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'''University of Glasgow'''<br>Archives<br>The University<br>Glasgow G12 8QQ<br>Scotland<br>Internet: [http://www.gla.ac.uk/ Website] | '''University of Glasgow'''<br>Archives<br>The University<br>Glasgow G12 8QQ<br>Scotland<br>Internet: [http://www.gla.ac.uk/ Website] | ||
===Public Libraries=== | ===Local Public Libraries=== | ||
[https://www.mygov.scot/public-libraries '''Find your nearest library'''] | [https://www.mygov.scot/public-libraries '''Find your nearest library'''] | ||
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. Public libraries collect many published sources such as: | 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. Public libraries collect many published sources such as: | ||
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*Family histories | *Family histories | ||
*Parish registers | *Parish registers | ||
===Scottish Genealogy Society Library=== | |||
[http://www.scotsgenealogy.com/Library.aspx Scottish Genealogy Society Library]<br> | |||
"Over the years the Society has built up a diverse, fascinating and unique collection of books and manuscripts including local histories, military, trades and profession lists, directories, Scots outwith Scotland, peerage and heraldry, school and university rolls and individual family histories. The Library also has: - | |||
*Monumental Inscriptions, burial, death and mortcloth records - the largest collection in Scotland | |||
*Old Parish Registers [ OPRs] with the orginal in microfilm for every parish in Scotland with OPR and IGI indexes | |||
*Over 4000 books and CDs on family history and related subjects | |||
*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 | |||
*Internet access including a world subscription to ancestry.com | |||
==Record Offices== | ==Record Offices== | ||