{"id":2082,"date":"2020-12-10T09:51:58","date_gmt":"2020-12-10T09:51:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/archaeologyscotland.org.uk\/heritage-resources-portal\/?p=2082"},"modified":"2025-04-07T16:03:19","modified_gmt":"2025-04-07T15:03:19","slug":"nrs-adult-learning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.archaeologyscotland.org.uk\/heritage-resources-portal\/2020\/12\/10\/nrs-adult-learning\/","title":{"rendered":"Adult Learning at the National Records of Scotland (NRS)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Find events, talks, courses and online resources.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nrscotland.gov.uk\/learning-and-events\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> Learning section of the NRS website <\/a><\/strong>promotes the use and understanding&nbsp;of archives by learners of all ages and stages of learning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Features<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Find out more about a range of subjects based on research in our record collections in&nbsp;the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nrscotland.gov.uk\/learning-and-events\/\"><strong>features&nbsp;and articles<\/strong><\/a> section. There is a special series which commemorates the centenary of the&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nrscotland.gov.uk\/learning-and-events\/first-world-war\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">First World War<\/a><\/strong> and on our records related to slavery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Palaeography<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Palaeography is the study of older forms of handwriting. It is important for anyone who wants to read historical records written in Scotland before the 19th century. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk\/scottish-handwriting\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ScottishHandwriting.com<\/a>&nbsp;<\/strong>offers practical tuition in palaeography for historians, genealogists and other researchers who have problems reading manuscript historical records written in Scotland in the 16th, 17th and 18th centuries<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nrscotland.gov.uk\/publications\/scottish-handwriting-1500-1700-a-self-help-pack\/\"><strong>&#8216;Scottish Handwriting 1500-1700&#8217;<\/strong><\/a> a self-help pack published\u00a0jointly with the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/scottishrecordsassociation.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Scottish Records Association<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0which can be purchased\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk\/shop\"><strong>from the Scotland&#8217;s People shop<\/strong><\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Publications<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We have been making the archives of Scotland available through our publications since the early 19th century. Whether you are studying history or reading it purely for your own pleasure, our range of&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nrscotland.gov.uk\/publications\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">publications<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;can help bring the past alive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Talks and visits<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Would you like to visit NRS or hear a talk by a member of staff? Find out how to organise or participate in&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nrscotland.gov.uk\/learning-and-events\/about-our-events-talks-and-visits\/#\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">events, talks and visits<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nrscotland.gov.uk\/media\/ryhae3cc\/national-records-of-scotland-strategy-2024-2029.pdf\">NRS Strategy<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We set out to connect and engage everyone with Scotland&#8217;s history, heritage and culture. Together we can learn about and be inspired by Scotland&#8217;s people, places and history and inform present and future generations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Further Resources<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nrscotland.gov.uk\/learning-and-events\/services-for-schools\/#\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Services for Schools<\/a> <\/strong>has educational resources and workshops aimed at primary and secondary schools.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nrscotland.gov.uk\/contact-us\/\">If you have any questions, contact the Outreach and Learning team here.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Featured image: Photograph of Peter &#8211; alias John Porter, a prisoner in Barlinnie Prison, Glasgow, 23 March 1883. Crown copyright, National Records of Scotland, HH21\/70\/97\/11\/D<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"486\" height=\"139\" src=\"https:\/\/www.archaeologyscotland.org.uk\/heritage-resources-portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/NRS_logo_English_RGB_72dpi.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2124\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.archaeologyscotland.org.uk\/heritage-resources-portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/NRS_logo_English_RGB_72dpi.jpg 486w, https:\/\/www.archaeologyscotland.org.uk\/heritage-resources-portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/NRS_logo_English_RGB_72dpi-300x86.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 486px) 100vw, 486px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"block-5cf1d489-a1ed-49a2-9a6b-f1da95ff25a6\">Outreach and Learning Services | National Records of Scotland | General Register House | 2 Princes Street | Edinburgh | Scotland | EH1 3YY | w: <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nrscotland.gov.uk\/research\/learning\" target=\"_blank\">www.nrscotland.gov.uk\/research\/learning <\/a>| Twitter: <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NatRecordsScot?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor\" target=\"_blank\">@NatRecordsScot<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"block-d190ee35-712e-438c-a2c9-822f43dbc7c0\">The Heritage Resources Portal is an&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/archaeologyscotland.org.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\">Archaeology Scotland&nbsp;<\/a>initiative.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\" id=\"block-aa346883-11b4-41ce-b57b-21282b9ab9d4\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/archaeologyscotland.org.uk\/heritage-resources-portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/11\/AS-Typography-RGB-300x107.jpg\" alt=\"This image has an empty alt attribute; 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