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The Green Entrance Hall, National Library of Scotland Archives collect and preserve original documents of organizations such as churches or governments. Libraries generally collect published sources such as books, maps, and microfilm. 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 FamilySearch Library may have microfilmed and/or digitized copies of them. Archives Scottish Archive Network Scottish Archive Network. Thorough alphabetical listing of archives throughout Scotland. Scotlands People ($) ScotlandsPeople is one of the largest online sources of original genealogical information. Scotlands People is the official research service of the National Records of Scotland. If you are researching UK genealogy, your Scottish ancestry or building your Scottish family tree, there are almost 90 million records to look through. Indexes are free. There is a reasonable fee to see full records. National Records of Scotland National Records of Scotland H M General Register House 2 Princes Street Edinburgh EH1 3YY Scotland Tel: +44(0)131 535 1314 E-mail: historical_enquiries@nrscotland.gov.uk Website Family History Guide Researching Online National Records of Scotland online catalogue Scottish Documents Scottish Documents The National Archives of Scotland (NAS) uses the Scottish Documents website to carry out testing for online access to digital images of historical records. The service is currently limited to certain archives in Scotland and to designated Church of Scotland officials. The National Archives of the UK The National Archives Ruskin Avenue, Kew Richmond, Surrey TW9 4DU England Internet: Website This office collects records of the British government (such as parliamentary papers) and law courts from 1086 to the present. It is in England but has many Scottish records. You need a reader’s ticket to use its collection. A guide to this repository is: 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 942 A5p no. 19 1990.) Regional, District, and Cultural Archives Regional and district archives collect records about the areas they cover. These archives have valuable records to help you in your search for your ancestors. To find a full list of Scotland Archives and association with their addresses, go to the website of the Scottish Archive Network. Aberdeen City & Aberdeenshire Archives Angus Archives; Angus Archives and Libraries Argylle & Bute Council Archives Ayrshire Archives Clackmannanshire Archives Dumfries & Galloway Council Archives / Online Historical Indexes Dundee City Archives East Dunbartonshire Archives Services East Lothian Council Library Services and Archives Edinburgh City Archives East Renfrewshire Council Archives Falkirk Council Archives Glasgow City Archives Heriot-Watt University Archives Highland Archive: Lochaber Archive Highland Archive: North Highland Archive Midlothian Council Archives North Lanarkshire Archive Orkney Library and Archives Perth and Kinross Council Archive Scotland Catholic Archives Scottish Jewish Archive Center Scottish Life Archive Shetland Archives Strathclyde University Archives and Special Collections West Lothian Council Archives Scottish Catholic Archives Scottish Catholic Archives (moving to new address on Orr Street April 2023) Columba House 16 Drummond Place Edinburgh EH3 6PL, Scotland Telephone: +44(0) 131 556 3661 Email: archivists@scottishcatholicarchives.org.uk Website Libraries National Library of Scotland National Library of Scotland Department of Manuscripts George IV Bridge Edinburgh EH1 1EW Scotland Internet: Website NLS Internet Archive NLS eResources National Library of Scotland, Edinburgh This library houses manuscript material relating to Scotland, such as: Historical documents Family papers Archives of organizations A reader’s ticket is required. Scottish Genealogy Society Library The Scottish Genealogy Society Library and Research Centre Scottish Genealogy Society 15 Victoria Terrace Edinburgh EH1 2JL Scotland Phone:0131 220 3677 E-mail: editor@scotsgenealogy.com Website "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" University Libraries University libraries house: Family papers Estate records Other historical Material Genealogical material Three main university libraries are: Aberdeen University Library Manuscripts and Archive Section King’s College Aberdeen AB9 2UB Scotland Website University of Edinburgh Library George Square Edinburgh EH8 9LJ Scotland Website University of Glasgow Archives The University Glasgow G12 8QQ Scotland Website Local 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 histories City directories Maps Newspapers Family histories Parish registers Museums National Museum of Scotland Chambers Street Edinburgh, EH1 1JF Scotland Phone: 0300 123 6789 Record Offices The Registrar General General Search Unit New Register House 3 West Register street Edinburgh EH1 3YT Scotland Website This office's collection contains: Records of births Marriages Deaths from 1855 to the present Census Old Parochial Registers.