Lanarkshire Family History Society

23/02/2026

*** DIARY DATE *** - SATURDAY 28 FEBRUARY 2026

Another on-line Zoom Scottish Indexes Conference, not to be missed with an excellent line-up of speakers.

Register you email with Scottish Indexes and watch either via Zoom or Facebook. You can also view the schedule of Speakers and times on their website.

Do you want to learn how to trace your family history? Have you made a start but need some tips on how to proceed? Or perhaps you are an experienced researcher who is keen to discover new skills and new records. Whatever your experience level, you are welcome at the Scottish Indexes Conference.

31/01/2026

Hope many of you will be able to attend this FREE conference.

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Love tracing your family history? Don't miss our conference tomorrow.

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

24/01/2026

*** COMING SOON ***

New military books written by LFHS member Alistair Allan which are currently being printed.

Motherwell: A village that went to war, Again
Fallen WW2. Priced at £7.50, + postage

A village that went to war, Again.
Others who served. Priced at £5.50, + postage

A village that went to war, Again
POW's WW2, priced at £5.00, + postage

Motherwell Trilogy £16.50 + postage

Wishaw: A village that went to war, Again
Fallen. Priced at £6.00 + postage

A village that went to war, Again POW's
Priced at £5.00 + postage

A village that went to war, Again
Other's who served. Priced at £5.50 + postage

Wishaw trilogy. Priced at £15.00 + postage

30/11/2025

“How to Start Your Research” Session

The Session is scheduled for Saturday 6th December in the Research Centre.

Starting at 10:00 am until 12:00pm. (Limited spaces) The cost is
£15.00. It is aimed mainly at beginners both members and non-members doing their family research.

The Centre will be open until 3:00pm if you wished to stay on and use the Centre’s research facilities.

Bring your own sandwich, there is a kettle to make yourself a cup of tea or coffee.

To book E-mail: - [email protected]

06/11/2025

Researching a family history generates a plethora of documents, photographs, stories and information. What should you do with it all and how are these treasures best preserved?

The Society of Genealogists are offering a 4-week evening course that looks at how best to preserve and pass on our research. During the course they will look at caring for paper documents and photographs, digital information and outdated media.

Find out more & sign up via this link https://portal.sog.org.uk/Event/view/1305858

20/09/2025

RESEARCH CENTRE OPENING HOURS:

Our Research Centre will be open on Mondays, Wednesdays & Saturdays between 12 noon and 3pm.

Anyone wishing help or to use our facilities for research or to browse our extensive library are most welcome to visit our Research Centre, 122-124 Merry Street, Motherwell ML1 1NA on the above days and times.

Unfortunately we are currently unable to open for research on Tuesday & Thursdays evenings.

Access outwith our usual opening times will be by appointment only. To arrange this, please email: [email protected]

12/05/2025

12/05/2025

This event may interest some of our followers

15/03/2025

Come & Join us a at Summerlee Museum of Scottish Industrial Life next Saturday 22nd for our Local History Fair