Scottish Links
Government
Scottish Enterprise
Scottish Enterprise is the main economic development agency for Scotland
www.scottish-enterprise.com
General Register Office
If you were adopted in Scotland. Help on tracing your original birth entry.
www.gro-scotland.gov.uk
Registers of Scotland Executive Agency
The Government Agency responsible for Scotland’s land and property registers.
www.ros.gov.uk
Genealogy
Scotland’s People
One of the largest online sources of original genealogical information
www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk
General Register Office for Scotland
Information about Scotland’s People – responsible for the registration of births, marriages, civil partnerships, deaths, divorces, and adoptions. They run the Census and use Census and other data to publish information about population and households. This is the main source of family history records
www.gro-scotland.gov.uk
Scotland’s Family
The Scottsh genealogy portal designed to help you explore your Scottish family tree. The aim is to point you to free on-line data and information in diverse Scottish history records, wherever you live.
www.scotlandsfamily.com/
Scottish Roots
The Ancestral Research Service – Lots of very useful links on Genealogy and tracing your Scottish roots.
www.scottishroots.com
Family Research
English, Scottish, Irish Genealogy News and Articles.
www.lineages.co.uk
Find My Scottish Roots
This site explains how you can go about tracing your Scottish roots, wherever you happen to be living now, and how we can help if you hit the brick wall.
www.findmyscotsroots.com
Roots Web
Finding our roots together
www.rootsweb.com
Scots Ancestry
Discover Your Scottish Family History Welcome to the Scots Ancestry Research Society, the oldest established organisation tracing family history in Scotland.
www.scotsancestry.co.uk
SCOTLAND’S GENGENIE
Scottish family research for all with a speciality in East Lothian. I offer a variety of packages from a starter package to a premium package. I also offer single name searches, East Lothian grave searches, Living searches and much more.
www.gengenie.co.uk
Worldwide Scottish Organisations
COSCA
Council of Scottish Clans & Organisations
COSCA welcomes all kinds of Scottish American organizations as well as interested individuals to join us in our work to strengthen and energize the Scottish American diaspora and to preserve our Scottish heritage.
www.cosca.net
COSCA on facebook:COSCACaucus
https://www.facebook.com/groups/COSCACaucus/
COSCA on twitter: @COSCAnet
CASSOC
Clans And Scottish Societies Of Canada
www.cassoc.ca
The American-Scottish Foundation
The American-Scottish Foundation® is dedicated to strengthening ties between individuals, institutions and businesses of Scotland and the United States.
www.americanscottishfoundation.com
on Facebook: American Scottish
https://www.facebook.com/americanscottish
on twitter: https://twitter.com/ASFevents
St. Andrew’s Society of Toronto
Celebrating Scottish heritage in Toronto
www.standrews-society.ca
Scottish American Society
The Scottish American Society is a group of people interested in the culture and history of Scotland and her people.
www.scottishamericansociety.org
The World Wide Web Conference
The World Wide Web Conference is the global event to bring together the key influencers, decision makers, technologists, businesses and standards bodies shaping the future of the web.
www2006.org
Fort Wayne Scottish Cultural Society
Founded in 1986, the purpose of The Scottish Cultural Society is to promote and celebrate Scottish culture and heritage in Indiana. The society provides a variety of activities for its members and the community at large. We are proud to sponsor the Indiana Highland Games.
www.scottishsocietyftw.org
St. Andrew Society of Tallahassee, Florida
An Organization for Persons of Scottish Heritage by Birth, Marriage, or Interest in Scottish Traditions.
www.saintandrewtallahassee.org
Tourism
Visit Scotland
Scotland’s National Tourism Organisation
www.visitscotland.com
Outdoor Activity Scotland
At Wilderness Adventure, we hope you discover a real sense of freedom. A chance to challenge personal boundaries and explore potential
www.wilderness4adventure.co.uk
Walk Highlands
Scottish walks and accommodation
www.walkhighlands.co.uk
Scottish Routes
Bio Specialists in tailor-made and scheduled tours of Scotland – Explore Scotland Your Way, with Scottish Routes!
www.scottishroutes.com
You can also follow Scottish Routes on twitter: @Scottishroutes
http://twitter.com/Scottishroutes
Scottish Clan Tours
We arrange, work with you and design superb Clan tours anywhere in Scotland. We have great experience with clans, anything from two people on a self drive, to large coach groups and big numbers, such as over 200 for our own Clan Maclean gatherings. Our most recent Clan tours were in the summer of 2009, when we looked after Clan; MacTavish and Cunningham who attended the big gathering in Edinburgh.
www.mcleanscotland.co.uk/clantours2010.asp
skyscanner
Able to compare flight to get the best price. Their phone app is really useful.
http://www.skyscanner.net
Net Flights
Cheap Flights to and from Edinburgh
http://www.netflights.com/airports/edinburgh-airport.aspx
Edinburgh Guide
Everything you need to know about coming to Edinburgh
edinburghguide.com
Tartan
Tartan’s Authority
The world’s most authoritative source on tartan.
www.tartansauthority.com
The Scottish Register of Tartans
The Scottish Register of Tartans was established by an act of the Scottish Parliament in 2008, to protect, promote and preserve tartan. The Register is a database of tartan designs, maintained by the National Records of Scotland.
www.tartanregister.gov.uk
Scottish History
Am Baile – Highland History and Culture
Am Baile was founded by a consortium led by The Highland Council. Together with our partners Taigh Chearsabhagh Trust and West Highland Animation we are creating a digital archive of the history and culture of the Scottish Highlands and Islands.
www.ambaile.org.uk
Commemorative Monuments in Antigonish Town & Country
Cairns, monuments and statues have been erected throughout Antigonish Town and County. They serve to commemorate individuals, groups and organizations which have contributed to our history and shared identity.
The purpose of his site is to identify these commemoratives – their location, and their association.
www.parl.ns.ca
Celtic EncyclopediaWiki of the Red Branch Society.
We research the Ancient Celts, meaning the enhabitants of the Celtic lands. These include Celts, Gauls, Picts, and sometimes the Norse, Romans, and Greeks.
http://redbranchsociety.wikidot.com/
Applecross Historical Society
The Historical Society was established in 1998 by a group of local people who were conscious that the historical, religious and cultural background of this unique and isolated Highland community was in danger of being lost in a rapidly changing world.
www.applecrossheritage.org.uk