Help ma boab! — famous beat copper stands guard at Markinch archive
A familiar face was on hand to oversee the opening of police archives in Fife stretching back 140 years. (...)
Lost in music — DJ Scott appeals for return of lost records
A Dundee DJ is appealing to taxi drivers in the city to check the boots of their cars after he left a box of records behind. (...)
Irish roots research made easier as brightsolid puts records online
A Dundee online publishing company has launched a service to help people trace their Irish roots. (...)
This week's 1911 census release a historic moment for family researchers
Every 10 years since 1801, a census has taken place in Scotland to record information about the country's population. By law, the data must be kept secret for 100 years and may only be inspected after this time. This week, it was the turn of the 1911 census to be released to the public as part of a grand unveiling at Scotland's largest family history centre in Edinburgh. (...)
Centenarian's life story just one of millions revealed by publication of 1911 census
A Dundee-born centenarian has had the chance to explore her family's entry in the 1911 census, after the records were made public. (...)
Care home Alan McLure House gave woman cleaning fluid drink
Fife Council has admitted an elderly woman was given cleaning fluid to drink at a Glenrothes care home. (...)
Tayside hospital drugs records to be kept longer
Records of drugs transported on a public service bus between Tayside hospitals will now be retained for six months, it has emerged. (...)
Chelsea Pensioners' records go online
Dundee family history website findmypast.co.uk has launched a new service giving the public access to millions of pages of military records. (...)
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