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| − | Shetland is an archipelago off the northeast coast of mainland Scotland.
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| − | The islands lie to the northeast of Orkney, 280 km from the Faroe Islands and form part of the division between the Atlantic Ocean to the west and the North Sea to the east. The total area is approximately 1,466 km² (566 sq. miles). Shetland constitutes one of the 32 council areas of Scotland. The islands' administrative centre and only burgh is Lerwick.
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| − | The largest island, known as "the Mainland," has an area of 967 km² (374 sq. miles), making it the third-largest Scottish island and the fifth-largest of the British Isles.
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| − | ==Register Offices==
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| − | The [http://www.shetland.gov.uk/atoz/#top Shetland Islands Council A-Z] gives contact details for the registration service.<br>
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| − | The Registrars Phone Contact Number is 01595 744562<br>
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| − | ==Links==
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| − | '''Library Service'''<br>
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| − | The [http://www.shetland-library.gov.uk/services.htm Shetland Library Pages] have a wealth of information for researchers interested in the area.<br>
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| − | '''Archives'''<br>
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| − | The [http://www.shetland.gov.uk/archives/ Shetland Archives] are relocating to new premises<br>
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| − | due to open in May 2007 the facilities hold many records from the fifteenth to the twentieth century <br>
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| − | '''Family History Society'''<br>
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| − | *[http://www.shetland-fhs.org.uk/ Shetland FHS]
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| − | '''Links'''
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| − | *[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~hughwallis/IGIBatchNumbers/CountyShetland.htm#PageTitle IGI Shetland]
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| − | *[http://bayanne.info/Shetland/ Shetland Family History Home Page]
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| − | ==Requests for Research and Photographs in this area==
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| − | Please read the [http://www.familytreeforum.com/wiki/index.php/Category:Research_Offers Terms and Conditions] before requesting a lookup.<br>
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| − | A list of members who have volunteered to do Research lookups or take photographs can be found in the [http://www.familytreeforum.com/research-offers/ Research Offers forum] or on the following pages in the Wiki:<br>
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| − | *[[Research Offers: Cemetery]]
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| − | *[[Research Offers: Photograph]]
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| − | *[[Research Offers: Probate]]
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| − | *[[Research Offers: Record Office/Archive]]
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| − | If any member wishes to offer to do lookups or take photographs in a particular location, please leave a message on our [http://www.familytreeforum.com/research-offers/73000-volunteers-needed-records-office-cemetery-lookups-photos.html Volunteers Needed thread].
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