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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
Dundee At War - the story of one of Britain's largest wartime submarine bases and Dundee's proud contribution to WW2
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
University of Dundee Archives - comprehensive collection relating to the whole of Tayside
The Lamb Collection, Dundee 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
The Bell Rock Lighthouse - in February 2011, the Bell Rock lighthouse will celebrate its 200th anniversary.
The Museum of Scottish Lighthouses at Fraserburgh - the first lighthouse built in Scotland, with a purpose-built museum which has lighthouse staff records and registers going back to the beginning of the service.
Friends of Brechin Town House - Friends of Brechin Townhouse Museum
Kinnettles Heritage Group - local history and genealogical information
RRS Discovery - Dundee Heritage Trust website telling the story of RRS Discovery, the ship used by Captain Scott and his team on his first Antarctic expedition. The ship is berthed at Dundee's Discovery Point and welcomes visitors.
Verdant Works - Dundee Heritage Trust website telling the story of the jute industry in Dundee, through the restored mill and visitor centre
H M Frigate Unicorn - website for this historic wooden warship lying at anchor in Dundee, one of the six oldest ships remaining in the world
Monifieth History Society - website of Monifieth local history society
Abertay Historical Society - website of Abertay Historical Society
Angus Glens Genealogy - family history section of Angus Glens website
Angus Museums - website listing Angus museums and their collections
McManus Gallery, Dundee - the recently refurbished Gallery houses Dundee's art and history collection
Pictavia Visitor Centre - website for visitor centre telling the story of the ancient tribes of Angus, and Scotland. Actor Brian Cox, CBE, donated his services to narrate the centre's introductory film.
Montrose Air Station Heritage Centre - website for the first air station in Britain, established by the Royal Flying Corps in 1913. Aircraft, buildings, 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.genuki.org.uk
A key starting point for genealogists with links to innumerable websites arranged by geographical area
The Genuki Angus Surnames List
A page of Angus surname suggestions, versions, and links
This is a voluntary project to create a national genealogy resource, as part of an international project which began in 1996.
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
Scottish Handwriting online tuition in palaeography for historians, genealogists and other researchers who have problems reading manuscript historical records written in Scotland in the 16th, 17th and 18th centuries.
Scottish Documents Scottish wills and testaments and other documents
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
Rooted in Scotland - family history research and links compiled by Cameron Taylor, for his book of the same name, published by Luath Press.
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
The Scottish Crannog Centre - superb visitor centre in the beautiful landscape of Loch Tay in Perthshire, by Kenmore. Family history links to Clan names and genealogy.
