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This is probably old news to many but for any newcomers Radio Scotland programs can be listened to online at the BBC Radio Player at http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio/aod/mainframe.shtml?/radio/aod/wservice_promo.shtml Just click "select a radio station" at the top to find Radio Scotland and a wide range o...

I'll apologise for this post in advance and for anything in it deemed inappropriate or untrue. I think the FreeCen site is proceeding nicely enough and that any voluntary efforts would be better directed that way. It would be nice if http://freebmd.rootsweb.com/ was extended to cover Scotland, but I...

Sorry Sheila, I realise that you've raised a serious issue, but I can't stop myself from saying that it wouldn't be too difficult to attach a laptop computer to the handlebars of an exercise bike. (Next year I'll probably read that someone has patented that idea and made a Billion) And what do you m...

Usually, with this sort of a forum, if you go to Google Advanced search at http://www.google.com.au/advanced_search?hl=en type the phrase in the "exact phrase" box and type for example http://www.talkingscot.com in the Domain box the phrase would be found if it exists on the site. For example, if yo...

It is nice to see that there is finally a faint glimmer of a debate on the cost of researching family history through ScotlandsPeople. There has never been an occasion, when I had finished spending my 30 credits and come away without feeling I had been somehow cheated. This is most painful when I ha...

You probably know all about this site but just in case try

http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi? ... 1&id=I3573

Alan

If you search for John Wish* on NSW Deaths you'll find 284/1868, WISHHART JOHN, AGE ABOUT 50 YEARS, DIED SYDNEY, SYDNEY There's also a marriage V1851478 37B/1851, WISHART JOHN J W, CAMERON AGNES, MJ (MJ = Church of England - Canbury (Almost certainly Canberra), Lake George, Queanbeyan) There's a ref...

That sort of expenditure sends cold shivvers up my spine. (although it could have something to do with the weather) From a statistical point of view it would be interesting to hear of what others are spending on ScotlandsPeople and what percentage of that expenditure is on 'wrong' certificate or cen...

Is there something wrong with the link or is it just me? It's taking me to either a login page or the Americas page (and that's a nice piece of work.)

Hello Ladybird There are other photos of the Postie Stone and of George’s gravestone at http://homepages.enterprise.net/iainlogan/stanbrook/photos/35.jpg and http://www.geo.ed.ac.uk/scotgaz/features/moregpix17067.html They are very low resolution but the gravestone one is almost readable and the ins...