Scotland Archives and Libraries

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 * 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.

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

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.

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 .)

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.

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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

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.


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