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| Marjory Harper | Chris Fleet |
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Dr. Marjory Harper is Professor of History at the University of Aberdeen and Visiting Professor at the Centre for History, University of the Highlands and Islands. Her research focuses on British (particularly Scottish) emigration since 1800. Two of her monographs have won international prizes, and she has published around 100 articles and book chapters. She edited Migration and Mental Health: Past and Present (2016). Her latest monograph, Testimonies of Transition (an oral history of 20th century Scottish emigration) was published in 2018, and a revised version was published as an audio book in 2020. She directs an award-winning online Master’s Programme in Scottish Heritage and is currently preparing a book on emigration from the Northern Isles. She contributes regularly to radio and television programs such as Digging Up Your Roots and Who Do You Think You Are? More... |
Chris Fleet has worked at the National Library of Scotland (NLS) since 1994, primarily on digital mapping and putting maps online. His main work has been developing and maintaining the NLS maps website. He has researched, written and spoken widely on these subjects, and is a co-author of Scotland: Mapping the Nation (2011), Edinburgh: Mapping the City (2014), Scotland: Mapping the Islands (2016), and Scotland: Defending the Nation (2018). More... |
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| Michelle Leonard | Kirsty F. Wilkinson |
| Michelle Leonard is a Scottish professional genealogist, DNA detective, author, speaker, historian and the official genetic genealogist of #AncestryHour. She runs her own genealogy and DNA consultancy business, Genes & Genealogy, specializing in solving unknown parentage and all manner of unknown ancestor mysteries using a combination of DNA results analysis and traditional research methodologies. She also undertakes conventional family history research, living relative tracing, media consultation, lecturing, one-to-one and group coaching, podcasts, webinars, speaking engagements, the creation and teaching of DNA courses, and article, blog and book writing commissions. Additionally, she is known for her work on the WW1 Fromelles Genealogy Project, is a co-author of Tracing Your Ancestors Using DNA: A Guide For Family Historians and is a regular speaker at major global genealogy events. More... |
Kirsty Wilkinson worked as a professional genealogist since 2006. She holds an MSc in Genealogical, Palaeographical and Heraldic Studies from the University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, and is a member of the Association of Scottish Genealogists and Researchers in Archives. After successfully running her own family history research business for over ten years, in 2017 Kirsty joined AncestryProGenealogists, the research division of Ancestry,com where she continues to specialize in Scottish research. Kirsty’s first book, Finding Your Scottish Ancestors: Techniques for Solving Genealogy Problems, was published by Robert Hale in 2020. More... |
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Northern-Irish-born Chris Paton is a genealogist and writer based in Ayrshire, where he runs the Scotland’s Greatest Story research service at www.scotlandsgreateststory.co.uk. As well as contributing to the UK’s best-known family history magazines, he also writes for his own Scottish GENES news blog at www.scottishgenes.blogspot.com and regularly gives talks to family history societies across the UK and worldwide. He holds a postgraduate diploma in Genealogical Studies from the University of Strathclyde, and is a member of the Association of Professional Genealogists. Chris has written 22 genealogy-themed book publications. These include Tracing Your Scottish Ancestry Through Church and State Records, Tracing Your Scottish Family History on the Internet, Tracing Your Belfast Ancestors, Tracing Your Irish Ancestors Through Land Records, Tracing Your Irish Family History on the Internet (2nd edition), and Sharing Your Family History Online, all published in the UK by Pen and Sword Books (UK: www.pen-and-sword.co.uk, USA: www.penandswordbooks.com), as well as several titles published in Australia through Unlock the Past (www.gould.com.au). More... |
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