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|[[Image:National Library of Scotland - geograph.org.uk - 612101.jpg|thumb|right|350x250px|National Library of Scotland - geograph.org.uk - 612101.jpg|<center>The Green Entrance Hall, National Library of Scotland</center>]] | |[[Image:National Library of Scotland - geograph.org.uk - 612101.jpg|thumb|right|350x250px|National Library of Scotland - geograph.org.uk - 612101.jpg|<center>The Green Entrance Hall, National Library of Scotland</center>]] | ||
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*'''If you plan to visit a repository, contact them''' and ask for information about their collection, hours, services, and fees. Ask if they require you to have a reader’s ticket (a paper indicating you are a responsible researcher) to view the records, and ask how to obtain one. | *'''If you plan to visit a repository, contact them''' and ask for information about their collection, hours, services, and fees. Ask if they require you to have a reader’s ticket (a paper indicating you are a responsible researcher) to view the records, and ask how to obtain one. | ||
*Although the records you need may be in an archive or library, the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog '''FamilySearch Library'''] may have microfilmed and/or digitized copies of them. | *Although the records you need may be in an archive or library, the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog '''FamilySearch Library'''] may have microfilmed and/or digitized copies of them. | ||
==Archives== | ==Archives== | ||
'''National Records of Scotland'''<br>H M General Register House <br>2 Princes Street <br>Edinburgh EH1 3YY <br>Scotland<br><br>Tel: +44(0)131 535 1314<br>Email: historical_enquiries@nrscotland.gov.uk<br>[https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/research/family-history Family History Guide]<br>[https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/research/researching-online Researching Online]<br>[https://catalogue.nrscotland.gov.uk/nrsonlinecatalogue/search.aspx Online Catalogue] | |||
[ | *[https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/advanced-search '''ScotlandsPeople ($)'''] is the official research service of the National Records of Scotland. Indexes are free for statutory registers of births, marriages, and deaths; Old Parochial Registers; Catholic church records; and other church records. After locating a record in the index, the image of the record can be viewed for a small fee. Copies of records can be printed for an additional fee. | ||
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'''The National Archives'''<br>Ruskin Avenue, Kew<br>Richmond, Surrey TW9 4DU<br>England<br> <br>[http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ Website] <br> | |||
[https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/advanced-search '''ScotlandsPeople'''] | :'''A guide to this repository is:'''<br> Bevan, Amanda, and Andrea Duncan. ''Tracing Your Ancestors in the Public Record Office''. 4th. ed. London, England: Her Majesty’s Stationery Office, 1990. (FamilySearch Library book {{FSC|823901|title-id|disp=942 A5p no. 19 1990}}.) [https://www.worldcat.org/title/44594304 WorldCat] | ||
===Regional, District, and Cultural Archives=== | |||
To find a full list of Scotland Archives with their addresses, go to the website of the [http://www.scan.org.uk/directory/contactdetails.htm '''Scottish Archive Network''']. | |||
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'''Scottish Catholic Archives'''<br> | '''Scottish Catholic Archives'''<br> | ||
(moving to new address on Orr Street April 2023)<br> | (moving to new address on Orr Street April 2023)<br> | ||
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Telephone: +44(0) 131 556 3661<br> | Telephone: +44(0) 131 556 3661<br> | ||
Email: archivists@scottishcatholicarchives.org.uk | Email: archivists@scottishcatholicarchives.org.uk<br> | ||
[http://www.scottishcatholicarchives.org.uk Website] | [http://www.scottishcatholicarchives.org.uk Website] | ||
=Libraries= | =Libraries= | ||
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'''National Library of Scotland'''<br>George IV Bridge<br>Edinburgh EH1 1EW<br>Scotland<br><br>Phone: 0131 623 3700<br> [http://www.nls.uk/ Website]<br>[https://archive.org/details/nationallibraryofscotland Collections]<br> | |||
[https://www.worldcat.org/title/44594304 An introduction to Scottish family history]<br> | |||
[https://auth.nls.uk/eresources/browse/category/123 Online Resources: Browse by category - Family History ] | |||
:The George IV Bridge Building is the National Library of Scotland's main public building, where you will find reading rooms, the Visitor Centre, exhibition and events areas, Readers' Registration and the shop. | |||
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[[Image:National Library of Scotland, Edinburgh.JPG|thumb|left|<center>National Library of Scotland, Edinburgh</center>]] | |||
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'''National Library of Scotland'''<br> | |||
Causewayside Building<br> | |||
33 Salisbury Place<br> | |||
Edinburgh<br> | |||
EH9 1SL<br> | |||
Scotland<br> | |||
:The Maps Reading Room is in the Causewayside Building. | |||
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'''Postal Address:'''<br> | |||
National Library of Scotland<br> | |||
92 Cowgate<br> | |||
Edinburgh<br> | |||
EH1 1JN<br> | |||
Scotland<br> | |||
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'''The Scottish Genealogy Society Library and Research Centre''' <br> | '''The Scottish Genealogy Society Library and Research Centre''' <br> | ||
Scottish Genealogy Society<br> | Scottish Genealogy Society<br> | ||
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Phone:0131 220 3677<br> | Phone:0131 220 3677<br> | ||
Email: editor@scotsgenealogy.com<br> | |||
[http://www.scotsgenealogy.com/Library.aspx '''Website'''] | [http://www.scotsgenealogy.com/Library.aspx '''Website'''] | ||
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*Censuses - a large collection of originals in microfilm, and indexes and transcriptions in print | *Censuses - a large collection of originals in microfilm, and indexes and transcriptions in print | ||
*Journals from all major Scottish family history societies and some from abroad | *Journals from all major Scottish family history societies and some from abroad | ||
*Internet access including a world subscription to | *Internet access including a world subscription to Ancestry.com"<ref>Scottish Genealogy Society, http://www.scotsgenealogy.com/, accessed 12 September 2022.</ref> | ||
===University Libraries=== | ===University Libraries=== | ||
'''University libraries house:''' | |||
University libraries house: | |||
*Family papers | *Family papers | ||
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*Genealogical material | *Genealogical material | ||
Three main university libraries are: | '''Three main university libraries are:''' | ||
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'''Aberdeen University Library'''<br>Manuscripts and Archive Section<br>King’s College<br>Aberdeen AB9 2UB<br>Scotland<br>[https://www.abdn.ac.uk/library/ Website] | '''Aberdeen University Library'''<br>Manuscripts and Archive Section<br>King’s College<br>Aberdeen AB9 2UB<br>Scotland<br>[https://www.abdn.ac.uk/library/ Website] | ||
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'''University of Edinburgh Library'''<br>George Square<br>Edinburgh EH8 9LJ<br>Scotland<br>[https://www.ed.ac.uk/information-services/library-museum-gallery Website] | '''University of Edinburgh Library'''<br>George Square<br>Edinburgh EH8 9LJ<br>Scotland<br>[https://www.ed.ac.uk/information-services/library-museum-gallery Website] | ||
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'''University of Glasgow'''<br>Archives<br>The University<br>Glasgow G12 8QQ<br>Scotland<br>[https://www.gla.ac.uk/search/?query=library Libraries]<br>[https://www.gla.ac.uk/search/?query=archives Archives] | |||
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''' | ===Local Public Libraries=== | ||
[https://www.mygov.scot/public-libraries '''Find your nearest library''']<br> | |||
Local history library staff collect and write histories of the people and places in their locale. Some libraries collect completed indexes and published materials from the local family history societies. <br> | |||
'''Public libraries collect many published sources such as: ''' | |||
*Local histories | *Local histories | ||
*City directories | *City directories | ||
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*Family histories | *Family histories | ||
*Parish registers | *Parish registers | ||
==Museums== | ==Museums== | ||
'''National Museums Scotland'''<br>Chambers Street<br>Edinburgh, EH1 1JF<br>Scotland<br><br>Phone: 0300 123 6789<br> | |||
[https://www.nms.ac.uk/ Website] | |||
==Record Offices== | ==Record Offices== | ||
'''The Registrar General<br>'''General Search Unit<br>New Register House<br>3 West Register street<br>Edinburgh EH1 3YT<br>Scotland<br>[https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/research/guides/birth-death-and-marriage-records/statutory-registers-of-births-deaths-and-marriages | [https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/advanced-search '''ScotlandsPeople ($)'''] should be checked first when searching for statutory records of births, marriages, and deaths; Old Parochial Registers; Catholic church records; and other church records. After locating a record in the index, the image of the record can be accessed for a fee. For earlier records, this is quicker than ordering from the Registrar General. | ||
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'''The Registrar General<br>'''General Search Unit<br>New Register House<br>3 West Register street<br>Edinburgh EH1 3YT<br>Scotland<br><br>Telephone: 0131 535 1314<br>Email: dataprotection@nrscotland.gov.uk<br>[https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/research/guides/birth-death-and-marriage-records/statutory-registers-of-births-deaths-and-marriages Statutory Registers of Births, Deaths and Marriages]<br>[https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/registration/how-to-order-an-official-extract-from-the-registers How to Order a Certificate] (Also Known as an Official Extract) | |||
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