MATHER ENCOURAGES USE OF SCOTTISH HISTORY RESOURCE

Jim Mather Argyll & Bute MSP, welcomes the new online portal
which raises the profile of Scotland's history both at home and abroad.
Scotland's History Online is freely available enabling pupils, teachers
and the wider public to access a wealth of information about Scotland's
past. With more than 200 topics that include links to over 1,000 other
online sources and a wide range of interactive supporting materials
including games, video clips, photos, illustrations, maps, downloads and
archive materials. The resource is structured by time periods: Early
People (Prehistoric); Caledonians, Picts, Britons and Romans (Ancient);
Wars of Independence (Medieval); Medieval life (Medieval); Renaissance,
Mary Queen of Scots and the Reformation (Early Modern); Union of the
Crowns to Union of Parliaments (Early Modern); Jacobites, the Clearances
and Enlightenment (Early Modern); Making of Industrial and urban
Scotland (Modern); and Scotland in the 20th and 21st centuries (Modern.)
www.Itscotland.org.uk/scotlandshistory

Jim Mather said:

"This is an exciting site and well worth viewing. My colleague,
Cabinet Secretary for Education and Lifelong Learning, Fiona Hyslop, is
to be congratulated on initiating this innovative resource and, judging
by the feed-back I have received, it is already a hit, proving to be
fascinating piece of work, it will grow and become wonderfully
addictive.

During the Year of Homecoming and beyond Scotland's History
Online will stimulate interest in our past, present and future. This
site is an outstanding resource for pupils and teachers (integrated to
the new Curriculum for Excellence), it will also help inform all Scots -
at home and abroad - and everyone who shares an interest in learning
about our country."