Local and Family History Service
What can you do in the AK Bell Library?
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 and now sells the Scotland's People vouchers which cost £6.00 for 60 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.
