At 10:45 on October 18 Chris Fleet will present "Tracing Scottish Ancestors with Online Maps". More detail about the conference and to register: www.bifhsgo.ca/2026-confere...
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At 9 a.m. ET on October 18, professor Marjory Harper will present "Religious Movements, Fragmented Communities and Contentious Clerics: Secession, Migration and Emigration in 19th-century Scotland"
More detail and to register: www.bifhsgo.ca/2026-conference
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At 3:30 p.m. ET on October 17 Morag Peers will present Crossing the Sea: Researching Scottish Ancestors. More detail about the conference, and to register: www.bifhsgo.ca/program-and-...

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On Saturday 17 October, 2:00 p.m. ET @acspring.bsky.social will present “Researching Urban Ancestors in Scotland” Details about the conference and to register: www.bifhsgo.ca/2026-conference
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At 12:30 pm ET on Saturday 17 October: Frances Wilkins - “The Songs that Stayed and the Songs that Were Taken Away: The Role of Music in the Lives of Scottish Migrants”. Details: www.bifhsgo.ca/2026-conference
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At 10:45 on Saturday 17 October Graeme Morton will present
"Scottish Clubs and Societies in the Diaspora: historical roots & future growth". Details and to register: www.bifhsgo.ca/2026-conference
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9 a.m. ET - Industrial Scotland, Industrial Dundee: Following the Immigrant Workforce, by Graeme Morton
More detail on the theme, the speakers and their topics: www.bifhsgo.ca/2026-conference
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Less than 2 weeks until our virtual conference on 17 and 18 October, with a Scottish focus. Complete details on the theme, the speakers and their topics, and to register: www.bifhsgo.ca/2026-confere...
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A feature of our virtual conference is the Expert Connect Q and A. Registrants can move among zoom breakout rooms to pose their burning questions to a host of experts in Scottish genealogy, history and culture.
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Less than 3 weeks until our virtual conference “Flittin’ Day: Forces That Moved Our Scottish Ancestors” on 17 and 18 October. Have you registered?
More details: www.bifhsgo.ca/2026-confere...
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Scottish ancestors rarely emigrated in a single step. Chris Fleet will show how historic maps can help trace their journeys through farms, villages, towns, and estates before they left for new lives overseas. More detail: bit.ly/4wxIZ2B

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Marjory Harper will explore the relationship between faith and migration, from the Reformation to the 1843 Disruption, examining how religious divisions reshaped communities and prompted migration within Scotland and across the Atlantic. More: bit.ly/4wxIZ2B

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Morag Peers will explore passenger lists and other key records, explain the challenges of identifying an ancestor's place of origin, and share practical tips, techniques, and online resources to help you research both sides of the Atlantic. More: bit.ly/4wxIZ2B
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acspring.bsky.social will explain how city directories, electoral rolls, tax records, and other hidden sources can reveal the lives and movements of urban Scottish ancestors, even into the twentieth century. More: bit.ly/4wxIZ2B
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Scots stayed connected across oceans and generations through music. Frances Wilkins will explore how Gaelic psalm and hymn singing, emigration songs, and instrumental traditions preserved memories of home while helping migrants build new lives. More detail: bit.ly/4wxIZ2B
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