Scotland’s first “Stolperstein” brass plaque was unveiled in Edinburgh on 24th November 2025 in memory of Jane Haining who gave her life helping Jewish people during the Holocaust.

The marriage of a Danish Prince to one of the late Queen’s cousins is among our new online records.

Dr Arthur Robert Smith, international rugby player and investment analyst, is amongst the records released this new year

The marriage of Prince Georg of Denmark and Viscountess Anson was one of 40,483 marriages in Scotland that year

The birth entry of the activist, policy adviser and lecturer is one of 104,137 from 1925 released to Scotland’s People

We've created a 'nice' list of Christmassy names in our records.

Records of the lives of Highlands and Islands crofters and cottars who fought for their rights more than 140 years ago are online for the first time.

Discover more about Highland and Island communities in the 1880s

This year marks Hibernian Football Club’s 150th anniversary. We trace the family trees of some of its iconic players.