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 Many places have more than one history. There are numerous published histories about Scottish parishes and towns. Many are available at the FamilySearch Library. Similar histories are often available at major public and university libraries and archives.
-The following three works include histories for each individual parish. The histories were written in the 1790s and early 1800s, usually by the minister of the parish:
+The following works include histories for each individual parish. The histories were written in the 1790s and early 1800s, usually by the minister of the parish:
-*Sinclair, John, ed. ''The Statistical Account of Scotland.'' Wakerfield, England: EP Publishing Limited, [197?]. (FS Library book {{FSC|941 B4sa|disp=941 B4sa}}; on 322 FS Library fiche beginning with {{FSC|6026527|film|disp=6026527}})
+*[http://edina.ac.uk/stat-acc-scot/ The Statistical Accounts of Scotland, 1791-1845] at Edina, University of Edinburgh. General information and background.
-*''The New Statistical Account of Scotland''. Edinburgh, Scotland: William Blackwood and Sons, 1845. (FamilySearch Library&nbsp;{{FSC|941 B4sa|disp=941 B4sa}} 2nd Series)
+*''The Statistical Account of Scotland, 1791-1799.'' Ed. by John Sinclair. Wakerfield, England: EP Publishing Limited, [197?]. {{FSC|941 B4sa|disp=FamilySearch Library books 941 B4sa}}; {{FSC|6026527|film|disp=FamilySearch Library films, 6026527-6026545}}(*) - images. '''''Online at:''''' [https://www.electricscotland.com/history/statistical/oldndx.htm Electric Scotland].
-*Mather, Alexander S., ed. ''The Third Statistical Account of Scotland.'' Glasgow, Scotland: Collins of Glasgow, 1987. (FamilySearch Library&nbsp;book {{FSC|941 B4sa|disp=941 B4sa}} 3rd Series)
+*''The New Statistical Account of Scotland, 1834-1845.'' Edinburgh, Scotland: William Blackwood and Sons, 1845. '''''Online at:''''' {{FSC|202128|item|disp=FamilySearch Digital Library, Vols. 1-15}}.
+*Mather, Alexander S., ed. ''The Third Statistical Account of Scotland.'' Glasgow, Scotland: Collins of Glasgow, 1987. {{FSC|941 B4sa|disp=FamilySearch Library books 941 B4sa}} - 3rd Series
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-The first and the new statistical accounts are also available online at [http://edina.ac.uk/stat-acc-scot/ Edina.ac.uk]. Under 'For non-subscribers,' click on 'Browse scanned pages.'&nbsp; Search for a place of interest in the parish pages then select either the first or the new statistical report.
+You can find local histories listed in the Place Search of the [https://www.familysearch.org/catalog-search FamilySearch Catalog] under SCOTLAND, [COUNTY], [PARISH] - HISTORY.
-You can find local histories listed in the&nbsp;Place Search of the [https://www.familysearch.org/catalog-search FamilySearch Catalog] under SCOTLAND, [COUNTY], [PARISH] - HISTORY.
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