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12.30 pm– Aspects of Mining in Scotland

The talk will be presented by James Waugh and will cover

various aspects of coal mining history

This talk will be sponsored by Lothians Family History

Society

1.30 pm – Asylum Records for Genealogy

The talk will be presented by Louise Williams, Archivist, Lothian

Health Services and will look at the circumstances of entering an

asylum and the treatments while there.

This talk is sponsored by The Scottish Genealogical Society

2.30 pm – The Men and (eventually) the Women of the Police of the Scottish Borders

The talk will be presented by David Smale who served with the Royal

Marines and Lothian and Borders Police. David has a Phd in Policing

History from University of Edinburgh.

This talk is sponsored by Borders Family History Society

3.30 pm – Understanding Kirk Session Records

Kirk Session records are a basic building block of research in Scotland and they are

expected to be released on ScotlandsPeople shortly. Kirk Session records contain

the records of the church court and record cases of discipline within the

congregation. A common reason people were brought before the Kirk Session was

fornication, but that’s not all we find in these records. There are also records of money being given to

the poor and records of births, marriages and deaths. In her presentation, Emma will help us

understand these records so that we can make the most of them to research our Scottish family history.

The talk will be presented by Emma Maxwell, Scottish Indexes

4.30

pm – The 2022 Annual SAFSH Conference

A preview by Tay Valley Family History Society

4.45 pm – Closing Remarks

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Ian Leith, Chair SAFHS