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We hope that you have found useful information on this website to enable you to start, or continue, your ancestral research. Here is a list of additional websites and sources which we hope you will also find useful. On this page you will find:
Angus Archives the Angus Archives have a vast resource of records and information, with guidance on how to find what you are interested in, and how to use the search service. Research files, local listing catalogues, archival lists, specialist indexes, genealogical sources, and photgraphic collections.
Angus Archives Q & A & Angus Council Local History
Dundee City Archive- Website for Dundee Archives
Dundee Photopolis - over 5,000 images of old Dundee available to purchase online
Tay Valley Family History Society website for family history research across Dundee, Angus, Fife and Perthshire
Dundee City Council the local government site for Dundee
Dundee Roots Guidance on tracing your family history in the Angus & Dundee area
Dundee Central Library Local History Centre A superb resource in the centre of Dundee - a collection of over 20,000 items, including books, pamphlets and directories relating to the City of Dundee and surrounding areas.There is also an extensive collection of prints, photographs, postcards, maps and plans.
AngusAhead the official site for visitor, business and community information on Angus
Visit Angus & Dundee - tourism website for Angus & Dundee area
VisitScotland.com website of Scotland's national tourism agency
www.dundee.ac.uk/archives/ - University of Dundee Archives
www.dundeecity.gov.uk/lamb/ - The Lamb Collection comprises over 450 boxes of ephemera providing a unique insight into life in 19th century Dundee
Glamis Castle - Website of Glamis Castle, childhood home of Queen Elizabeth, The Queen Mother
http://www.brechintownhouse.org.uk/ - Friends of Brechin Townhouse Museum
www.kinnettles.org.uk - Kinnettles Heritage Group
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
Angus Glens Genealogy - family history section of Angus Glens website
www.angus.gov.uk/history/museums/ - website listing Angus museums and their collections
www.frigateunicorn.org - website for Frigate Unicorn
www.mcmanus.co.uk - website for Dundee's Galleries, housing Dundee's main collection
www.pictavia.org.uk - website for Scotland's, a visitor centre telling the story of Scotland's ancient Scotland's tribes
www.rafmontrose.org.uk - Montrose Air Station Heritage Centre, site of the first air station in Britain, established by the Royal Flying Corps in 1913. Aircraft, vehicles and memorabilia of the men and women associated with Montrose Air Station during two World Wars.
General Register Office for Scotland
New Register House
Edinburgh
EH1 3YT
Tel: 0131 334 0380
National Archive of Scotland
HM General Register House
Edinburgh
EH1 3YY
Tel: 0131 535 1314
National Library of Scotland
George IV Bridge
Edinburgh
EH1 1EW
Tel: 0131 226 4531
National Library of Scotland Map Library
33 Salisbury Place
Edinburgh
EH9 1SL
Tel: 0131 226 4531
Scotlands People
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.genuki.org.uk
A key starting point for genealogists with links to innumerable websites arranged by geographical area
www.ancestralscotland.com
The official site of Visit 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.geo.ed.ac.uk/scotgaz
Provides details of towns, settlements and industrial sites throughout Scotland.
www.familia.org.uk
Provides details of family history resources at local libraries.
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.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.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'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.old-maps.co.uk - Online access to the largest digital historic map archive in the UK
