SCOTTISH RESEARCH

SCOTLAND

This page covers resources for the whole of Scotland, if you are looking for information on a specific county use the county links.

ARCHIVES & LIBRARIES
We have listed details of some of the major public archives and libraries that cover all Scotland. If you are visiting one of them and need a map simply click the link on the postcode.
General Register Office (Scotland) New Register House, Edinburgh EH1 3YT 0131 334 0380 0131 314 4400 E-Mail	National Archives of Scotland General Register House Princes Street Edinburgh EH1 3YY 0131 535 1334 E-Mail	Scots Origins	Scottish Genealogy Society Library 15 Victoria Terrace Edinburgh EH1 2JL 0131 220 3677 E-Mail
National Library of Scotland George IV Bridge Edinburgh EH1 1EW 0131 226 4531 0131 622 4803	National Museums of Scotland Library Royal Museum Chambers Street Edinburgh EH1 1JF 0131 247 4137 0131 247 4311
For more information on libraries and their holdings visit the FAMILIA site.

SOCIETIES	PROFESSIONAL RESEARCHERS
There are Societies which provide a wide variety of publications and other material, for more details visit the sites below Scottish Genealogy Society Scottish Association of Family History Societies Society of Genealogists Guild of One Name Studies Federation of Family History Societies Quaker Family History Society	IMPORTANT: None of the researchers listed has any commercial relationship with the owners of this site. A listing does not imply any form of recommendation and you should take any steps you consider necessary before entering in to a commercial arrangement. If you need professional help with your research you may like to contact one of the following: Scottish Genealogy Scot Roots - Scottish ancestor service Alan MacLeod Elizabeth Mortimer Ewan Collins Scottish Ancestry Research Society John Adams Norman Thompson Iain MacRae Alastair Sutherland Grampian Ancestry Research Ian Stewart C Cowe Caroline Gerard Branch Line Research First Scottish Searching Services Ltd Carole Sleigh Neil Wilson Root-Finder Scottish Genealogy Help
MAILING LISTS
Rootsweb host mailing lists covering every county in the UK. Any member of the list can post a message, which will be received by all the other members in either list mode (every individual message separately) or digest mode (a number of messages in one e-mail). Scotland-L covers all Scotland and Genbrit covers the whole UK. To join simply click the mode of your choice and send the message totally unaltered, disabling your signature. SCOTLAND List mode Digest mode GENBRIT List mode Digest mode
LOOK UP EXCHANGES	USEFUL LINKS
Look up exchanges list reference works which volunteers are willing to search for specific entries. All Scotland Lookup Exchange. Please remember that people who provide this service are not professional researchers, and cannot usually help with general enquiries. Make your requests as specific as possible.	Scottish Tourist Board National Express Scottish Holidays Genealogy Links - Scotland Scotland Vacations Look up UK Academic Info British Airways Railtrack Border Art

Searching for Ancestors in Scotland Using Ancestry

Ancestry provides a growing and exclusive collection of Scottish records as well as a wealth of community and research tools to help you successfully find your ancestors. Step 1 - Search the Scottish databases. Step 2 - Post a query on the Ancestry Message Boards. Step 3 - Record what you find on the Online Family Tree. For additional explanation of these steps, read the How To's for Scotland article.

	COUNTY RESEARCH
Every county has an archive service and internet resources useful to genealogists, we have a separate page for every county giving details.
ABD Aberdeenshire ANS Angus ARL Argyllshire AYR Ayrshire BAN Banffshire BEW Berwickshire BUT Bute CAI Caithness CLK Clackmannanshire	DFS Dumfries-shire DNB Dunbartonshire ELN East Lothian FIF Fife INV Inverness-shire KCD Kincardineshire KKD Kirkcudbrightshire KRS Kinross-shire LKS Lanarkshire	MLN Midlothian MOR Morayshire NAI Nairn OKI Orkney PEE Peebles-shire PER Perthshire RFW Renfrewshire ROC Ross and Cromarty ROX Roxburghshire	SEL Selkirkshire SHI Shetland STI Stirlingshire SUT Sutherland WIG Wigtownshire WLN West Lothian
The three letter codes next to each county are Chapman Codes , and are accepted as standard abbreviations in genealogy.

USEFUL BOOKS
	Carolina Scots: An Historical and Genealogical Study of Over 100 Years of Emigration  Douglas F. Kelly, Caroline S. Kelly "Helped me trace my wife's heritage back to Scotland. Since we live in the heart of Scots Carolina it all hits home. All Scottish genealogists will use this book. Very well written. " - Reader North Carolina			Scottish Roots : a Step-By-Step Guide for Ancestor-Hunters in Scotland and Elsewhere Alwyn James "No country offers better or richer facilities for tracking ancestors than Scotland--even from your home elsewhere. This book describes the wealth of information available"
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