Donna Maguire, archivist and records manager to the Bishops
Conference of Scotland, is giving a talk on ‘The pre-1855 Parish
Registers of the Roman Catholic Church'.
The talk takes place at the Corn Exchange and Ormiston Institute, Market Square, Melrose, TD6 9PN at 2.30pm on Sunday, 29th May. Map.
The talk will be preceded by Borders Family History Society's Annual General Meeting but that's usually over quickly.
I’m eagerly looking forward to this talk.
Donna
is going to tell us about the Catholic registers for parishes that were
founded before 1855, the six Scottish dioceses and the records of the
Bishops Conference of Scotland and its agencies.
You may attend the talk and the AGM whether you are a member or not.
Doors open at 2pm; the AGM begins at 2.30pm.
Knowing
how to find Catholic records is vital in family history, even if you
think you have no Catholics in your family, you may be wrong, as I was,
especially if you can’t find the birth of one or more your ancestors.
I
suggest you go early to get a good seat.
They'll have a range of family
history publications available to buy, and there’ll be light
refreshments (donation expected) available after the talk.
If you have a problem with your family history, please discuss it (no charge) with one of their volunteers.
The talk was previously advertised for last October but did not take place then due to illness.
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