Post by Cameronian on Apr 1, 2003 8:03:10 GMT -6
Having now spent two of the last 12 months in Scotland researching material held in the National Archives and National Library Edin I have become more and more aware of just how difficult it is for those overseas to locate and secure the information re their ancestors that they seek.
VisitScotland has now created on-line information on regions etc in the hope of encouraging what they identify as 40,000,000 overseas descendants who claim some Scottish Ancestry.
Now that we have their attention in Scotland I thought it only proper to ask a few questions as to where all this encouragement is going to be spent.
The following are questions that were directed to the appropriate areas in the Scottish Parliament on my behalf by Michael Russell SNP.
Should Scotland’s VisitScotland intend to encourage Tourism by tempting the Scottish Diaspora to return it would be to our advantage to inform them has best this encouragement can be delivered.
Your comments on these questions would be appreciated.
Business Bulletin No. 52/2003
Tuesday 18 March 2003
S1W-34942 Michael Russell: To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has a strategy for attracting people from overseas to come to Scotland and carry out ancestral research; whether such people played any role in the formulation of this strategy, and what the reasons are for its position on this matter.
S1W-34943 Michael Russell: To ask the Scottish Executive whether the
proposed local authority one-stop shops for ancestral research will provide the detailed local information needed for researchers to visit the actual historical sites of their ancestors.
S1W-34944 Michael Russell: To ask the Scottish Executive whether the time period required to photocopy certain archive material in genealogical and historical archive centres acts as a barrier to people from overseas researching their genealogical history.
S1W-34945 Michael Russell: To ask the Scottish Executive whether overseas people seeking to conduct genealogical and historical research in historical archive centres are informed in advance of travelling to Scotland of any archive material that will be unavailable due to repair work being carried out on damaged documents.
S1W-34946 Michael Russell: To ask the Scottish Executive whether post-1700 archive records pertaining to Jacobite trials, executions and imprisonment are held in any genealogical and historical archive centres and what the reasons are for the position on this matter.
S1W-34947 Michael Russell: To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has a strategy for attracting overseas visitors to come to Scotland to carry out genealogical and historical research of clan ancestry; whether clan ancestral research has a role to play in the tourism industry, and whether there is a need for more centres for genealogical and historical research in the Highlands.
S1W-34948 Michael Russell: To ask the Scottish Executive what guidance is issued to assist overseas people interested in conducting genealogical and historical research of their ancestors in Scotland.
S1W-34949 Michael Russell: To ask the Scottish Executive whether any
genealogical records exist in Scotland pertaining to Catholic ancestry dating further back than the 18th century; what its response is to the claim that such documents exist in the Vatican Archives in Rome, and whether it has made, or intends to make, any representations to bring these archive documents back to Scotland from the Vatican.
VisitScotland has now created on-line information on regions etc in the hope of encouraging what they identify as 40,000,000 overseas descendants who claim some Scottish Ancestry.
Now that we have their attention in Scotland I thought it only proper to ask a few questions as to where all this encouragement is going to be spent.
The following are questions that were directed to the appropriate areas in the Scottish Parliament on my behalf by Michael Russell SNP.
Should Scotland’s VisitScotland intend to encourage Tourism by tempting the Scottish Diaspora to return it would be to our advantage to inform them has best this encouragement can be delivered.
Your comments on these questions would be appreciated.
Business Bulletin No. 52/2003
Tuesday 18 March 2003
S1W-34942 Michael Russell: To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has a strategy for attracting people from overseas to come to Scotland and carry out ancestral research; whether such people played any role in the formulation of this strategy, and what the reasons are for its position on this matter.
S1W-34943 Michael Russell: To ask the Scottish Executive whether the
proposed local authority one-stop shops for ancestral research will provide the detailed local information needed for researchers to visit the actual historical sites of their ancestors.
S1W-34944 Michael Russell: To ask the Scottish Executive whether the time period required to photocopy certain archive material in genealogical and historical archive centres acts as a barrier to people from overseas researching their genealogical history.
S1W-34945 Michael Russell: To ask the Scottish Executive whether overseas people seeking to conduct genealogical and historical research in historical archive centres are informed in advance of travelling to Scotland of any archive material that will be unavailable due to repair work being carried out on damaged documents.
S1W-34946 Michael Russell: To ask the Scottish Executive whether post-1700 archive records pertaining to Jacobite trials, executions and imprisonment are held in any genealogical and historical archive centres and what the reasons are for the position on this matter.
S1W-34947 Michael Russell: To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has a strategy for attracting overseas visitors to come to Scotland to carry out genealogical and historical research of clan ancestry; whether clan ancestral research has a role to play in the tourism industry, and whether there is a need for more centres for genealogical and historical research in the Highlands.
S1W-34948 Michael Russell: To ask the Scottish Executive what guidance is issued to assist overseas people interested in conducting genealogical and historical research of their ancestors in Scotland.
S1W-34949 Michael Russell: To ask the Scottish Executive whether any
genealogical records exist in Scotland pertaining to Catholic ancestry dating further back than the 18th century; what its response is to the claim that such documents exist in the Vatican Archives in Rome, and whether it has made, or intends to make, any representations to bring these archive documents back to Scotland from the Vatican.