The Strathclyde Institute for Genealogical Studies (SIGS) will hold an international academic genetic genealogy conference in Scotland at the University of Strathclyde (hybrid access available) of the 7th and 8th of June 2024. The ‘Advancing Genetic Genealogy: How the Past Is Informing the Present Through Revolutions in Genetic Research’ is the first academic genetic …
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Why You Might Want to Use a URL Shortener
Here is an article that is not about any of the “normal” topics of this newsletter: genealogy, history, current affairs, DNA, and related topics. However, it is a topic that I suggest that all computer users should be familiar with: URL is the abbreviation for Uniform Resource Locator. A URL is the global address of …
What’s Your Tartan?
If you have Scottish ancestry, do you know the tartan worn by your clan? Well, first of all, there are no official rules. According to the Court of the Lord Lyon King of Arms: “There are no strict rules on who has the right to wear a particular tartan… Wearing a particular clan tartan indicates …