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    MUSEUM BLOG

    Scotland, Chapter 2: Scottish Naming Conventions
    DawnMarie Moe, Guest Writer
    • Oct 20, 2018
    • 6 min

    Scotland, Chapter 2: Scottish Naming Conventions

    The Lanark Library, a.k.a The Lindsay Institute, is on Hope Street in Lanark Scotland. Just when we were feeling hope-less that we'd ever untangle the mystery of James Waddle's Scottish ancestors... we met Paul Archibald, librarian/historian at the library, who helped us muddle through on the Scottish Naming Convention learning curve, and helped us understand how these conventions can help us look up and down the timeline of a family. Robin's Notes: Today we were able to tak

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