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Archives[edit | edit source]

Ayrshire Archives
Ayrshire Archives HQ
Watson Peat Building
Auchincruive, Ayr KA6 5HW UK
Telephone: 01292 521819
Email: archives@south-ayrshire.gov.uk
Website: Ayrshire Archives

Ayrshire Archives is the local authority archive service for South Ayrshire Council, East Ayrshire Council, and North Ayrshire Council. The Ayrshire Archives Service was established in 1996 by the three Ayrshire councils to preserve and make accessible Ayrshire’s documentary heritage. The archive service looks after and provides access to records of historical importance belonging to the three local authorities and their predecessors, as well as private records that relate to the historical development of Ayrshire and Arran. Ayrshire Archives covers the whole of Ayrshire including the Cumbraes and Arran and our collections are located at various repositories across Ayrshire.

East Ayrshire Archives
Burns Monument Centre
Kay Park
Kilmarnock KA3 7RU UK
Telephone: 01563 576695/576696
Email: info@burnsmonumentcentre.co.uk
Website: East Ayrshire Archives

North Ayrshire Archives
The Heritage Centre
Manse Street
Saltcoats KA21 5AA UK
Telephone: 01294 464174
Email: naheritage@north-ayrshire.gov.uk
Website: North Ayrshire Archives

Libraries[edit | edit source]

Museums[edit | edit source]

Dick Institute
Elmbank Ave
Kilmarnock KA1 3BU UK
Telephone: 01563 554300
Email: boxoffice@east-ayrshire.gov.uk
Website: Dick Institute
Website #2: Dick Institute

Largs Museum
Kirkgate House
Manse Ct
Largs KA30 8AW UK
Telephone: 01475 687081
Email: lauracurrie@fastmail.fm
Website: Largs Museum
Website #2: Largs Museum

McKechnie Institute
Dalrymple St
Girvan KA26 9AE UK
Telephone: 01465 713643
Email: Keir.Murray@south-ayrshire.gov.uk
Email #2: rozelle.house@south-ayrshire.gov.uk
Website: McKechnie Institute

Museum of Ayrshire Country Life and Costume
1 Dalry Rd
Kilwinning KA13 6PL UK
Telephone: 01294 552448
Email: admin@dalgarvenmill.org.uk
Website: Museum of Ayrshire Country Life and Costume

North Ayrshire Heritage Centre
12 Manse St
Saltcoats KA21 5AA UK
Telephone: 01294 464174
Email: naheritage@north-ayrshire.gov.uk
Website: North Ayrshire Heritage Centre

Robert Burns Birthplace Museum
Murdoch's Lone
Alloway, Ayr KA7 4PQ UK
Telephone: 01292 443700
Email: burns@nts.org.uk
Website: Robert Burns Birthplace Museum

West Kilbride Museum
West Kilbride Village Hall
1 Arthur Street
West Kilbride KA23 9EN UK
Telephone: 01924 824867
Email: admin@westkilbridemuseum.org.uk
Website: West Kilbride Museum

For a list of Ayrshire museums, go to List of museums in Scotland in Wikipedia. Scroll down to East Ayrshire, North Ayrshire, and South Ayrshire. The parishes in historic Ayrshire are listed in the FamilySearch Research Wiki.