This is a new edition of the bestselling guide to this increasingly popular pursuit Scotland has the best-maintained records & facilities of any country in the world for undertaking family research & now that the National Archives of Scotland are available online they can be consulted by anyone from whatever country Tracing Your Scottish Ancestors is the National Archives' official guide & is written in an accessible style from the unique perspective of a custodian of the records It details all the latest internet developments including a chapter on family history on the web It also points to more traditional resources explaining step by step how to research records of births marriages & wills