Five years or so ago I discovered my link to Jessie McLachlan nèe McIntosh. I remember the discovery well; it all began with a wedding certificate. The wedding certificate between my ‘blood uncle’ and Jessie seemed straightforward enough, a typical document. I’d say nothing special, but we all know these seemingly simple documents mean a good deal to family historians. I do not know what happened that day which brought me to google her name, but somewhere between Celtic Women’s ‘I See Fire’ and ‘Tír na nÓg’ Jessie’s name was run through the search engine. Imagine my surprise when I …

My dissertation titled ‘The Square Mile of Murder 1857 – 1908: An Investigation into four high profile Glasgow murders: Social Class, Respectability and Public Interest’ has gained me a pass! I shall be attending my graduation on the 22nd of June in Dundee. I began studying history at The Open University, BA in History: Scottish History Pathway, of course, this was in conjunction with Dundee University. After gaining my BA I was still not satisfied, I needed the MLitt and Dundee University did not disappoint me. I would recommend the Family and Local History modules with CAIS to anyone interested: https://www.dundee.ac.uk/cais/modules-family-local-history  …