Chris Paton
@chrismpaton.bsky.social
Genealogist/sloinntear, writer, tutor, APG eNews editor, happy bunny. Have written a good few books. Laphroaig every time. Cuimhnich air na daoine o'n d'thàinig sibh...!
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Scottish GENES Webinar - The Godly Commonwealth: Discover Scottish Church Records
Sat 29 Nov 2025, 7pm UK
In this talk I'll look at over 300 years of Kirk history in Scotland, & discuss its impact for locating records for research.
Registration £10 via us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
#genealogy
Sat 29 Nov 2025, 7pm UK
In this talk I'll look at over 300 years of Kirk history in Scotland, & discuss its impact for locating records for research.
Registration £10 via us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
#genealogy
November 13, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Scottish GENES Webinar - The Godly Commonwealth: Discover Scottish Church Records
Sat 29 Nov 2025, 7pm UK
In this talk I'll look at over 300 years of Kirk history in Scotland, & discuss its impact for locating records for research.
Registration £10 via us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
#genealogy
Sat 29 Nov 2025, 7pm UK
In this talk I'll look at over 300 years of Kirk history in Scotland, & discuss its impact for locating records for research.
Registration £10 via us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
#genealogy
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Today I learned that the same prop U-boat was used In Raiders of the Lost Ark and Das Boot
Both films were shot in La Rochelle at the same time (even this blows my mind) and the prop company rented out Das Boot's sub to Steven Spielberg for a week, forgetting to paint the right number back on after
Both films were shot in La Rochelle at the same time (even this blows my mind) and the prop company rented out Das Boot's sub to Steven Spielberg for a week, forgetting to paint the right number back on after
German submarine U-26 (1936) - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
November 12, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Today I learned that the same prop U-boat was used In Raiders of the Lost Ark and Das Boot
Both films were shot in La Rochelle at the same time (even this blows my mind) and the prop company rented out Das Boot's sub to Steven Spielberg for a week, forgetting to paint the right number back on after
Both films were shot in La Rochelle at the same time (even this blows my mind) and the prop company rented out Das Boot's sub to Steven Spielberg for a week, forgetting to paint the right number back on after
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Plans have been submitted to demolish East Kilbride's South Parish Church in order to build housing
Designed by architect Robert WKC Rogerson and opened in 1964, the unlisted church closed last year and was marketed for sale by the Church of Scotland in January
(Images: Haus/Wilson Devt Ltd) (1/3)
Designed by architect Robert WKC Rogerson and opened in 1964, the unlisted church closed last year and was marketed for sale by the Church of Scotland in January
(Images: Haus/Wilson Devt Ltd) (1/3)
November 13, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Plans have been submitted to demolish East Kilbride's South Parish Church in order to build housing
Designed by architect Robert WKC Rogerson and opened in 1964, the unlisted church closed last year and was marketed for sale by the Church of Scotland in January
(Images: Haus/Wilson Devt Ltd) (1/3)
Designed by architect Robert WKC Rogerson and opened in 1964, the unlisted church closed last year and was marketed for sale by the Church of Scotland in January
(Images: Haus/Wilson Devt Ltd) (1/3)
Scottish GENES Webinar - The Godly Commonwealth: Discover Scottish Church Records
Sat 29 Nov 2025, 7pm UK
In this talk I'll look at over 300 years of Kirk history in Scotland, & discuss its impact for locating records for research.
Registration £10 via us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
#genealogy
Sat 29 Nov 2025, 7pm UK
In this talk I'll look at over 300 years of Kirk history in Scotland, & discuss its impact for locating records for research.
Registration £10 via us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
#genealogy
November 13, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Scottish GENES Webinar - The Godly Commonwealth: Discover Scottish Church Records
Sat 29 Nov 2025, 7pm UK
In this talk I'll look at over 300 years of Kirk history in Scotland, & discuss its impact for locating records for research.
Registration £10 via us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
#genealogy
Sat 29 Nov 2025, 7pm UK
In this talk I'll look at over 300 years of Kirk history in Scotland, & discuss its impact for locating records for research.
Registration £10 via us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
#genealogy
On the TNA website: "Catalogue issues - We are currently experiencing intermittent technical issues with our catalogue, Discovery. We are working to resolve the problem and apologise for any inconvenience caused." #genealogy #archives
November 13, 2025 at 1:39 PM
On the TNA website: "Catalogue issues - We are currently experiencing intermittent technical issues with our catalogue, Discovery. We are working to resolve the problem and apologise for any inconvenience caused." #genealogy #archives
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This Remembrance Day I'll be looking at the often forgotten side of war, the civilians caught up in conflict, by discussing my own family's ordeal in Brussels, Belgium, in the First World War. The talk is at 7pm (UK time), details below 👇 #RemembranceDay
This Tuesday, in remembrance of the civilians who endured hardship and loss in times of war, the "Trapped in Brussels in the First World War: A Civilian Story" webinar will be run at 7pm UK time (recording available for a week after).
Registration £10 us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi... #genealogy
Registration £10 us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi... #genealogy
November 11, 2025 at 8:39 AM
This Remembrance Day I'll be looking at the often forgotten side of war, the civilians caught up in conflict, by discussing my own family's ordeal in Brussels, Belgium, in the First World War. The talk is at 7pm (UK time), details below 👇 #RemembranceDay
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Season Ten is here, and we start with 'The Seaman' with Dr. Wanda Wyporska
familyhistoriespodcast.com/2025/11/11/s... #podcast #genealogy #ancestry #FamilyHistory
familyhistoriespodcast.com/2025/11/11/s... #podcast #genealogy #ancestry #FamilyHistory
S10EP01 - 'The Seaman' with Dr. Wanda Wyporska - The Family Histories Podcast
Host Andrew Martin meets Dr. Wanda Wyporska, and hears about her seafaring Gt. Grandfather, and they ask for help to find a couple from Barbados
familyhistoriespodcast.com
November 11, 2025 at 9:44 AM
Season Ten is here, and we start with 'The Seaman' with Dr. Wanda Wyporska
familyhistoriespodcast.com/2025/11/11/s... #podcast #genealogy #ancestry #FamilyHistory
familyhistoriespodcast.com/2025/11/11/s... #podcast #genealogy #ancestry #FamilyHistory
This Remembrance Day I'll be looking at the often forgotten side of war, the civilians caught up in conflict, by discussing my own family's ordeal in Brussels, Belgium, in the First World War. The talk is at 7pm (UK time), details below 👇 #RemembranceDay
This Tuesday, in remembrance of the civilians who endured hardship and loss in times of war, the "Trapped in Brussels in the First World War: A Civilian Story" webinar will be run at 7pm UK time (recording available for a week after).
Registration £10 us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi... #genealogy
Registration £10 us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi... #genealogy
November 11, 2025 at 8:39 AM
This Remembrance Day I'll be looking at the often forgotten side of war, the civilians caught up in conflict, by discussing my own family's ordeal in Brussels, Belgium, in the First World War. The talk is at 7pm (UK time), details below 👇 #RemembranceDay
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The reaction to the Panorama edit has been nothing short of hysterical. Yes the BBC has some impartiality problems. But its biggest isn't the one you think.
New piece from me.
open.substack.com/pub/goodalla...
New piece from me.
open.substack.com/pub/goodalla...
The truth about impartiality at the BBC
And the hysteria of the current "crisis"
open.substack.com
November 10, 2025 at 7:22 PM
The reaction to the Panorama edit has been nothing short of hysterical. Yes the BBC has some impartiality problems. But its biggest isn't the one you think.
New piece from me.
open.substack.com/pub/goodalla...
New piece from me.
open.substack.com/pub/goodalla...
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For non-Irish: The show premise is that Tommy Tiernan (the dad on Derry Girls) doesn’t know who his guest is until they appear.
The chat with Ireland’s outgoing president, Michael D Higgins, is beautiful.
I made the kid watch it to study how Irish people can dance across registers.
#spéirghorm
The chat with Ireland’s outgoing president, Michael D Higgins, is beautiful.
I made the kid watch it to study how Irish people can dance across registers.
#spéirghorm
Michael D. Higgins | The Tommy Tiernan Show
YouTube video by Tommy Tiernan
youtu.be
November 11, 2025 at 5:36 AM
For non-Irish: The show premise is that Tommy Tiernan (the dad on Derry Girls) doesn’t know who his guest is until they appear.
The chat with Ireland’s outgoing president, Michael D Higgins, is beautiful.
I made the kid watch it to study how Irish people can dance across registers.
#spéirghorm
The chat with Ireland’s outgoing president, Michael D Higgins, is beautiful.
I made the kid watch it to study how Irish people can dance across registers.
#spéirghorm
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Tomorrow evening, still time to register! 👇 #genealogy
This Tuesday, in remembrance of the civilians who endured hardship and loss in times of war, the "Trapped in Brussels in the First World War: A Civilian Story" webinar will be run at 7pm UK time (recording available for a week after).
Registration £10 us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi... #genealogy
Registration £10 us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi... #genealogy
November 10, 2025 at 9:23 AM
Tomorrow evening, still time to register! 👇 #genealogy
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Legendary musician & activist Peter Gabriel celebrates the Internet Archive hitting 1 trillion pages & reflects on its role in preserving humanity’s memory.
More ⤵️
blog.archive.org/2025/11/10/v...
#Wayback1T @itspetergabriel.bsky.social
More ⤵️
blog.archive.org/2025/11/10/v...
#Wayback1T @itspetergabriel.bsky.social
November 10, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Legendary musician & activist Peter Gabriel celebrates the Internet Archive hitting 1 trillion pages & reflects on its role in preserving humanity’s memory.
More ⤵️
blog.archive.org/2025/11/10/v...
#Wayback1T @itspetergabriel.bsky.social
More ⤵️
blog.archive.org/2025/11/10/v...
#Wayback1T @itspetergabriel.bsky.social
Big thanks to Devon FHS tonight for their warm welcome when I gave my talk on British civilian POWs at Ruhleben in the First World War. #genealogy
November 10, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Big thanks to Devon FHS tonight for their warm welcome when I gave my talk on British civilian POWs at Ruhleben in the First World War. #genealogy
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BLOG - Land Reform (Scotland) Bill and the £25 million Estate. An analysis of the impacts of the Bill on a sale of 3500 ha of land that took place in September. In summary, it changes nothing. andywightman.scot/2025/11/land...
Land Reform (Scotland) Bill and the £25 million Estate - Land Matters
As readers may be aware, I run the Who Owns Scotland project. It documents the ownership of over 76% of rural Scotland. The information is updated annually and where there is a change I often need to ...
andywightman.scot
November 10, 2025 at 5:45 PM
BLOG - Land Reform (Scotland) Bill and the £25 million Estate. An analysis of the impacts of the Bill on a sale of 3500 ha of land that took place in September. In summary, it changes nothing. andywightman.scot/2025/11/land...
Tomorrow evening, still time to register! 👇 #genealogy
This Tuesday, in remembrance of the civilians who endured hardship and loss in times of war, the "Trapped in Brussels in the First World War: A Civilian Story" webinar will be run at 7pm UK time (recording available for a week after).
Registration £10 us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi... #genealogy
Registration £10 us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi... #genealogy
November 10, 2025 at 9:23 AM
Tomorrow evening, still time to register! 👇 #genealogy
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This Tuesday, in remembrance of the civilians who endured hardship and loss in times of war, the "Trapped in Brussels in the First World War: A Civilian Story" webinar will be run at 7pm UK time (recording available for a week after).
Registration £10 us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi... #genealogy
Registration £10 us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi... #genealogy
November 9, 2025 at 10:02 AM
This Tuesday, in remembrance of the civilians who endured hardship and loss in times of war, the "Trapped in Brussels in the First World War: A Civilian Story" webinar will be run at 7pm UK time (recording available for a week after).
Registration £10 us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi... #genealogy
Registration £10 us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi... #genealogy
Just finished watching House of Guinness - absolutely brilliant and bonkers series, albeit one with next to no relationship with some actual historical facts! 🤣
November 9, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Just finished watching House of Guinness - absolutely brilliant and bonkers series, albeit one with next to no relationship with some actual historical facts! 🤣
This Tuesday, in remembrance of the civilians who endured hardship and loss in times of war, the "Trapped in Brussels in the First World War: A Civilian Story" webinar will be run at 7pm UK time (recording available for a week after).
Registration £10 us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi... #genealogy
Registration £10 us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi... #genealogy
November 9, 2025 at 10:02 AM
This Tuesday, in remembrance of the civilians who endured hardship and loss in times of war, the "Trapped in Brussels in the First World War: A Civilian Story" webinar will be run at 7pm UK time (recording available for a week after).
Registration £10 us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi... #genealogy
Registration £10 us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi... #genealogy
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Scottish GENES Webinar for Remembrance Day, 7pm (UK) Tues 11 November 2025: "Trapped in Brussels in the First World War: A Civilian Story". Registration £10 via us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
A recording of the presentation will be available for a week after the event. I hope you can join me!
A recording of the presentation will be available for a week after the event. I hope you can join me!
November 8, 2025 at 8:14 AM
Scottish GENES Webinar for Remembrance Day, 7pm (UK) Tues 11 November 2025: "Trapped in Brussels in the First World War: A Civilian Story". Registration £10 via us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
A recording of the presentation will be available for a week after the event. I hope you can join me!
A recording of the presentation will be available for a week after the event. I hope you can join me!
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The real story is almost always better than the soundbite version, and the truth lies somewhere between 'team of men discovered DNA' and 'men stole woman's work'. History may have been unfair to Rosalind Franklin for various reasons, but some of the revisionist history has been unfair to her too.
What Rosalind Franklin truly contributed to the discovery of DNA’s structure
Franklin was no victim in how the DNA double helix was solved. An overlooked letter and an unpublished news article, both written in 1953, reveal that she was an equal player.
www.nature.com
November 8, 2025 at 9:29 AM
The real story is almost always better than the soundbite version, and the truth lies somewhere between 'team of men discovered DNA' and 'men stole woman's work'. History may have been unfair to Rosalind Franklin for various reasons, but some of the revisionist history has been unfair to her too.
Tracing Your Belfast Ancestors www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/Tracing-Your... #genealogy
Tracing Your Belfast Ancestors
Straddling parts of Counties Antrim and Down, the city of Belfast has seen its fair share of history across the centuries. From its humble beginnings…
www.pen-and-sword.co.uk
November 8, 2025 at 9:14 AM
Tracing Your Belfast Ancestors www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/Tracing-Your... #genealogy
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My latest #genealogy newsletter, out a couple of days early as there are a few Remembrance Day records offers to make use of, and I didn't want you to miss out!
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Scottish GENES Newsletter 7 November 2025
The latest family history news from Scotland and Ireland
eomail6.com
November 7, 2025 at 2:48 PM
My latest #genealogy newsletter, out a couple of days early as there are a few Remembrance Day records offers to make use of, and I didn't want you to miss out!
eomail6.com/web-version?...
eomail6.com/web-version?...
Scottish GENES Webinar for Remembrance Day, 7pm (UK) Tues 11 November 2025: "Trapped in Brussels in the First World War: A Civilian Story". Registration £10 via us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
A recording of the presentation will be available for a week after the event. I hope you can join me!
A recording of the presentation will be available for a week after the event. I hope you can join me!
November 8, 2025 at 8:14 AM
Scottish GENES Webinar for Remembrance Day, 7pm (UK) Tues 11 November 2025: "Trapped in Brussels in the First World War: A Civilian Story". Registration £10 via us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
A recording of the presentation will be available for a week after the event. I hope you can join me!
A recording of the presentation will be available for a week after the event. I hope you can join me!
Reposted by Chris Paton
TheGenealogist releases 1 million First World War casualty records scottishgenes.blogspot.com/2025/11/theg... #genealogy
TheGenealogist releases 1 million First World War casualty records
From Scotland, a daily news blog about genealogy, family history and personal heritage.
scottishgenes.blogspot.com
November 7, 2025 at 6:25 AM
TheGenealogist releases 1 million First World War casualty records scottishgenes.blogspot.com/2025/11/theg... #genealogy
My latest #genealogy newsletter, out a couple of days early as there are a few Remembrance Day records offers to make use of, and I didn't want you to miss out!
eomail6.com/web-version?...
eomail6.com/web-version?...
Scottish GENES Newsletter 7 November 2025
The latest family history news from Scotland and Ireland
eomail6.com
November 7, 2025 at 2:48 PM
My latest #genealogy newsletter, out a couple of days early as there are a few Remembrance Day records offers to make use of, and I didn't want you to miss out!
eomail6.com/web-version?...
eomail6.com/web-version?...