Useful Links

Archive Links

• Future Museum – South West Scotland
• Glasgow University Archive Services
• National Records of Scotland
• Historic Environment Scotland
• Scottish Archive Network
• The National Archives – Kew, London
• National Archives of Ireland
• National Library of Scotland
• National Register of Archives for Scotland
• Public Records Office Northern Ireland
• Scotland’s Places

Family History – getting started

• The Association of Scottish Genealogists and Researchers in Archives
• Ayrshire Family History
• BBC – Family History
• Explore Genealogy
• The Federation of Family History Societies
• General Register Office Scotland – Scotlands People
• Getting Started in Genealogy and Family History
• The Society of Genealogists

Family History – useful web links

• Ancestral Scotland
• Ellis Island
• Family Search
• General Register Office
• Guild of One Name Studies

Local History – getting started

• BBC History
• British Association for Local History
• How to Get Started in Local History

Tracing the history of a building

• BBC History of Your House
• Historic Environment Scotland

Tracing missing persons

• 192.com
• Birthlink – Adults Affected by Adoption
• Missing You

Ayrshire Websites

• Ayrshire and Arran Tourist Board
• Ayrshire links (ayrshireroots.com)
• Burns Scotland
• Cumnock History Group
• East Ayrshire Council 
• East Ayrshire Council – Births, Marriages and Deaths
• East Ayrshire Family History Society
• Glasgow and West of Scotland Family History Society
• North Ayrshire Family History Society
• North Ayrshire Council
• North Ayrshire Council – Births, Marriages and Deaths
• Scottish Maritime Museum, Irvine
• South Ayrshire Council
• South Ayrshire Council – Births, Marriages and Deaths
• Troon @ Ayrshire Family History Society