Local and Family History Service
What can you do in the AK Bell Library?
New for January 2012 - Map Sale
The Local Studies Department has some duplicate Ordnance Survey
maps of Perthshire for sale. The maps are second edition 25 inch
sheets each costing £3.00 or £30.00 for a full set of
16 where applicable. Unfortunately we are unable to send them by
post but you can contact the staff to have maps set aside for
collection. Look at the following
link to see which maps are available.
The Local Studies section welcomes you to a wide range
of information about the area. Here you can look at
maps,
photographs,
newspapers and specialist journals as well as using books and
pamphlets of all dates and sizes to answer your enquiries on a
particular parish, village or even building.
If
Family History is your passion, you can find the census
and old parish registers for Perthshire and Kinross-shire on
microfilm. The newspaper index may help you track down birth and
death dates and the helpful staff will try to point you in the
right direction if you get stuck. The library has free access to
Ancestry databases. We currently have no Scotland's
People vouchers but when we do they cost £6.50 for 60
credits or £4.80 for 30 credits.
If you are unable to come to the library yourself you
can
contact us and ask us to do the research for you, though we do
have to charge for this service.
Volunteers are always welcome. If you have time to spare and
an interest in the local area please talk to a member of staff who
will try to match you with a suitable project.
