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Who Pays the Piper? Wills and Testaments of Scottish Musicians 1513-1800 / 9 a.m. EST
Presenter: Robert Urquhart, a retired archivist from Fife.
Family historians sometimes think wills and testaments were only made by the wealthy, but many were registered in Scottish courts for people of “small estate,” including pipers and other musicians. This presentation uses examples to explain will and testament terminology and to show how these records reveal details of the lives and families of pipers, drummers, trumpeters, minstrels, and others.
“It All Started with Some Buttons… Looking for a Stewart Piper” / 10 a.m. EST
Presenter: Susan Reany Iskra, a keen genealogist from Dryden
While visiting family in England some years ago, Susan Reany Iskra was shown a set of buttons and told of a connection to a Stewart piper at Drummond Castle. These buttons were the starting point for a research journey that Susan will share in her presentation, covering her search, the processes she used, the resources she consulted, and what she learned about this piper in 19th-century Scotland.