About: Clare O'Grady
Recent Posts by Clare O'Grady
NLS Online Talks
The National Library of Scotland has a wide range of online talks taking place whilst the building itself is closed. Topics include: Ottoman Sultans and roadside taverns. The Turkish and American travel journals of Henrietta Liston. Shapes of Scotland: Maps, history and national identity. The travel diary of Sir Patrick Leigh Fermor. https://www.nls.uk/events
National Library of Scotland needs your views!
The National Library of Scotland closed their buildings on 18 March due to the COVID-19 lockdown. Since the Scottish Government published a route map out of lockdown on 21 May, they have begun to plan when and how best to resume services to readers at their buildings. Your views on how they should operate after […]
New RQG Member Andrew Armstrong
Andrew achieved the PgDip in Genealogical, Palaeographic and Heraldic Studies from Strathclyde University in 2012 and is based in Kelso, in the Scottish Borders. His special areas of interest are the records of the Buccleuch Estates in the South of Scotland. Genealogy of the Border reiving families. He is a member of the Scottish Genealogy […]
Book Review: Tracing your Ancestors in Lunatic Asylums
Tracing your Ancestors in Lunatic Asylums, A Guide for Family Historians Michelle Higgs. 2019. Pen & Sword Family History. Michelle Higgs is gaining herself a highly regarded reputation as an author of social history and genealogical books. Her latest book does not disappoint. Starting from the foundation of Bethem Hospital in 1247, this publication takes […]