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Scotland Mailing Lists
SCOTLAND MAILING LISTS
74TH_REGIMENT_OF_FOOT
(74th Regiment of Foot, British regiment of the
Revolutionary War)
74TH_REGIMENT_OF_FOOT.
A mailing list for anyone with a genealogical
interest in the 74th Regiment of Foot, a British regiment of the
American Revolutionary War. To subscribe send "subscribe" to [email protected]
(mail mode) or [email protected]
(digest mode).
ABERDEEN. A mailing
list for anyone with a genealogical interest in the county of
Aberdeenshire,
Scotland, United Kingdom. To subscribe send "subscribe" to [email protected]
(mail mode) or [email protected]
(digest mode).
ANESFHS. The
anesfhs-members mailing list, sponsored by the Aberdeen &
North-East
Scotland Family History Society (ANESFHS), is for anyone (both members
and friends) with a genealogical interest in the
North-East corner of Scotland (the old counties of Aberdeenshire,
Banffshire, Kincardineshire and Morayshire). Additional
information can be found on the ANESFHS website. You can subscribe
by sending an email to [email protected]
with your
full name and the country where you live.
ANGUS. A mailing list for
anyone with a genealogical or historical interest in the County of
Angus
(formerly Forfar), Scotland (including the city of Dundee). To
subscribe send "subscribe" to [email protected]
(mail mode) or [email protected]
(digest mode).
AUS-SCOTTISH. A
mailing list for anyone with a genealogical interest in Australians
with
Scottish roots. To subscribe send "subscribe" to [email protected]
(mail mode) or [email protected]
(digest mode).
BORDER. A mailing list
for anyone interested in genealogy, history, or culture related to the
counties
which surround the border of Scotland and England. A unique culture
evolved in this area which was different from both southern
English and either highland or lowland Scottish culture. Many people
from the borders were transported to Northern Ireland or left
for the colonies. To subscribe send "subscribe" to [email protected]
(mail mode) or [email protected]
(digest mode).
ButeshireGenWeb.
A mailing list for anyone with a genealogical interest in the county of
Buteshire, Scotland, United Kingdom. This county consists of the
Islands of Bute, Arran and the Cumbraes. To subscribe send
"subscribe" to [email protected]
(mail mode) or [email protected]
(digest
mode).
CANADIAN-ULSTER-SCOTS.
A mailing list for the exchange and discussion of
the genealogy, culture and history of Canada's Ulster Scots, those
persons who came to Canada from the North of Ireland whose
ancestors were from Scotland. To subscribe send "subscribe" to [email protected]
(mail
mode) or [email protected]
(digest mode).
CAPE-FEAR-SCOTS.
A mailing list for anyone researching Scottish immigrants to the
Cape Fear region of North Carolina prior to 1850. To subscribe send
"subscribe" to [email protected]
(mail mode) or [email protected]
(digest mode).
CLANS. A mailing list for
anyone with an interest in Scottish Clans including their history,
genealogy,
culture, and presence in the world today through clan organizations. To
subscribe send "subscribe" to [email protected]
(mail mode) or [email protected]
(digest mode).
DEBATABLE-LANDS.
A mailing list for anyone with a genealogical or historical interest
in the Debatable or Threip Lands between England and Scotland on the
bounds of Roxburghshire, Dumfriesshire and Cumberland
or those on the bounds of Roxburghshire and Northumberland. To
subscribe send "subscribe" to [email protected]
(mail mode) or [email protected]
(digest mode).
DUMFRIES-GALLOWAY.
A mailing list for anyone with a genealogical interest in the
counties of Dumfries, Wigtown, and Kirkcudbright, Scotland, United
Kingdom. To subscribe send "subscribe" to [email protected]
(mail mode)
or [email protected]
(digest
mode).
EAST-MARCHES. A
mailing list for anyone with a genealogical or local history interest
in
the old administrative area of the East Marches of both England
(Northumberland) and Scotland (Berwickshire and parts of
Roxburghshire). To subscribe send "subscribe" to [email protected]
(mail mode) or [email protected]
(digest mode).
GEN-TRIVIA-SCOTLAND.
A mailing list for anyone with an interest in Scotland and
the Scots through genealogy; to conduct friendly discussion about
almost anything with a Scottish connection that relates to that
interest, so that other Scottish genealogy mailing lists are not
cluttered by such postings. Topics include Scottish history, folklore,
humour, sayings, language & dialect, tales and songs, similarities
and differences between areas of Scotland, and Scots
communities and traditions world-wide. This list will NOT focus on
surnames and family trees, but will seek to address the culture
and lifestyle of our Scottish ancestors and their descendants. Often
described as 'getting a feel for' a land and a way of life which
may be thousands of miles away and which they may never see. To
subscribe send "subscribe" to [email protected]
(mail mode)
or [email protected]
(digest
mode).
IRISH-SCOTS. A
mailing list for the discussion and sharing of information regarding
Scots
whose ancestors who can be traced back to Ireland. The list does not
address Scots whose descendants resided in Ireland. To
subscribe send "subscribe" to [email protected]
(mail mode) or [email protected]
(digest mode).
JACOBITES. A mailing
list for the study of the Scottish Jacobite period (1685-1750) focusing
on
the genealogy of its participants and their fate. To subscribe send
"subscribe" to [email protected]
(mail mode) or [email protected]
(digest mode).
LANARK-HISTORY.
A mailing list for the discussion and sharing of information regarding
Lanarkshire, Scotland history as it relates to genealogy in order to
put the lives of our ancestors in perspective. To subscribe send
"subscribe" to [email protected]
(mail mode) or [email protected]
(digest mode).
MIDLOTHIAN. A
mailing list for anyone with a genealogical interest in the counties of
East
Lothian, Midlothian and West Lothian, Scotland, Great Britain. To
subscribe send "subscribe" to [email protected]
(mail mode) or [email protected]
(digest mode).
MORAY. A mailing list for
anyone with a genealogical interest in the counties of Morayshire,
Banffshire and Nairnshire, Scotland, United Kingdom. To subscribe send
"subscribe" to [email protected]
(mail mode) or [email protected]
(digest mode).
MS-SCOTS. A mailing
list for anyone with a genealogical interest in Scottish immigrants or
their
descendants who settled in Mississippi between 1800 and 1900. To
subscribe send "subscribe" to [email protected]
(mail mode) or [email protected]
(digest mode).
NY-SCOTS. A mailing
list for the discussion and sharing of information regarding the
emigration of
Scots to settlements in New York. To subscribe send "subscribe" to [email protected]
(mail mode) or [email protected]
(digest mode).
ORKNEY. A mailing list
for anyone with a genealogical interest in the county of Orkney,
Scotland. To
subscribe send the following to [email protected]:
subscribe
PERTHSHIRE. A
mailing list for anyone with a genealogical or historical interest in
the county
of Perthshire, Scotland, Great Britain. Interested individuals may want
to check out the Perthshire GenWeb
site. To subscribe send "subscribe" to [email protected]
(mail mode) or [email protected]
(digest mode).
QUAKER-BRITISH-ISLES.
A mailing list for anyone with a genealogical interest in
Quaker ancestors in the British Isles. To subscribe send "subscribe" to
[email protected]
(mail
mode) or [email protected]
(digest
mode).
ROSSGEN. A mailing list
for anyone with a genealogical or historical interest in the county of
Ross
and Cromarty, Scotland, Great Britain. To subscribe send "subscribe" to
[email protected]
(mail mode) or [email protected]
(digest mode).
Scotch-Irish-L.
A mailing list for Scotch-Irish or Ulster Scots genealogy and culture.
These
people began a period of heavy emigration from Ulster in the early
1700's and played a large part in the American Revolution. They
form one of the root stocks of the American people, yet their history
is largely forgotten or misunderstood. This list will aim to
correct that and provide assistence in tracking ancestors back to
Ulster. Additional information can be found on the Scotch-Irish
and Ulster Scots Family Research website. To
subscribe, send the following to [email protected]:
subscribe
SCOTCH-IRISH-IN-PA.
A mailing list for anyone with a genealogical interest in the
Scotch-Irish that moved to Pennsylvania at any time. To subscribe send
"subscribe" to [email protected]
(mail mode) or [email protected]
(digest
mode).
SCOT-DNA. A mailing
list in support of the Scot DNA Project. Discussion will include all
aspects
of the Project including genetics and genealogy, history relative to
the location and migration of the Scots worldwide, methodology,
comparisons, results and analysis. The focus of the list follows the
trend of the project and its scope as it evolves over time. Due to
the nature of the Scot DNA Project, other Scottish Surname Project
Managers and Participants also use this forum to discuss their
project, which may share results with the Scot DNA Project. One need
not be a member of the Project to join the list and its
discussion, but rather only share an interest in the topic. To
subscribe send "subscribe" to [email protected]
(mail mode) or [email protected]
(digest mode).
SCOTLAND. A mailing
list for anyone with a genealogical or historical interest in the
country of
Scotland. To subscribe send "subscribe" to [email protected]
(mail mode) or [email protected]
(digest mode).
SCOTLAND-CEMETERIES.
A mailing list for anyone searching for their ancestors
in cemeteries in Scotland or interested in preserving historical
information about these cemeteries (including locating graves,
decedents within the graves, cemeteries which have been indexed on the
internet and in other written forms, and care of
tombstones and the inscriptions thereon) and sharing information about
them. To subscribe send "subscribe" to [email protected]
(mail
mode) or [email protected]
(digest
mode).
SCOTLAND-GENWEB.
A mailing list for anyone with an historical or genealogical
interest in Scotland and its' people; to participate in friendly
discussions about almost anything that relates to that interest. This
list
will also address and discuss surname queries of individuals or
families and research the history of the surname. To subscribe
send "subscribe" to [email protected]
(mail mode) or [email protected]
(digest
mode).
SCOTLAND-OBITS.
A mailing list for individuals and volunteers to submit or request
obituary information for Scotland. To subscribe send "subscribe" to [email protected]
(mail mode) or [email protected]
(digest mode).
SCOTLAND-ROLLCALL.
A mailing list for any and all researchers of Scottish kin to
post roll calls ... surnames they are researching and associated
information such as locations and timeframes. To subscribe send
"subscribe" to [email protected]
(mail mode) or [email protected]
(digest mode).
SCOTLAND-TINKS-HAWKERS.
A mailing list for anyone with a genealogical
interest in Scottish Hawkers, Travellers, and Tinkers whose skills
ranged from tinsmiths to basket makers. To subscribe send
"subscribe" to [email protected]
(mail mode) or [email protected]
(digest mode).
SCOTS-IN-CANADA.
A mailing list for anyone with a genealogical, historical, or cultural
interest in people of Scottish descent in Canada and their
contributions to the birth and development of Canada that place the
lives
of our ancestors in perspective. To subscribe send "subscribe" to [email protected]
(mail mode) or [email protected]
(digest mode).
SCOTTISH-MINING.
A mailing list for anyone who with a genealogical interest in miners
and the mining industry of Scotland. To subscribe send "subscribe" to [email protected]
(mail mode) or [email protected]
(digest mode).
ScottishWarPrisoners.
A mailing list for those interested in finding their Scots
Covenanter ancestors who were sent to the British Colonies in North
America, especially the mainland but also island colonies, as
prisoners of war after the Battles of Dunbar (1650) and Worcester
(1651). The goal is to locate historical data, ships' lists, prisoner
lists, and other information of genealogical value to descendants of
the "Scottish Rebels". You can subscribe from http://groups.yahoo.com/group/scottishwarprisoners/
or by
sending the following to [email protected]:
subscribe
SCT-ARGYLL. A
mailing list for anyone with a genealogical interest in the county of
Argyllshire,
Scotland prior to 1974. To subscribe send "subscribe" to [email protected]
(mail mode) or [email protected]
(digest mode).
SCT-ARL-TIREE. A
mailing list for anyone with a genealogical interest in the Isle of
Tiree,
Argyllshire, Scotland. To subscribe send "subscribe" to [email protected]
(mail mode) or [email protected]
(digest mode).
SCT-BANFFSHIRE.
A mailing list for anyone with a genealogical interest in the county of
Banffshire, Scotland. To subscribe send "subscribe" to [email protected]
(mail mode) or [email protected]
(digest mode).
SCT-BERWICK. A
mailing list for anyone with a genealogical interest in county of
Berwickshire, Scotland. To subscribe send "subscribe" to [email protected]
(mail mode) or [email protected]
(digest mode).
SCT-CAITHNESS. A
mailing list for anyone with a genealogical interest in the county of
Caithness, Scotland. To subscribe send "subscribe" to [email protected]
(mail mode) or [email protected]
(digest mode).
SCT-CLACKMANNANSHIRE.
A mailing list for anyone with a genealogical
interest in the county of Clackmannanshire, Scotland. To subscribe send
"subscribe" to [email protected]
(mail
mode) or [email protected]
(digest mode).
SCT-EAST-LOTHIAN.
A mailing list for anyone with a genealogical interest in the county
of East Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom. To subscribe send
"subscribe" to [email protected]
(mail mode) or [email protected]
(digest mode).
SCT-FIFE. A mailing
list for anyone with genealogical interest in the county of Fife,
Scotland (also
called Fifeshire and Kingdom of Fife). To subscribe send "subscribe" to
[email protected]
(mail mode) or [email protected]
(digest mode).
SCT-GAELIC. A
mailing list for the discussion and sharing of information regarding
Scottish
Gaelic place names, surnames and general knowledge. To subscribe send
"subscribe" to [email protected]
(mail mode) or [email protected]
(digest mode).
SCT-GEN-MEDIEVAL.
A mailing list for the discussion and sharing of information
regarding genealogy in Scotland during the Middle Ages, generally
regarded as extending from the fall of Rome in 476 to about
1450. To subscribe send "subscribe" to [email protected]
(mail mode) or [email protected]
(digest
mode).
SCT-GLASGOW. A
mailing list for anyone with a genealogical interest in the city of
Glasgow,
Scotland, and surrounding areas. To subscribe send "subscribe" to [email protected]
(mail mode) or [email protected]
(digest mode).
SCT-HEBRIDES. A
mailing list for anyone with a genealogical interest in the islands of
the
Hebrides off the west coast of Scotland. To subscribe send "subscribe"
to [email protected]
(mail mode) or [email protected]
(digest mode).
SCT-HIGHLAND-CLEARANCES.
A mailing list for genealogical discussions
surrounding the Battle of Culloden (Scotland) resulting in
the involuntary migration of many Scottish families known as the
Highland
Clearances in order to learn where these displaced Scots went, who
they went with, where they eventually settled, and most
important - why they left. To subscribe send "subscribe" to [email protected]
(mail mode) or [email protected]
(digest mode).
SCT-INVERNESS. A
mailing list for anyone with a genealogical interest in the county of
Inverness-shire, Scotland, United Kingdom. To subscribe send
"subscribe" to [email protected]
(mail mode) or [email protected]
(digest mode).
SCT-ISLAY. A mailing
list for anyone with a genealogical interest in the Isle of Islay,
Scotland. To
subscribe send "subscribe" to [email protected]
(mail mode) or [email protected]
(digest mode).
SCT-ISLEOFMULL.
A mailing list for anyone with a genealogical interest in the Isle of
Mull,
Scotland, and close neighbouring islands (i.e., Iona, Ulva, etc.).
Interested individuals may want to check out The Mull Genealogy website.
To subscribe send "subscribe" to [email protected]
(mail mode) or [email protected]
(digest mode).
SCT-JURA. A mailing
list for anyone with a genealogical interest in the islands of Jura,
Colonsay
and Oronsay, Argyll, Scotland. To subscribe send "subscribe" to [email protected]
(mail mode) or [email protected]
(digest mode).
SCT-KINCARDINE.
A mailing list for anyone with a genealogical interest in the county of
Kincardineshire, Scotland, United Kingdom. To subscribe send
"subscribe" to [email protected]
(mail mode) or [email protected]
(digest mode).
SCT-KIRKCUDBRIGHTSHIRE.
A mailing list for anyone with a genealogical
interest in the county of Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland, United Kingdom.
To subscribe send "subscribe" to [email protected]
(mail
mode) or [email protected]
(digest mode).
SCT-LKS-SHOTTS.
A mailing list dedicated to the history and people of the town of
Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland. The list has strong participation by
Shotts History Group. Additional information can be found on the Shotts
History Group website. To subscribe send "subscribe" to [email protected]
(mail mode) or [email protected]
(digest mode).
SCT-MIDDLE-MARCHES.
A mailing list for anyone with a genealogical or
historical interest in the Middle Marches area of Scotland and England.
To subscribe send "subscribe" to [email protected]
(mail
mode) or [email protected]
(digest
mode).
SCT-NAIRNSHIRE.
A mailing list for anyone with a genealogical interest in the county of
Nairnshire, Scotland. To subscribe send "subscribe" to [email protected]
(mail mode) or [email protected]
(digest mode).
SCT-NECOAST. A
mailing list for anyone with a genealogical interest in the fishing
villages on
the northeast coast of Scotland, from Nairn to the southern boundary of
Kincardine including Aberdeen, and their connection with
the sea. To subscribe send "subscribe" to [email protected]
(mail mode) or [email protected]
(digest mode).
SCT-PEEBLES-SHIRE.
A mailing list for anyone with a genealogical interest in the
county of Peeblesshire, Scotland, Great Britain. To subscribe send
"subscribe" to [email protected]
(mail mode) or [email protected]
(digest
mode).
SCT-RENFREW. A
mailing list for anyone with a genealogical interest in the County of
Renfrewshire, Scotland. To subscribe send "subscribe" to [email protected]
(mail mode) or [email protected]
(digest mode).
SCT-ROXBURGH. A
mailing list for anyone with a genealogical interest in county of
Roxburghshire, Scotland. To subscribe send "subscribe" to [email protected]
(mail mode) or [email protected]
(digest mode).
SCT-ROYAL. A mailing
list for anyone with a genealogical interest in Scots Royalty. To
subscribe
send "subscribe" to [email protected]
(mail mode) or [email protected]
(digest mode).
SCT-SELKIRK. A
mailing list for genealogical and family research in Selkirshire,
Scotland and
the parishes of Ashkirk, Ettrick, Galashiels, Innerleithen, Kirkhope,
Roberton, Selkirk, Stow, Yarrow, and the ancient parishes of
Boldside/Boleside/Bowside, Buccleuch, Duchoire, Kirkhope, St Mary's,
and Wedale. To subscribe send "subscribe" to [email protected]
(mail mode) or [email protected]
(digest mode).
SCT-SHETLAND. A
mailing list for anyone with a genealogical interest in the people,
history,
and culture of the Shetland Islands, Scotland. To subscribe send
"subscribe" to [email protected]
(mail mode) or [email protected]
(digest mode).
SCT-STRATHNAIRN.
A mailing list for anyone with a genealogical interest in the
parishes of Nairnshire and northeastern Inverness-shire, Scotland. This
area includes the four parishes of Nairnshire and the
parishes of Dores, Daviot & Dunlichity, Moy, Croy, Petty, and
Ardersier in Inverness-shire. To subscribe send "subscribe" to [email protected]
(mail mode) or [email protected]
(digest mode).
SCT-SUTHERLAND.
A mailing list for anyone with a genealogical interest in the county of
Sutherland, Scotland. To subscribe send "subscribe" to [email protected]
(mail mode) or [email protected]
(digest mode).
SCT-SUT-TONGUE.
A mailing list for anyone with a genealogical or historical interest in
the Parish of Tongue, Sutherland, Scotland. To subscribe send
"subscribe" to [email protected]
(mail mode) or [email protected]
(digest mode).
SCT-WEST-LOTHIAN.
A mailing list for anyone with a genealogical interest in the shire
of West Lothian (formerly Linlithgowshire), Scotland, including the
parishes of Abercorn, Bathgate, Bo'ness (Borrowstowness),
Carriden, Dalmeny, Ecclesmachen, Kirkliston, Linlithgow, Livingston,
South Queensferry, Torphichen, Uphall, and Whitburn. To
subscribe send "subscribe" to [email protected]
(mail mode) or [email protected]
(digest mode).
SCT-WIS. A mailing list
for anyone with a genealogical interest in the Western Isles (Outer
Hebrides), Scotland. To subscribe send "subscribe" to [email protected]
(mail mode) or [email protected]
(digest mode).
SHI-TO-NZ. A mailing
list for anyone with a genealogical interest in those families that
moved from
the Shetland Islands, Scotland, to New Zealand. To subscribe send
"subscribe" to [email protected]
(mail mode) or [email protected]
(digest mode).
suth_to_aus. A
mailing list for the discussion and sharing of information regarding
ancestors with
origins in the County of Sutherland, Scotland, who emigrated to
Australia. You can subscribe from http://groups.yahoo.com/group/suth_to_aus/
or by sending the
following to [email protected]:
subscribe
ULLANS. The Ullans or
Ulster-Scots Language Mailing List is for all those who want to know
more
about the Scots language in Northern Ireland and Donegal. It has left
its mark on the dialects spoken in the Scotch-Irish heartlands
in the United States -- Appalachia and Pennsylvania. For more
information see the Ulster-Scots
Language web page. To subscribe send "subscribe" to [email protected]
(mail mode) or [email protected]
(digest mode).
WAVERLEY_ROUTE.
A mailing list for anyone with a genealogical or historical interest
in the Waverley Route, North British Railway's line running from
Carlisle to Edinburgh via Hawick and Galshiels through the
Scottish Borders, as well as all of its branches. Topics include any
feature or staff member of these lines as well as those involved
in the construction such as the Irish navigational engineers (Navvies)
who worked on it. To subscribe send "subscribe" to [email protected]
(mail mode) or [email protected]
(digest mode).
WEST-MARCHES. A
mailing list for anyone with a genealogical or historical interest in
the
West Marches administrative area in the south of Scotland and north of
England (most of the historic Scottish counties of
Roxburghshire, Selkirkshire, Dumfriesshire, Kirkcudbrightshire and
Wigtownshire and the historic English counties of Cumberland
and Westmorland) in order to air cross-boundary movements and assist
researchers who are uncertain of the precise location of
their forebears. The West Marches started c1100 and ceased to exist on
the Union of the English and Scottish Crowns in 1603. To
subscribe send "subscribe" to [email protected]
(mail mode) or [email protected]
(digest mode).
WGW-SURNAMES-SCOTLAND.
A mailing list for the discussion and sharing
of information regarding surnames originating in Scotland. This list is
only for surname queries, but is a companion to the
SCOTLAND-GENWEB list which should be used for general genealogical
queries. Additional information can be found on the ScotlandGenWeb
page. To subscribe send "subscribe" to [email protected]
(mail mode) or [email protected]
(digest mode).
