by Gary Lawrie | 03 Nov, 2023 | Stories of My Ancestors
The last few weeks in Scotland have seen some terrible weather resulting in floods, damage to homes and businesses and sadly the loss of life. My thoughts are with all those concerned. Living as we do off the North Atlantic such weather is not unusual –...
by Gary Lawrie | 07 Jan, 2023 | #52Ancestors, Uncategorized
TOWNHOUSE, CULROSS So many times in researching my family tree I have visited the places where they lived, worked and died. In many instances, you can get a sense of how they would have lived but many of the places bear no resemblance to what our ancestors would have...
by Gary Lawrie | 27 Apr, 2021 | Stuarts & Gordons of Birkenburn
I began family history research in the late 1990s and since then I have enjoyed discovering the stories of the lives, loves, tragedies and challenges that faced my ancestors. We all get something different from this incredibly rewarding and yet frustrating pursuit....
by Gary Lawrie | 28 Mar, 2021 | Uncategorized
Scotland this week adopted another forward-looking health policy when the law around organ donation was changed. From 26 March 2021, we moved from an opt-in system – carrying an organ donor card approach – to an opt-out system. The new system will mean that anyone...
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