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Kinross-shire

Archives and Libraries

For a list of archives and libraries on the national level, go to the Scotland Archives and Libraries page.

The majority of historic Perthshire lies in Perth and Kinross.
The exceptions are the southwestern part that is now in the Stirling council area and a few parishes that are now in Clackmannanshire.
Perth and Kinross also contains some areas that were not historically in Perthshire, such as Kinross-shire.
Perthshire still exists as a registration county.

Archive[edit | edit source]

Perth and Kinross Council Archive
A K Bell Library
York Place
Perth PH2 8EP UK

Telephone: 01738 477022
Email: archives@pkc.gov.uk
Website Family History Collections

The aim of Perth & Kinross Archive is to select, preserve, and make available to the highest standards, the records of Perth & Kinross Council and its predecessors, and those of local individuals, estates, businesses, and organisations.

Library[edit | edit source]

Perth and Kinross Libraries

Museum[edit | edit source]

Michael Bruce Museum
Rose Cottage
The Cobbles
Kinnesswood
Kinross KY13 9HL UK
Website: Michael Bruce Museum

For a list of Kinross-shire museums, go to List of museums in Scotland in Wikipedia. Scroll down to the list for Perth & Kinross. The parishes in historic Kinross-shire are listed in the FamilySearch Research Wiki.

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 *Perth and Kinross also contains '''some areas that were not historically in Perthshire, such as Kinross-shire'''.
 *'''Perthshire''' still exists as a registration county.
-== Archives ==
+== Archive ==
 '''Perth and Kinross Council Archive'''<br>A K Bell Library<br>York Place<br>Perth PH2 8EP UK<br><br>Telephone: 01738 477022<br>
-Email: [mailto:archives@pkc.gov.uk archives@pkc.gov.uk]<br>[http://www.culturepk.org.uk/archive-local-family-history/ Website]<br>
+Email: [mailto:archives@pkc.gov.uk archives@pkc.gov.uk]<br>[http://www.culturepk.org.uk/archive-local-family-history/ Website]
 [https://www.culturepk.org.uk/museums-galleries/collections/family-history-collections/ Family History Collections]
 :The aim of Perth & Kinross Archive is to select, preserve, and make available to the highest standards, the records of Perth & Kinross Council and its predecessors, and those of local individuals, estates, businesses, and organisations.
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 *[https://www.culturepk.org.uk/your-local-library/ '''Perth and Kinross Libraries''']
-== Museums==
+== Museum ==
-*[https://www.culturepk.org.uk/museums-galleries/ '''Perth and Kinross Museums''']
-==Register Offices==
+'''Michael Bruce Museum'''<br>Rose Cottage<br>The Cobbles<br>Kinnesswood<br>Kinross KY13 9HL UK<br>
-At [https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/ '''ScotlandsPeople'''] one can search the indexes and obtain a digital copy of the record for a small fee within minutes. However, sometimes additional help is available from local registrars. For example, proof of death and close family relationship can make more recent records available that would otherwise be restricted by privacy laws.
+Website: [http://www.scottishmuseums.org.uk/scottish-museums/the-michael-bruce-cottage-museum.html Michael Bruce Museum]
-<br>
-<br>
+For a list of Kinross-shire museums, go to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_museums_in_Scotland List of museums in Scotland] in Wikipedia.  Scroll down to the list for Perth & Kinross.  The parishes in historic Kinross-shire are listed in the [https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/Kinross-shire,_Scotland_Genealogy#Parishes FamilySearch Research Wiki].
-*[https://www.pkc.gov.uk/article/15031/Registration-offices '''Perth and Kinross Registration Offices''']
-*[https://www.pkc.gov.uk/article/15005/Copies-of-certificates-births-deaths-marriages-and-civil-partnerships '''Copies of certificates - births, deaths, marriages and civil partnerships''']
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