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  1. 174 headstone inscriptions from Paisley Woodside cemetery (appx 500 names) just added to happyhaggis.co.uk/renfrew-paisle… - FREE to view with search box
  2. Exclusive to HappyHaggis - now available 15,000 birth, marriage and death notices from Scottish newspapers 1851-1854 happyhaggis.co.uk/HHHelp.htm
  3. Don't forget, if you want kept up-to-date with what's happening in Scottish genealogy, 'like' our Facebook page at facebook.com/HappyHaggisgen…
  4. Not such a silly idea. I'm going to copy my 2011 census form for future generations to see, otherwise they will have to wait until 2111.
  5. Statutory Registers of Births for 1910, Marriages for 1935 and Deaths for 1960 were released on www.ScotlandsPeople.gov.uk on 1st January
  6. Great news! The 1911 census will be released on www.ScotlandsPeople.gov.uk on Tuesday 5 April 2011.
  7. Approx. 1,200 free headstone names from Paisley Woodside Cemetery (renfrewshire) at www.happyhaggis.co.uk/renfrew-paisleywoodside.htm
  8. Free headstone inscriptions now available for Falkirk West Church (Stirlingshire) www.happyhaggis.co.uk/stirling-falkirkwest.htm
  9. FREE access to WW1 records until 14th November at www.ancestry.co.uk/ukmilitary_offer
  10. WayBackMachine at www.archive.org/ archives websites, even those no longer live. Handy to remember when you come across a dead internet link
  11. Fowlers Paisley & Johnstone commercial directory of 1845-46 free to view at www.archive.org/details/fowlerspaisley184546unse
  12. Why not take a look at statistical accounts of Scotland taken in the 1790's and 1830's at http://edina.ac.uk/statacc/
  13. www.scotsatwar.org.uk has A-Z index, regimental pages and veteran's reminiscences.
  14. Take a look at www.scotlandsplaces.gov.uk . Interesting historical information and old photos as well as document scans and old maps
  15. Welcome to HappyHaggis - Scotland's largest free genealogical website with appx. 10,000 birth, marriage, death, cemetery inscriptions...