Tag: Peter McCorkindale

Trove Discoveries: The Skirl o’ Pipes

3 August, 2018

Many years ago, I found occasional references to my great-uncle Peter McCorkindale on microfilmed newspapers. It was apparent that he regularly “smashed” the competition at various Highland Games. While I’d written a blog post about the McCorkindale pipers a long time ago, I’ve recently found even more on Trove. That’s what happens when I putter … More Trove Discoveries: The Skirl o’ Pipes

Beyond the Internet: Week 39 Funeral directors’ registers

29 September, 2012

This is Week 39 in my Beyond the Internet series in which I explore the sources of information beyond our computer screens and the topic is Funeral Directors’ Registers. While it’s fairly automatic for us as genealogists to look for monumental inscriptions, or even just gravestones, funeral directors’ records are a less used resource. My suspicion is that … More Beyond the Internet: Week 39 Funeral directors’ registers