Useful Links

The links below are not a comprehensive list of resources but are recommended because we have found them useful.  Please note, we do not accept reciprocal link requests from commercial sites.  To submit a useful link for consideration for inclusion on this site, please click on the link below:

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General Genealogy Links

• Scotlandspeople - the essential site for researching Scottish ancestors
  
• Talkingscot  and Rootschat - for general genealogy enquiries, we recommend posting on one of these two free forums which provide help and information on researching Scottish ancestors. 
  
• New Statistical Account of Scotland (select non-subscribers - browse scanned pages). Detailed reports on Scottish Parishes, including agriculture, education, trades, religion and social customs. Old Statistical account covers 1791-1799 and the New 1834-1845
  
• Dictionary of Scots Language
• British History Online - Collection of useful resources including 1846 Topographical Dictionary and Maps
• Vision of Britain - sources include Groome's 1885 Gazetteer, census information and maps.
• Genuki - a useful portal page providing information on resources available, although many pages are not actively maintained.
• Commonwealth War Graves Commission
• Scottish War Memorials Project
• Scotsman Archive - a searchable archive of every edition of The Scotsman between 1817 and 1950
  

Archives

• National Archives of Scotland
• Scottish Archive Network
  
• Greater Glasgow NHS archive
  
• SCRAN - subscription site with loads of useful photos and other info from Scottish museums, archives and other sources.  Free access to thumbnail sized images.
  

Maps

• British History On-line
  
• National Library OS maps 1898-1904
• National Library Town Plans
• Old maps (site now has more emphasis on paid content but some maps free to view)
• Ordnance Survey Get-A-Map (modern)
• Multimap (useful for locating streets)

Links on mining and towns and villages

• Fife Pits - excellent site with in depth information on Fife Pits
• Quarter
• Leadhills and Wanlockhead Mining
• Ayrshire History - excellent site including old photos - covers Sorn, Mauchline, Catrine, Muirkirk, Glenbuck & Failford
• Falkirk Local History Society - information on towns and villages in Falkirk area
• Stirlingshire
• Forth Villages - site with history and photos of Forth, Wilsontown and Tarbrax
  

Local Councils (for libraries and archives)

• Fife
• North Lanarkshire
• South Lanarkshire
• Glasgow
• Midlothian
• East Lothian
• West Lothian
• Stirling
• Falkirk
  
• Clackmannanshire
• North Ayrshire
• South Ayrshire
• East Ayrshire
  
• Dumfries and Galloway
• Renfrewshire
• East Dunbartonshire