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Case files from the Pensions Appeal Tribunals featuring typed and handwritten papers
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World War I pensions appeal records now online

05/11/2026

More than 25,000 case files from military Pensions Appeal Tribunals for World War I veterans or their families are now available to search and view.
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A hand removing a pink slip from a Pensions Appeal Tribunals case file
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'Graveyards of hope': the Pensions Appeal Tribunals for Scotland

05/11/2026

Read stories from the Pensions Appeal Tribunals case files, documenting the struggles of World War I veterans and their families to access a pension.
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Woman looking at a computer screen smiling with another woman next to her pointing at the screen
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New Family History Course - Book your place today!

01/10/2026

Launching a Family History Course to help you discover how to trace your Scottish heritage with confidence.
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The outside of General Register House in Edinburgh with three women at the top of the stairs leaving the building
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Fees consultation launched

13/07/2026

A consultation on proposed changes to fees for some services delivered by National Records of Scotland (NRS) has been launched today.
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James Wilson painted by Jean Pierre Henri Elouis, c.1792. Watercolour on ivory, 6.7 x 5.2cm oval, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Catherine Walden Myer Fund, 1952.3.3
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Our Records: The Reverend John Witherspoon, James Wilson and the Declaration of Independence

02/07/2026

Learn about the lives of the two Scottish signatories of the Declaration of Independence
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Disruption Assembly Hill no frame - Reproduced with kind permission of the Free Church of Scotland
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The Disruption: what church records can tell us

24/06/2026

We have added over 1100 new records covering 262 congregations.
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Building of the Bell Rock Lighthouse - attributed to Alexander Carse with kind permission of the Northern Lighthouse Board
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Find your lighthouse keeper ancestors

12/05/2026

Explore lightkeeper records on Scotland's People and visit a new exhibition celebrating the history of lighthouses this summer.
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Three women walking down the steps of General Register House, Edinburgh
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New videos showcasing Scotland's People services

11/05/2026

Two new videos to showcase services offered by National Records of Scotland including Scotland's People have been launched today
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Interior of the Scotland's People Centre in Edinburgh, showing rows of computers on desks with natural light coming through the windows
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Changes to booking options for Scotland’s People Centre

16/04/2026

An update for customers visiting the Scotland's People Centre in Edinburgh.
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