National Library of Scotland https://www.nls.uk/
National Records of Scotland https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/research/visit-us
ScotlandsPeople https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/
Ancestry https://www.ancestry.co.uk
British Newspaper Archive https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/
Familysearch (free) https://www.familysearch.org/en/
Findmypast https://www.findmypast.co.uk/
Fold3 https://www.fold3.com/
MyHeritage https://www.myheritage.com/
TheGenealogist https://www.thegenealogist.co.uk/
Aberdeen & North-East Scotland Family History Society https://www.anesfhs.org.uk/guest-home
Borders Family History Society http://www.bordersfhs.org.uk/
Buchan Famiy History Society https://www.buchanroots.scot/
Central Scotland Family History Society https://www.csfhs.org.uk/
Dumfries and Galloway Family History Society https://dgfhs.org.uk/
East Ayrshire Family History Society http://www.eastayrshirefhs.co.uk/
Fife Family History Society https://fifefhs.org/
Glasgow & West of Scotland Family History Society https://www.gwsfhs.org.uk/
Highland family History Society https://highlandfhs.org/
Lanarkshire Family History Society http://www.lanarkshirefhs.org.uk/
Lothians Family History Society http://www.lothiansfamilyhistorysociety.co.uk/
Moray & Nairn Family History Society http://www.morayandnairnfhs.co.uk/
Orkney Family History Society https://www.shetland-fhs.org.uk/
Renfrewshire Family History Society http://renfrewshirefhs.co.uk/
Scottish Genealogy Society https://www.scotsgenealogy.com/
Shetland Family History Society https://www.shetland-fhs.org.uk/
Tay Valley Family History Society https://www.tayvalleyfhs.org.uk/
Troon @ Ayrhsire Family History Society https://www.troonayrshirefhs.org.uk/
North-east Scotland
Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire Archives https://www.aberdeencity.gov.uk/services/libraries-and-archives/aberdeen-city-and-aberdeenshire-archives
Aberdeen Central Library – Local Studies https://www.aberdeencity.gov.uk/services/libraries-and-archives/local-and-family-history
University of Aberdeen Special Collections https://www.abdn.ac.uk/special-collections/
Moray Local Heritage Centre http://www.moray.gov.uk/moray_standard/page_1537.html
Tayside
Angus Archives https://www.angus.gov.uk/angus_archives
Dundee City Archives https://www.dundeecity.gov.uk/service-area/corporate-services/democratic-and-legal-services/archives
Dundee Central Library Local History Centre http://www.leisureandculturedundee.com/library/localhistory
University of Dundee Archive Services https://www.dundee.ac.uk/archives/
Perth & Kinross Archives (AK Bell Library) https://www.culturepk.org.uk/archive-local-family-history/
Fife
Fife Archives, Glenrothes https://www.onfife.com/libraries-archives/archives
Fife Libraries – various (Local Studies) https://www.onfife.com/libraries-archives/family-and-local-history/local-studies-collections
University of St Andrews, Special Collections https://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/library/special-collections/
Central Scotland
Alloa Speirs Centre https://www.clacks.gov.uk/culture/alloaspeirscentre/
Falkirk Archives https://www.falkirkcommunitytrust.org/learning/archives/
Stirling Council Archives https://www.stirling.gov.uk/archives
Stirling Central Reference Library https://www.stirling.gov.uk/libraries-archives/history-research-in-libraries/reference-libraries/
Highlands
Argyll and Bute Archives, Lochgilphead https://liveargyll.co.uk/facility/archives/
Argyll Libraries Local Studies, Dunoon https://liveargyll.co.uk/local-studies/
Highland Archive Centre, Inverness https://www.highlifehighland.com/highland-archive-centre/
Lochaber Archive Centre, Fort William https://www.highlifehighland.com/lochaber-archive-centre/
Skye and Lochaber Archive Centre, Portree https://www.highlifehighland.com/skye-and-lochalsh-archive-centre/
The Nuclear and Caithness archives, Wick https://www.highlifehighland.com/nucleus-nuclear-caithness-archives/
Inverness Central Library (Reference and local history) https://www.highlifehighland.com/reference-and-local-history/
Edinburgh and the Lothians
Edinburgh Central Library https://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/centrallibrary
Edinburgh City Archives https://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/archives/edinburgh-city-archives-1/3
East Lothian Archives (John Gray Centre), Haddington https://www.johngraycentre.org/about/archives/
Midlothian Archives/ Local and Family History Library, Dalkeith https://www.midlothian.gov.uk/info/458/local_and_family_history/30/midlothian_archives
West Lothian Archives, Livingston https://www.westlothian.gov.uk/archives
University of Edinburgh Special Collections https://www.ed.ac.uk/information-services/about/organisation/library-and-collections/sections-staff/library-collections-sections/special-collections
Orkney
Orkney Library & Archive, Kirkwall http://www.orkneylibrary.org.uk/archive.htm
Shetland
Shetland Musuem & Archives, Lerwick https://www.shetlandmuseumandarchives.org.uk/
Borders
Scottish Borders Archive (Heritage Hub), Hawick https://www.liveborders.org.uk/culture/archives/heritage-hub/
Glasgow
Glasgow City Archives, Mitchell Library https://www.glasgowlife.org.uk/libraries/venues/the-mitchell-library
University of Glasgow Archives and Special Collections https://www.gla.ac.uk/myglasgow/archivespecialcollections/
Lanarkshire
North Lanarkshire Archives, Motherwell https://culturenl.co.uk/museums/archives-and-local-history-museums/north-lanarkshire-archives/
South Lanarkshire Archives, East Kilbride https://www.southlanarkshire.gov.uk/info/200165/local_and_family_history/588/archives_and_records/8
Renfrewshire/ Inverclyde
Inverclyde Archives and Watt Library, Greenock https://www.inverclyde.gov.uk/community-life-and-leisure/heritage-services
Renfrewshire Heritage Centre, Paisley https://libcat.renfrewshire.gov.uk/iguana/www.main.cls?p=13961a65-033a-4fdd-b6b1-cd91360ede1d&v=905d9a7c-b1db-4a22-90ec-e3bdde1e4328
Ayrshire
Ayrshire Archives http://www.ayrshirearchives.org.uk/
Carnegie Library, Ayr https://www.south-ayrshire.gov.uk/libraries/local-history.aspx
Dumfries and Galloway
Dumfries and Galloway Archives https://www.dumgal.gov.uk/article/15308/Local-archives
DNA eXplained (blog) https://dna-explained.com/
Family Historian (software) https://www.family-historian.co.uk/
Family Tree DNA https://www.familytreedna.com/
Foundation for Medieval Genealogy https://fmg.ac/
FreeBMD https://www.freebmd.org.uk/
FreeCen https://www.freecen.org.uk/
Gedmatch https://www.gedmatch.com/login1.php
Legacy Family Tree Webinars https://familytreewebinars.com/index.php
Rootstech https://www.rootstech.org/?lang=eng
Scottish Genes (blog) http://scottishgenes.blogspot.com/
Scottish Handwriting https://www.scottishhandwriting.com/
Scottish Indexes https://www.scottishindexes.com/
ScotlandsPlaces https://scotlandsplaces.gov.uk/
The National Archives https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/
The Surname Society https://surname-society.org/
TNG (Genealogy site building) https://www.tngsitebuilding.com/
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