running two events as part of the week! #SeachdainNaGàidhlig2026 #SnG2026 #CleachdINoCaillI

My latest Scottish GENES #genealogy newsletter eomail6.com/web-version?...

My latest Scottish GENES #genealogy newsletter eomail6.com/web-version?...

Scottish GENES Webinar: Tracing the Irish in Scotland, Saturday, 21 Feb 2026 at 7pm UK time. (Recording available for 1 week after, & handout supplied) Event registration us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi... - fee is just £10 Sterling. I hope to maybe see you there! Chris Paton #genealogy

Good article - only thing I'd really disagree with is that Fraser is not a Gaelic originated surname, it comes from French, 'fraise', meaning 'strawberry'!

Genealogy isn’t just about the past. Learn how modern law affects access, ethics, and copyright in today’s research at the CAPG annual meeting, 7 Feb at 10 a.m. MST. Open to the public.https://coloradoapg.org/events/quarterly-meeting-feb-7-26/

The Big DNA Giveaway is back with 80 free kits for the over 80s! This was a huge hit last year so we thought we would do it again. Get in quick!

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

Data from new survey shows that heritage volunteering benefits volunteers, but highlights underfunding. www.historicenvironment.scot/about-us/new...

Sorry to soil my timeline but this did make me laugh…you? Took me a moment… Greg Bovino was asked how he felt about his demotion today. "Well, obviously, I'm not happy", he replied. Someone in the crowd shouted back, "So which one are you?"

#IrishGenealogy folks - you might enjoy this new newsletter from the Dictionary of Irish Biography...

#MeetTheTutors Chris Paton @chrismpaton.bsky.social holds a Postgraduate Diploma in Genealogical Studies and he regularly writes content for various British and Irish family history magazines. Find out more about Chris: www.pharostutors.com/chris-paton

February 2026 issue of Who Do You Think You Are? magazine on sale - includes an article by yours truly on Scottish wills. scottishgenes.blogspot.com/2026/01/febr... #genealogy

The killing of Alex Pretti is a heartbreaking tragedy. It should also be a wake-up call to every American, regardless of party, that many of our core values as a nation are increasingly under assault.

Robert Burns clearly had Trump in mind: "Ye see yon birkie ca’d a lord, Wha struts, an’ stares, an’ a’ that, Tho’ hundreds worship at his word, He’s but a coof for a’ that. For a’ that, an’ a’ that, His ribband, star, an’ a’ that, The man o’ independent mind, He looks an’ laughs at a’ that."

Happy Burns Night! In this article the National Library of Scotland explore Burn's life and work in his own words using items from their collection! Find out about the bard here: www.nls.uk/collections/...

This session starts at 7pm 👇🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Still time to register! #genealogy #Scotland

My first Scottish GENES Webinar is this evening, I hope you can come along! 👇🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 #genealogy

My next Scottish GENES Webinar, the first for 2026, is entitled Down and Out in Scotland: Researching Ancestral Crisis, and will take place next Saturday 24 January at 7pm (UK time) us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi... - I hope you can join me! #Scotland #genealogy

Excellent article about the Irish Free State census of 1926, which will be released mid-April. There was a census in Northern Ireland on the same day, but its records have sadly not survived, meaning the next northern census release will be that from 1937, in 2037. #genealogy #Ireland

Looks like interesting topic. #scotland #genealogy

Bargainous #genealogy books! #AncestryHour

My next 5-week-long Progressing Your Irish Research Online #genealogy course, taught online through @pharostutors.bsky.social , starts on Monday 26 January 2026. For further details please visit www.pharostutors.com/progressing-...

My next Scottish GENES Webinar, the first for 2026, is entitled Down and Out in Scotland: Researching Ancestral Crisis, and will take place next Saturday 24 January at 7pm (UK time) us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi... - I hope you can join me! #Scotland #genealogy

My latest Scottish GENES #genealogy newsletter is now available to read online eomail6.com/web-version?...

For a full schedule of upcoming events see www.nifhs.org/events-and-c...

Time to offer up some website domains I've had for a long time. I was going to sell them, but my preference is for them to go to people in the genealogical community, so I'm offering them in exchange for a donation to @reclaimtherecords.org. Tried this once before and 2 went to wonderful homes!

Big discounts on Pen and Sword family history books scottishgenes.blogspot.com/2026/01/big-... #genealogy

My next 5-week-long Progressing Your Irish Research Online #genealogy course, taught online through @pharostutors.bsky.social , starts on Monday 26 January 2026. For further details please visit www.pharostutors.com/progressing-...