Getting Started in Scottish Research - St. Andrews Society of Rhode Island

Join the St. Andrews Society of Rhode Island and the New England Historical and Genealogical Society for this free online learning event.

Scots have been migrating to and settling in America and Canada for centuries. Today, there are an estimated 25 million Americans of Scottish descent. Tracing your Scottish heritage is rewarding but not without its challenges. Join Chief Genealogist David Allen Lambert to learn the first steps in tracing your Scottish roots.

Learn the best techniques and methods for researching your family tree, specifically in Scotland. Sponsored by the St. Andrew's Society of Rhode Island, this workshop is instructed by the NEHGS genealogist David Lambert followed by questions and answers.

David Allen Lambert, Chief Genealogist, David is an internationally recognized speaker on the topics of genealogy and history. He’s authored many articles in the New England Historical and Genealogical Register, the New Hampshire Genealogical Record, Rhode Island Routes, the Mayflower Descendant, and American Ancestors magazine. He’s also compiled 11 books, including a guide to Massachusetts Cemeteries. David is an elected fellow of the Massachusetts Historical Society in Boston, and a Life Member of the New Hampshire Society of the Cincinnati, and the General Society of the War of 1812. His areas of expertise include New England and Atlantic Canadian records of the 17th through the 21st centuries, American and international military records, DNA research, and Native American and African American genealogical research in New England.