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== Museums ==
== Museums ==
 
'''Museum of Edinburgh'''<br>142-146 Canongate<br>Edinburgh EH8 8DD UK<br><br>Telephone: 0131 529 4143<br>
'''Museum of Edinburgh'''<br>142-146 Canongate<br>Edinburgh EH8 8DD UK<br>Telephone: 0131 529 4143<br>
Email: [mailto:museumsandgalleries@edinburgh.gov.uk museumsandgalleries@edinburgh.gov.uk]<br>[https://www.edinburghmuseums.org.uk/venue/museum-edinburgh Website]<br>[https://www.facebook.com/museumofedinburgh/ Facebook]
Email: [mailto:museumsandgalleries@edinburgh.gov.uk museumsandgalleries@edinburgh.gov.uk]<br>Website: [https://www.edinburghmuseums.org.uk/venue/museum-edinburgh Museum of Edinburgh]<br>
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Website #2: [https://www.facebook.com/museumofedinburgh/ Museum of Edinburgh]
'''National Mining Museum'''<br>Lady Victoria Colliery<br>Newtongrange EH22 4QN UK<br><br>Telephone: 0131 663 7519<br>
 
Email: [mailto:enquiries@nationalminingmuseum.com enquiries@nationalminingmuseum.com]<br>[https://nationalminingmuseum.com/ Website]
'''National Mining Museum'''<br>Lady Victoria Colliery<br>Newtongrange EH22 4QN UK<br>Telephone: 0131 663 7519<br>
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Email: [mailto:enquiries@nationalminingmuseum.com enquiries@nationalminingmuseum.com]<br>Website: [https://nationalminingmuseum.com/ National Mining Museum]
'''National Museum of Scotland'''<br>Chambers Street<br>Edinburgh EH1 1JF UK<br><br>Telephone: 0300 123 6789<br>
 
Email: [mailto:info@nms.ac.uk info@nms.ac.uk]<br>[https://www.nms.ac.uk/national-museum-of-scotland/ National Website]<br>
'''National Museum of Scotland'''<br>Chambers Street<br>Edinburgh EH1 1JF UK<br>Telephone: 0300 123 6789<br>
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Email: [mailto:info@nms.ac.uk info@nms.ac.uk]<br>Website: [https://www.nms.ac.uk/national-museum-of-scotland/ National Museum of Scotland]<br>
'''The People's Story Museum'''<br>163 Canongate<br>Royal Mile<br>Edinburgh EH8 8BN UK<br><br>Telephone: 0131 529 4057<br>
Website #2: [https://www.visitscotland.com/info/see-do/national-museum-of-scotland-p246591 National Museum of Scotland]
Email: [mailto:museumsandgalleries@edinburgh.gov.uk museumsandgalleries@edinburgh.gov.uk]<br>[https://www.edinburghmuseums.org.uk/venue/peoples-story-museum The Website]
 
==Register Offices==
'''The People's Story Museum'''<br>163 Canongate<br>Royal Mile<br>Edinburgh EH8 8BN UK<br>Telephone: 0131 529 4057<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.
Email: [mailto:museumsandgalleries@edinburgh.gov.uk museumsandgalleries@edinburgh.gov.uk]<br>Website: [https://www.edinburghmuseums.org.uk/venue/peoples-story-museum The People's Story Museum]
 
For a list of Midlothian museums, go to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_museums_in_Scotland List of museums in Scotland] in Wikipedia.  Scroll down to Edinburgh and Midlothian.  The parishes in historic Midlothian are listed in the [https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/Midlothian_(Edinburghshire),_Scotland_Genealogy#Parishes FamilySearch Research Wiki].


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