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Scottish Indexes Conference XXXI - Saturday 31 January 2026
Interested in tracing your Scottish genealogy? The Scottish Indexes Conference is an opportunity to learn new research skills, discover diverse records and see how others have put these into practice. If you want to trace your Scottish family tree, this is the event for you.
Don't live in the UK? No problem. We are live from 7 am to 11 pm UK time. We do this to make our conferences time-zone friendly. Each presentation is shown twice, once between 7 am and 3 pm UK time, then again between 3 pm and 11 pm. You can come and go throughout the day. A schedule will be posted on our website a week or so before the conference.
Donations
This conference is run through the kindness of your donations. We are delighted to be able to continue hosting these for the Scottish genealogy community.
If you are in a position to donate at this time, we greatly appreciate your support. We know that these are challenging financial times for many so we are keeping the conferences free with no recommended donation. We want to say a huge thank you to everyone who has donated to keep these conferences going.
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Registration Instructions
Zoom: It is free to register for this event on Zoom. Click here, fill out the registration form and you should receive an email confirmation within a few minutes. You will also receive reminders in the week before the conference.
Facebook: This is an easy way to watch and interact with the presenters and attendees of the Scottish Indexes Conference. It is also possible to cast the conference to a smart TV which makes viewing more comfortable. Click here to join the Scottish Indexes Facebook Group.Presenters
Coming up at the January 2026 Conference:
'How did my Scottish ancestors get married?' by Tahitia McCabe, Head of the Strathclyde Institute for Genealogical Studies
'Taking The High Road' by Andrew Armstrong, genealogist at Relatively Scottish
'The Edinburgh Public Dispensary, Patients and Doctors' by Daisy Cunynghame, Heritage Manager & Librarian at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh (RCPE)
'Dive Deeper Into Scottish Church Records' by Alison Spring, genealogist at Scottish Ancestral Research
'Crofter ancestors and the Crofters Commission records' by Jane Harris, retired genealogist
'Using DNA for Family History Research - A Beginner's Guide' by Chris Paton, genealogist and author
'Locating Scottish Burial Records' by Emma Maxwell
Scottish Genealogy Q&A hosted by Graham and Emma Maxwell, genealogist and co-founder of Scottish Indexes
Discover more about our speakers and their topics here.
Schedules & Handouts
We schedule our day so that it is timezone friendly. It means you can join from Sydney, Australia or Michigan, USA and still interact with our speakers. We start at 7 am UK time and keep going until 11 pm UK time. You can plan your day using the schedules below. If you live in the United States or Canada you will likely find the times in the second session more convenient for you so please remember to scroll down in the schedule to see these. Some people come and go through the day, others watch all day; it’s entirely up to you.
Please select your timezone below. We are sorry if we have not covered your timezone. You may find the World Clock Meeting Planner on timeanddate.com useful as you plan your day.
UK Time (GMT) - Scottish Indexes Conference Programme - 31 January 2026
Eastern Standard Time (EST) - Scottish Indexes Conference Program - January 31, 2026
Central Standard Time (CST) - Scottish Indexes Conference Program - January 31, 2026
Mountain Standard Time (MST) - Scottish Indexes Conference Program - January 31, 2026
Pacific Standard Time (PST) - Scottish Indexes Conference Program - January 30-31, 2026
Handouts: Emma will prepare the conference handout for the 31st Scottish Indexes Conference shortly after the conference concludes. It will include information on all the presenters and many of the resources mentioned during the day. If you are looking for handouts from previous conferences please see our Past Conferences page.
Andrew Armstrong has kindly prepared a handout for his presentation, 'Taking The High Road' which is available here.
Alison Spring has also prepared a handout for her presentation, 'Dive Deeper Into Scottish Church Records' which is available here.
Jane Harris has also prepared a handout for her presentation, 'Crofter ancestors and the Crofters Commission records' which is available here.
Emma Maxwell has also prepared a handout for her presentation, 'Locating Scottish Burial Records' which is available here.
Speakers Past and Present
Discover more about the experts who have spoken at the Scottish Indexes Conferences.
Past Conferences
These events are designed to be interactive and are best watched live. Some presentations from previous conferences are available to watch again. Visit our Past Conferences page to see what you have missed so far and catch up with some of the presentations.
