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McAdams Historical Society - The origin of the McAdams family of Ayr, Scotland, including John Loudon McAdam and allied lines from archive and documents records.
The Scottish Association of Family History Societies - Presents bulletins, a news desk, membership and subscriptioni information, publications list and links to Scottish societies.
Scottish Genealogy Society - Features details of library holdings, online ordering of publications (census reports, monumental inscriptions, Jacobites, sasines and many more) and an online subscription form.
Society of Southern Scots - This is the official webpage of the Society of Southern Scots, which is dedicated to southern scottish-american culture.
Clan Sutherland Society in Scotland - Provides history, news and events, how to join and bulletin board.
Troon @ Ayrshire Family History Society - Provides membership details and online subscription, publications for sale, Dreghorn Poor Relief (a database of applications made from March 1872 to December 1876) and details of monthly meetings.
Dunning Parish Historical Society - Includes membership details, event calendar, members pages and resource links.
Central Scotland Family History Society - Presents information regarding the society, constitution, membership, newsletter, syllabus, events page and publications.
Alloway and Southern Ayrshire Family History Society - Includes membership details, contact information and a programme of upcoming events.
Largs and North Ayrshire Family History Society - Covers society information and activities, library holdings and syllabus.
Scots Ancestry Research Society - Edinburgh based group offering a research service for those wishing to trace their Scottish roots. Lists services offered, costs, FAQ's and contact details.
Aberdeen & North-East Scotland Family History Society - Providing details of membership, meetings, journals, publications, principal projects, Aberdeen parishes and maps and resource links including member's pages.
Fife Family History Society - Offering details of the society, memberships, publications, room facilities and opening hours, maps and local information.
Shetland Family History Society - Providing membership details, research hints, meetings and events, publications for sale and links to relevant sites.
Highland Family History Society - Helps and advises members wishing to trace their roots back to the Highlands.
East Ayrshire Family History Society - The aims of this society are to promote family history research in this area, and to assist those members of the Society whose ancestors came from this area.
Isle of Arran Family History Society - To promote the study of family history on the island.
Tay Valley Family History Society - Aims to promote the study of family history and genealogy throughout the Tay Valley, which includes the former counties of Angus, Fife, Kinross and Perthshire.
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