To those NEW to research in Scotland, you want to visit your nearest Family History Center, where the Old Parish Records (OPR), or Scottish Records, are on the computer. The records are indexed together for the entire country, so you don't have to know what county, or shire, they were from. Both Christenings and Marriages are listed. Of course there are many that are missing, but it's the first place you should start. If you are not able to visit a FHL, I go every week and would be glad to look up a name for a Christening or marriage....only a look-up, as I cannot do research for you. If you do this, please do not write a long story or page....just list the names and give what dates and place you do know, or parents' name etc. For more recent records, vitals or census records, for a fee, you can search the Scottish records through the GRO: http://www.origins.net/GRO/ I personally have not accessed these records, but there are many folks on this list who have and will be willing to answers any questions you have. Happy hunting! Barbara Lewis lewisb@vitrex.net Dunbartonshire County, Scotland GenWeb Host http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Valley/4423/index.html