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General Register Office for Scotland
New Register House
Edinburgh
EH1 3YT
Tel: 0131 334 0380
www.gro-scotland.gov.uk
National Archive of Scotland
HM General Register House
Edinburgh
EH1 3YY
Tel: 0131 535 1314
www.nas.gov.uk
National Library of Scotland
George IV Bridge
Edinburgh
EH1 1EW
Tel: 0131 226 4531
www.nls.uk
National Library of Scotland Map Library
33 Salisbury Place
Edinburgh
EH9 1SL
Tel: 0131 226 4531
www.dundeeroots.com - Guidance on tracing your family history in the Angus & Dundee area
www.dundeecity.gov.uk/archives/main.htm - Website for Dundee Archives
www.dundeecity.gov.uk/centlib/loc_stud.htm - Website for Dundee Local History centre
www.dundee.com - Dundee City information portal
www.angusahead.com - Angus information portal
www.angus.gov.uk/history/archives - website for Angus Archives
www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk - official government source for Scottish genealogy, census and family history
www.gro-scotland.gov.uk - website of the General Register Office for Scotland
www.tayvalleyfhs.org.uk - website of the Tay Valley Family History Society
www.angusanddundee.co.uk - tourism website for Angus & Dundee area
www.visitscotland.com - Scotland’Scotland's national tourism agency, includes online booking facility
www.ancestralscotland.com - information on planning your ancestral trip to Scotland
http://www.dundeecity.gov.uk/photodb/index.html - over 5,00 images of old Dundee available to purchase online
www.dundee.ac.uk/archives/ - University of Dundee Archives
http://vlib.abertay.ac.uk/ - University of Abertay Dundee Library
www.dundee.ac.uk/library/welcome.html - University of Dundee Library
www.scan.org.uk - Scottish Archive Network site
www.scotsgenealogy.com - Scottish Genealogy Society. Many records of family researchers have been deposited here
www.cwgc.org - Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Search by name for the fallen of WWI and WWII
www.nas.gov.uk - National Archives of Scotland
www.scottishdocuments.com - Scottish documents website including wills and testaments
www.heraldry-scotland.co.uk - Court of the Lord Lyon
www.nts.org.uk - National Trust for Scotland
www.historic-scotland.gov.uk - Historic Scotland website. Information on more than 300 properties in the agency’agency's care
www.asgra.co.uk - Association of Scottish Genealogists
www.nls.uk - National Library of Scotland
www.rampantscotland.com - Rampant Scotland’Scotland's clan/family histories
www.tartansauthority.com - Scottish Tartans Authority
www.ancestry.co.uk - one of the main family history research sites in the UK
www.genuki.org.uk - major UK genealogy portal
www.familysearch.org - Church of the Latter Day Saints
www.old-maps.co.uk - Online access to the largest digital historic map archive in the UK
www.dundeecity.gov.uk/roh - Records of men & women of Dundee who died in the service of their country during WWII
www.dundeecity.gov.uk/lamb/ - The Lamb Collection comprises over 450 boxes of ephemera providing a unique insight into life in 19th century Dundee
http://www.dmcsoft.com/tamh/ - Virtual museum presenting the maritime history of Tayside
www.glamis-castle.co.uk - Website of Glamis Castle, childhood home of Queen Elizabeth, The Queen Mother
http://members.aol.com/ewalker01/brechin/home.htm - Brechin: The Ancient City
http://www.brechintownhouse.org.uk/ - Friends of Brechin Townhouse Museum
www.kinnettles.org.uk - Kinnettles Heritage Group
www.bellrock.org.uk - Website for the Bellrock Lighthouse
www.arbroathabbeypageant.com - website on the Arbroath Abbey Pageant, held to commemorate the Declaration of Arbroath in 1320.
http://members.ozemail.com.au/~clday/index.html - British Ancestors in India
www.rrsdiscovery.com - website telling the story of RRS Discovery, the ship used by Captain Scott and his team on his first Antarctic expedition
www.verdantworks.com - website telling the story of the jute industry in Dundee
www.monifiethhistorysociety.co.uk - website of Monifieth local history society
http://www.abertay.org.uk/abertay_home.htm - website of Abertay Historical Society
www.angusglens.co.uk - website on the Angus Glens and local communities
www.angus.gov.uk/history/museums/ - website listing Angus museums and their collections
www.frigateunicorn.org - website for Frigate Unicorn, the world’s most original wooden warship
www.mcmanus.co.uk - website for Dundee's Galleries, housing Dundee’Dundee's main collection
www.pictavia.org.uk - website for Scotland's, a visitor centre telling the story of Scotland’Scotland's ancient Scotland's tribes
www.rafmontrose.org.uk - Montrose Air Station Heritage Centre
www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk
The official online source of parish registers, civil registration and census records for Scotland. It now also includes the Scottish Wills data formerly provided by
www.scottishdocuments.com
www.ancestralscotland.com
The official site of Visit Scotland’Scotland's ancestral tourism initiative. It is free and provides detailed information on sources for family historians throughout Scotland and advice on planning a trip to Scotland to walk in the footsteps of your ancestors.
www.scan.org.uk
The online catalogue of the Scottish Archive Network, which provides detailed information on the contents of archival collections throughout Scotland.
www.scran.ac.uk
Formerly the Scottish Cultural Resources Access Network, SCRAN was a major Millennium Commission project. It comprises photographs, museum objects, films and audio records. Excellent for illustrating family histories. All the resources on SCRAN are freely available as thumbnails. For access to full screen images, there is an annual subscription of £29.99.
www.archive.scotsman.com
Makes the entire contents of the Scotsman newspaper available online. The index which has been provided by optical character recognition (OCR), is free. Access to the full text of the articles costs £7.95 for a 24 hour period. All major lead mining "events" are likely to have been reported in the Scotsman, which began publication in 1817.
www.genuki.org.uk
A key starting point for genealogists with links to innumerable websites arranged by geographical area
http://edina.ed.uk/StatAcc/
Gives free access to scanned digital images of both Old (1791-9) and New (1845-) Statistical Accounts covering every Scottish Parish. Arrangements may be made to enable keyword searches throughout the whole collection.
www.geo.ed.ac.uk/scotgaz
Provides details of towns, settlements and industrial sites throughout Scotland.
www.familysearch.org
The largest online genealogical research in the world, this site is free and made available from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Mormons). It is particularly useful for searching the Old Parish Registers (OPRs).
www.familia.org.uk
Provides details of family history resources at local libraries.