The Postgraduate Certificate addresses the need for an intensive, practitioner-led, University-level qualification in Genealogical Studies. It is intended for those with an existing interest in Genealogy and related subjects, or those who wish to study the area in detail and possibly use it in their careers. It deals mainly, but not exclusively, with British subject matter.

The Postgraduate Diploma takes these subjects further and addresses overseas records in more detail. Entry to the Postgraduate Diploma is by successful completion of the Postgraduate Certificate, and by invitation. The course is aimed at existing or intending professional genealogists and those who wish to be recognised as such.

You can apply now for entry to their October 2011 intake.

For more details visit their website:
http://www.strath.ac.uk/genealogy/

Now there’s another option. Check out these natty photo and negative scanners from Firebox. Both priced at not much more than £100, they offer you the chance to deal with your photos in the way you want, and at your own leisure.

There’s lots you can do with them once they’re done. Perhaps you could build a website for your family to share information and news, or you could put the digital versions of the photos on FaceBook. The possibilities are endless, really.

Why not click through on the picture below to find out more about how these clever little gadgets can take your genealogy projects to a whole new level?

http://www.caithnessfhs.org.uk/

• genealogy maps
• paintings and photos
• kilts and tartans
• jewellery and cuff links

- and much, much more!

Based in the UK, they deliver worldwide.  So if you want to celebrate your family’s heritage, there’s plenty for you at Border Art. For more information, and to order online, please click on the banner below.

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The course, which is suitable both for beginners and for reasonably experienced genealogists, is also designed to prepare students for professional genealogical practice. As such it covers the full range of genealogically useful sources to considerable depth. This also makes it the best available course for those simply tracing their own families as a hobby, ensuring that they have the best knowledge base so that their research is as good as it can be. The Correspondence Course is both challenging and demanding, but the principal qualifications for embarking on it are enthusiasm and dedication.

Visit their website for more details and to sign up online

Well, the Internet being what it is, it should come as no surprise that someone’s already taken the initiative to come up with one!

GENEVA, the Calendar of GENealogical EVents and Activities, is a joint project between GENUKI (the virtual reference library of genealogical information for the UK and Ireland) and the Federation of Family History Societies (an association for genealogical societies with a  interest in England, Wales and Ireland). It lists dozens of special events, fairs, talks and other activities in the United Kingdom and Ireland, with a link to each event’s website or web page.

The list’s compiled by Malcolm Austen for GENUKI and the FFHS. At present the focus is heavily on England and Wales, but the calendar’s open to events all over the world – “just as long as they pertain to UK & Irish ancestry”, as Malcolm says.

So if you’re gripped by genealogical Wanderlust, or if your local society has an event that you’d like to publicise – or even if you’re planning an event and are keen to avoid clashes with other events nearby – why not visit the GENEVA website?

GENEVA – online calendar of GENealogical EVents and Activities

ScotlandsPeople, the official online source of data from civil registers, parish records, censuses and wills and testaments  for Scotland, is a partnership between the General Register Office for Scotland, the National Archives of Scotland, The Court of the Lord Lyon (responsible for coats of arms and heraldry in Scotland) and Internet service providers brightsolid. You can access over 50 million records dating back to 1855 for deaths, 1553 in the case of births and marriages, and 1513 for wills and testaments.

Registration at ScotlandsPeople is free. So are detailed searches of the indexes, although you’ll have to pay to view or download census or register entries and document images; it costs £6 to view 30 entries in the statutory registers, the old parish records or the censuses (these credits last for 90 days), £5 to view one will or testament, and £10 to view a coat of arms.

You can find out more from the ScotlandsPeople website:
http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/

Held on Saturday 27 June between 10am and 4.30pm at Knavesmire Exhibition Centre at York Racecourse – just a few minutes’ walk away from York Railway Station, if you’re travelling by train – this well established annual event (this year’s Fair is the fourteenth) offers exhibits from over 70 different organisations.

As you’d expect, many of the exhibitors are from Yorkshire or neighbouring counties. But there are plenty of others based all over Great Britain, from the Aberdeen & NE Scotland Family History Society to the Somerset & Dorset Family History Society.

The event is sponsored by The Genealogist:

It’s just £4 to get in, and under-14s are free, so you can make a family trip of it – and with a fully licensed bar and cafeteria, refreshments won’t be a problem either.

So why not treat yourself to a day in the historic City of York this summer?

Find out more at the Fair’s web page:
http://yorkshirefamilyhistoryfair.com/

The collections offer a rich research resource for scholars, researchers and genealogists and include a virtual online library.

http://www.library.manchester.ac.uk/specialcollections/collections/methodist/

You can browse six journals online:

• Gentleman’s Magazine
• The Annual Register
• Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society
• Notes and Queries
• The Builder
• Blackwood’s Edinburgh Magazine

Visit their website for more information:
http://www.bodley.ox.ac.uk/ilej/