Scotland Perthshire History Blog

[CaledonC]

If you have  Scottish connections particularly Perthshire  have  a look at this

http://perthshirecrieffstrathearnlocalhistor.blogspot.co.uk/

[Thamesite2017]

Hi
Did you post this on the Scottish boards
If people are after info they tend to go the country/county of interest
Bye
Althea

[CaledonC]

Hi Althea  Had  the  blog running for nearly 2  months  witha n incredivle  response  includin 10 from Russia  and  4 from Ukraine ! Nearly 200 from US and a large  number from Canada  and Australia  but none from New Zealand  Hence the posting !

Col

[Thamesite2017]

Great to hear your blog is so successful

The problem would be if everyone that had a blog somewhere else in the world, put it on the NZ board, we would be overloaded with blogs. LOL..at least thats how I see it, others may see it differently. The great thing about this board is that it has a different board for each area.  If any NZers have family from that area, you will find they will come and look at the resources available.

If you have a New Zealand resource blog as well, make a post and the mod will put it in the resource section

BYe
Althea

[CaledonC]

Hi Althea I aint  a number  cruncher but am  aware of ther importance  of making people  aware of information that may assist in their  research . Was some  perplexed  why no NZ " hits  " shown on stats  showing locus of viewers . Pleased to say 15 responses from the land  of the long white cloud in last 24 hours which is pleasing . There are blogs and there are blogs . Information is to be desseminated . Have  a particular interest in NZ as  my ancestor  moved  to Little Hutt and  introduced tomatoes to the country Another  was  was harbour master at Lyttleton I have  two second  cousins there so not  exactly a cold call ! Take care
Col

[Thamesite2017]

I think you are mising the point..New Zealand board for New Zealand based resources...information
How about posting here what you topics you have covered for Perthshire..that will probably then bring some more traffic if its numbers you are after

althea

[CaledonC]

With respect Althea, point NOT missed and as I said previously  numbers irrelevant and dessemination of  available info critical , hence the posting . One has  to go beyond one's  back yard to seek out the past .As a point on information :In 2006, the number of people born in Scotland was recorded as 29,016 [1], making it the eighth most common place of birth. In 1956, the figure was 46,401, making Scotland the second most common place of birth.

However, these figures only include people born in Scotland, not those New Zealanders who claim a Scottish identity through their parents, grandparents, or even further back. In addition, many New Zealanders come from mixed origins, with Scottish New Zealanders co-identifying as Māori or another ethnic group.

In 2006, 15,039 self-identified as Scottish. That is fairly apposite - awareness of information to improve and extend  research !
Col

[Thamesite2017]

and hence why we have this wonderful rootschat board

sincere thanks to the people that set it up, to allow us to cruise off to our areas of interest and find the info we want all over the world.
best genie place on the internet!!! 

[CaledonC]

-- including Polperro where my wife's grandfather came from !