Alloway and Southern Ayrshire Family History Society

For those who spoke with me at the recent workshop meeting about the site for The Master Genealogist (TMG-UK) software, the location for the information about the UK edition is at this link. You may miss the link to the UK version from their home page and I recommend you don't start off by trying to use the US version.

You can download the 30-day trial of the UK edition from this link. This is a complete version that can be activated by purchasing the full serial number without having to download the software again. Looking at the contents of the boxed version relative to the download version, I would suggest getting Terry Reigel's Primer for TMG instead, as I think this would be of more use to new users.

If you would like to contact me about this, please use the "Contact" button above, and select "Webmaster" in the drop-down box. If there are sufficient people who would like to buy TMG, I'll see if I can get a discount for a bulk purchase...

John Weston

Are you planning a visit to your ancestral home in Southern Ayrshire in 2009 to participate in the "Homecoming Scotland" event? How about letting us help you to make the most of your visit? We will gladly try to locate places, graves etc. and supply directions to maximise your research here. Just click on the "Contact" button above, select "Subject - Research" and ask your question. (Sorry, we can't help with accommodation, but try the Ayrshire Scotland or similar websites.)

If you have the chance, please join us at any of our monthly meetings - we'd love to meet you. Please see our "Events" section for the programme.

Please note that requests for research, from people unable to visit our area personally, can only be undertaken for ASAFHS members. We have seen a dramatic increase in research requests from non-members via this site so please make sure you have sent in your membership application and have received your membership number before making a request.

This service is provided on a "best efforts" basis by local members, co-ordinated by our Research Officer. The only charges you will see are those to cover out-of-pocket expenses, with no charge for the time they take. You may care to express your appreciation of this service by a personal donation to the club funds, sent to the Research Officer.

This is an example of what can be written here, including pictures.

This section of our website will contain Meeting and Visit reports, Activity news, Pictures, - in fact, anything that may be of interest to the society members, provided by named individuals.

Initially, this will be managed centrally, with society members sending contributions via e-mail to the webmaster. Eventually, it is intended to give direct access to those who create the content, once they have been shown how to use a "Blog"...

JohnW