No problem with listening to them from overseas. Thanks for the info. Alison Vancouver > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Sun, 3 Jul 2011 18:34:22 +0100 > From: "Nivard Ovington" <[email protected]> > Subject: [ANGUS] Podcasts at the National Archives > To: <[email protected]> > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; > reply-type=original > > Hi all > > As its been rather quiet I have been catching up on a few things I have been meaning to get around > to but never seemed to have the time (until now) > > One of them is a series of Podcasts by the National Archives (the one in London) > > There are loads of subjects from things as diverse as How to Fight a Duel , to Charles DARWIN to > UFO's > > They can be listened to there and then or download and listen on an mp3 player > > http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/podcas > > One I found interesting and topical for this list > > Inheritance in Scotland - testaments and retours > > Published date: Fri, 13 May 2011 00:12:00 GMT > > Scottish testaments, loosely called 'wills', can be disappointing for genealogists because they > often contain very few names, and no details of land and property. This is a consequence of the > Scottish system of inheritance up to 1868. However, such details are often discovered in retours of > services of heirs (usually in Latin), sasines, and in trust dispositions and settlements. In this > talk, Dr Bruce Durie conducts a guided tour around these document classes, with 'live' online > searches. Dr Bruce Durie is Course Director, Genealogical Studies, at the University of Strathclyde, > Glasgow, where he founded and runs the Postgraduate Certificate, Diploma and Masters programme in > Genealogical Studies. He is the author of a number of books, including Scottish Genealogy. > > And > > Tracing Scottish ancestors > > Published date: Fri, 06 Mar 2009 15:00:00 GMT > > Holding records for Scotland from the union in 1707, The National Archives holds documents on many > of our Scottish ancestors. Find out how to go about discovering them in this talk by Audrey Collins. > > > So if you have a minute you may like to have a listen whilst searching for great Aunt Agatha <g> > > Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK) > > I do not think there is a restriction on listening from overseas but perhaps someone can confirm > that > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Sun, 3 Jul 2011 18:53:23 +0100 > From: "Nivard Ovington" <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [ANGUS] Podcasts at the National Archives > To: <[email protected]> > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; > reply-type=response > > Copy and paste is not what it once was :-( > > Try > http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/podcasts/ > > Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK) > >