Making the Best Use of the Scotland's People Website

Booking will close on Friday 9th January 2026 at 12 noon.

Due to limited resources we are UNABLE TO ACCEPT LATE BOOKINGS after this date.

This course will take place online through Zoom.

The Scotland's People website is the main source for researching Scottish family history. Ken Nisbet will show how best to use the website and sources on it. He will show how you can make sure you are looking at the correct records before using your purchased credits. He will look at the additional sources on the site that you may not have considered.

Tutor : Ken Nisbet

Ken Nisbet has been involved in family history research for over 40 years and is currently Secretary of the Scottish Genealogy Society and the Scottish Association of Family History Societies. He has been a member of the Scotland’s Family History Centre User Group since its inception. He is the resident expert on Scottish Ancestral Records Podcasts and does talks to many of Scotland’s Family History Societies. Through the Scottish Genealogy Society, he has had published a Roll of Honour for Nairnshire 1914-1921, and a History of 2nd Battalion 78th Foot 1804-1816.

Enquiries should be sent to: lifelonglearningdundee@gmail.com

As a volunteer organisation with limited resources we try to respond to queries as quickly as possible. Please bear with us.

Course Code 09 201