Stirlingshire Societies

Family history societies often publish helpful journals, transcripts, compiled genealogies and host helpful websites. They may have ongoing projects to transcribe records and create indexes. Most societies publish queries in their journals and maintain lists of members’ research interests that may be helpful to you. You may want to join one of these societies, reap the benefits of their expertise and resources, or support its efforts.

Addresses of the societies are for the most part where their meetings are held as they are by-and-large not brick-and-mortar institutions.

Regional Societies
Central Scotland Family History Society Smith Museum and Art Gallery Dumbarton Road Stirling FK8 2RQ UK Telephone: 01506 845385/01324 714413 Email: [mailto:georgepj@btinternet.com georgepj@btinternet.com] Email #2: [mailto:ianma1999@hotmail.com ianma1999@hotmail.com] Website: Central Scotland Family History Society


 * The Society was formed in 1990 to serve the needs of those interested in family history who lived in what was then the Central Region. This means that as well as the old counties of Clackmannanshire, Stirlingshire, and West Perthshire, the Society covers the parishes of Bo'ness and Carriden which were in West Lothian.

The Glasgow & West of Scotland Family History Society Unit 13 32 Mansfield Street Glasgow G11 5QP UK Telephone: 0141 339 8303 Email: [mailto:visitscotland@gwsfhs.org.uk visitscotland@gwsfhs.org.uk] Website: The Glasgow & West of Scotland Family History Society Website #2: The Glasgow & West of Scotland Family History Society


 * The society was founded in 1977 with the aim of promoting the study of family history, particularly for those whose family history has links with Glasgow and the west of Scotland. The counties included are Argyll, Ayr, Bute, Dunbarton, Lanark, Renfrew, and Stirling.

Local Societies
Baldernock Local History Group Baldernock Church Hall Glenorchard Road Balmore Torrance, East Dunbartonshire G64 4AJ UK Telephone: 07855 111836 Email: [mailto:blhg@baldernock.org.uk blhg@baldernock.org.uk] Website: Baldernock Local History Group


 * Baldernock Local History Group was formed in 2013 to explore, understand, and inform about the history of Baldernock parish, a small rural parish between Milngavie and Torrance on the northern outskirts of Glasgow. Baldernock has a rich agricultural legacy as well as extensive remains of mining for limestone, coal, ironstone, and fireclay, and widespread evidence of 18th and 19th century lime burning.

Balfron Heritage Group Balfron Library 71 Buchanan St Balfron, Glasgow G63 0TW UK Email: [mailto:info@balfronheritage.org.uk info@balfronheritage.org.uk] Website: Balfron Heritage Group


 * The objectives of the Group shall be to promote the benefits of the community of Balfron. In particular by promoting a general interest in the community in the origins, geography, natural and social history, and environmental well-being of the area known as the Parish of Balfron, by presenting information on these matters in such a way as to advance the education of the community itself and, by the positive attraction of tourism, the wider public.

Campsie Local History Group Tom Johnston House Civic Way Kirkintilloch, Glasgow G66 4TJ UK Email: [mailto:campsielhg@gmail.com campsielhg@gmail.com] Facebook: Campsie Local History Group


 * The aim of the group is to foster and develop an interest in local history, to collate, record, and preserve all information of historical interest to the Parish, and to form a database and make it readily available to a wider public.

Denny & Dunipace Heritage Society Heritage Rooms 13 Milton Row Dunipace FK6 6ND UK Email: [mailto:heritage@dennydunipaceheritage.org heritage@dennydunipaceheritage.org] Website: Denny & Dunipace Heritage Society


 * The Society aims to promote and preserve the history and environment of the area by collecting, recording, and storing artefacts relating to this history, for the benefit of future generations of the Denny and Dunipace area, thereby making the heritage of our area interesting and accessible to all.

Drymen and District Local History Society Drymen Village Hall 3 Main Street Drymen, Glasgow G63 0BP UK Email: [mailto:secretary@drymen-history.org.uk secretary@drymen-history.org.uk] Website: Drymen and District Local History Society


 * The aims and activities of the Society include organising a regular series of winter lectures on topics of historical interest with particular emphasis on the Drymen area; the collection of historical material including books, maps, and photographs relating to Drymen and the immediate area, to be kept in Drymen Library in a special collection; to carry out research on topics relevant to the history of Drymen and district and to prepare reports to be included in the above collection; to undertake an oral history programme based on interviewing older members of the community; and the long-term aim of publishing a booklet on local history.

Falkirk Local History Society Falkirk Trinity Church Manse Pl Falkirk FK1 1JN UK Email: [mailto:flhs.secretary@yahoo.co.uk flhs.secretary@yahoo.co.uk] Website: Falkirk Local History Society


 * The Society was formed in 1981 to provide a forum for people with an interest in the history of the Falkirk area, that is what used to be called East Stirlingshire.

Gartmore Heritage Society Telephone: 01877 382418 Email: [mailto:maggie@theappleorchard.plus.com maggie@theappleorchard.plus.com] Website: Gartmore Heritage Society

Milngavie & Bearsden Historical Society Bearsden Hub Lesser Hall 66 Drymen Road Bearsden, East Dunbartonshire G61 3QT UK Email: [mailto:enquiries@mbhistorical.org enquiries@mbhistorical.org] Website: Milngavie & Bearsden Historical Society


 * In recent years the activities have been limited to monthly talks on a wide variety of topics from October to March each year and excursions to sites of historic interest in the summer months.

Stirling Local History Society Smith Museum and Art Gallery 40 Albert Pl Stirling FK8 2RQ UK Email: [mailto:enquire@stirling-lhs.org enquire@stirling-lhs.org] Website: Stirling Local History Society


 * Stirling Local History Society was established in 2006 and aims to stimulate interest in the history of the burgh and city of Stirling.

Torrance Heritage and History Group Caldwell Halls 16 Campsie Road Torrance G64 4BN UK Email: [mailto:torranceheritageandhistory@gmail.com torranceheritageandhistory@gmail.com] Website: Torrance Heritage and History Group


 * The aim of Torrance Heritage and History Group is to develop an interest in local history for all people with an interest in Torrance. The Group works to improve the promotion and preservation of historical documents, artefacts, and oral histories relating to Torrance.