Researching your Dundonian family history has been made much simpler since the establishment of the Family History Centre at the Central Library in the Wellgate. The Centre provides a one-stop shop solution for your research needs, in addition to superb resources elsewhere in the City, for example - at the University of Dundee.
- Quick Summary of Family History Centre Resources:
- Maps and Plan
- Photopolis, 1880-1910
- Old Parish Registers
- Census returns for Dundee, 1841-1901
- Dundee Street Directories, 1783-1974
- Dundee Electoral Registers, 1857 to present day
- Local Newspapers, 1803 to present day
- Local periodicals and journals
- Tay Bridge Disaster collection
- William McGonagall collection
- Mary Slessor Collection
- Lamb Collection
- Roll of Honour 1914-1918
- Roll of Honour 1939-1945
- Rare books and manuscripts collection
- Wighton Collection of old Scottish music
- Opening hours at the Centre follow the Central Library's opening hours:
- Mon, Tues, Thurs, Fri 9am - 6pm, Wednesday 10am - 6pm, and Saturday 9.30 - 5pm. Registrars will be available at the Family History Centre on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays.
- On Mondays and Fridays registrar enquiries can be made directly to the Dundee Registrars Office - Registrar of Births, Deaths and Marriages, 89 Commercial Street, Dundee DD1 2AF Tel: 01382 435222 Fax: 01382 435224 Email: registrars@dundeecity.gov.uk 8.45am - 4.45pm