Scotland

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• The Scottish Archives Network (SCAN). This site aims to provide access to the holdings of over 50 Scottish archives participating in the network, with a host of resources and articles which will prove invaluable for anyone interested in the written history of Scotland.
• Scottish Wills. The site provides access to the complete collection of wills and testaments of Scots from 1500-1901. Searches are free, testaments can be downloaded at a charge.
• General Register Office for Scotland - civil registration records, census returns, pre-1855 Church of Scotland parish registers etc. (see relevant sections on the Scotland page for more details).
• National Archives of Scotland - wills and testaments, non-conformist church records, kirk session records, legal and court records, estate records, land records, maps and plans etc.
• National Library of Scotland - extensive collection of books, manuscripts and maps.
• Registers of Scotland - an organisation dealing with modern registration of land and property ownership.
• Scottish Genealogy Society Library - large collection of family history material (records, books, family histories, monumental inscription listings etc.) relating to Scotland.
• Scottish Screen film archive has online clips from some of the 20,000 reels of documentary, newsreel and educational film in the archive.
• National Register of Archives - survey of records in public and private hands.
• Gordon Johnson has compiled a comprehensive list of Scottish archives and libraries.
• Familia provides information about Family History resources held at UK libraries.
• SCRAN (Scottish Cultural Resources Access Network) is a Millennium Project to digitise selected parts of collections throughout Scotland, thus building a fully searchable online resource base.
• Scottish Collections Network (SCONE) "provides descriptions of collections of all kinds held in libraries, museums, and archives in Scotland, as well as collections about Scottish topics held elsewhere."
• A list of Family History Centres in Scotland. These are provided by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.
• Mark Howells has provided a listing of Scottish Record Offices and Archives on the Web.

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