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Dr Frederick Wainwright
In the decade following his appointment to University College, Dundee just after World War II, Dr Frederick Wainwright made a number of important contributions to the development of archaeology – including to what is now known as ‘rescue archaeology’
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Spotlight On… Clydebank Local History Society
Clydebank Local History Society was formed in 1977, thanks to the energy of a group of Clydebank local historians, led by the late Wallace McIntyre. Elizabeth Pitts is the current Chair. The local area of West Dunbartonshire has an outstanding and co
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Using Registration Districts In Family History
You may have listened to my talk on Scottish statutory records, held during this February’s Family History Month, in which I mentioned registration districts. At one point, Scotland had over 900 registration districts, which were nominally based on t