Earlier in March I hopped on a plane to the US for RootsTech , the world's biggest genealogy conference. As well as two speaker sessions, I had plenty of time to attend other sessions and have a good look around the expo hall. Talks on Catch-Up One of the best things about RootsTech is that any of the sessions which were streamed live and recorded are available on-demand from the RootsTech website. There is no charge for watching any of the classes, or downloading the syllabus, but you will...

It's December already - where has the year gone? 2025 has been very busy for me with genealogy and family history and 2026 is shaping up to be just as busy. One of the best things I started doing in 2025 was running introduction to family history classes, in partnership with East Dunbartonshire Council. We've run two of these blocks of classes in 2025, the first in Bearsden in January, and the second block in Kirkintilloch in the summer. Both classes sold out and it was great fun teaching the...

When you start researching in genealogy, you quickly realise that there are lots of records out there in archives which could just hold the clue to breaking down a brick wall in your story. If you've hit a dead end in your research, it also makes sense to hire a local who will have in-depth knowledge about your requirements and who can suggest alternative strategies for your research. This is the sort of work I do often here at Glasgow Genealogy. Some records can provide huge amounts of...