Glasgow & West of Scotland Family History Society

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Contact Information
Address:32 Mansfield St,

Glasgow,

Scotland

G11 5QP Telephone: +44 (0) 141 339 8303 Hours of Operation: Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday from 1pm-4pm  Directions/Parking Map: Website contact form: https://www.gwsfhs.org.uk/contact/ Website: https://www.gwsfhs.org.uk/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/gwsfhs/

OSCR Scottish Charity RegistrationResearch Centre
The Centre is home to books, maps, CDs, fiches, and publications from other societies. It offers free access to family history websites, and expert volunteers are on hand to help using the equipment and the resources.

Data Sets
The Society is gradually digitising its unique data sets and will publish them on this website when they are ready. Members will be able to search these records which include MIs, parish registers, ancestral marriage index.

Library
The GWSFHS Library is our most valued resource. We have approximately 4,000 items available for members to consult: books, journals, maps, old registers, and family trees submitted by members. There is also a unique collection of unpublished or privately published family histories and charts. The focus of the collection is Glasgow and the west of Scotland but we also cover other places relevant to Scottish genealogy. There are books on Ireland, military history, DNA and if you are a beginner to family history there are books to get you started.

If you are looking for a specific book or  want to know what we have on a subject or place then search the catalogue at

History
The society was founded in 1977. The society is a charity registered with the Scottish Charity Regulator, number SC010866.

Tips for Your Visit
The Library and Research Centre is located at the basement level. To enter the building, press the door entry bell for Unit 13 and wait for a reply. There is no access for wheel chair users.

Mansfield Street in Partick is a short walk from the Kelvinhall Subway station. See https://www.spt.co.uk/travel-with-spt/subway/maps-stations/. It is a 10 minute walk from the Partick railway station. There are trains to Partick from the Glasgow Queen Street Low Level and Glasgow Central Low Level stations.

There are frequent bus services along Dumbarton Road which crosses Mansfield Street. Firstbus route 77 is a direct service from Glasgow Buchanan Bus Station. Firstbus routes 2 and 3 run between the city centre and Partick.

Guides

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