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Research Facilities for Genealogical Studies

Moray and Banff

LOCAL COUNCIL HERITAGE AND LOCAL STUDY CENTRES

Moray
Local Heritage Centre - OPR, Census, Newspapers, Ref Library
East End School - Maps, Plans, Archival Sources
Institution Road
Elgin
01343 569011
No appointments necessary

Banff
Local Studies Department - OPR, Census, Newspapers, Ref Library Aberdeenshire Library and  Maps, Plans, Archival Sources
Information Service
Meldrum Meg Way
The Meadows Industrial Estate
Oldmeldrom
AB51 0GN
01651 871219
By appointment

 

PROFESSIONAL GENEALOGISTS

Janet M Bishop ASGRA
Rivendell
Miltonduff
Elgin
07720 239611

Association of Scottish Genealogists and Researchers in Archives
Visit their website at www.asgra.co.uk for a full list of professional researchers.

 

LIBRARIES

Moray
Elgin Library - Reference Library, some local books
Cooper Park
Elgin      

Lossiemouth Library - Reference Library, some local books
High Street
Lossiemouth

Forres Library - Reference Library, some local books
Forres House
High Street
Forres

Banff
MacDuff Library - OPR, Census, Reference Library
Local Studies Research Room
17 High Street
MacDuff
AB44 1LR
01261 833289

Huntly Library - OPR, Census, Reference Library
The Square
Huntly
AB54 5BR
01466 792179

 

 

HERITAGE CENTRES

 

Moray
Fochabers Folk Museum & Heritage Centre
High Street
Fochabers
01343 821204

Findhorn Heritage Centre and Ice House

Burghead Headland Trust

Rothes Heritage Centre
The Cottage
High Street
Rothes
Open April to September only

River Findhorn Interpretive Trust

 

Banff
Buckie and District Fishing Heritage Centre  Ltd - Photos, Artefacts, Boat Lists

Portsoy, The Bothy

Dufftown History Group

Cullen Deskford and Portknockie Heritage Group

Keith and District Local Heritage Group

Knockando Woolmill Trust

 

MUSEUMS

Moray
Elgin Museum
The Moray Society
1 High Street
Elgin
Moray
01343 543675
Open April to October only

 

The Falconer Museum
Tolbooth Street
Forres
Moray
01309 696261

The Elgin Motor Museum
Bridge Street
Bishopmill
Elgin
Moray
Open April to October only

Lossiemouth Fisheries and Community Museum
Pitgaveny Street
Lossiemouth
Moray

 

 

OTHER ARCHIVES

Moray
Brodie Castle Archives - Brodie Family Archives
Brodie Castle
Forres
Moray
By appointment only, for specialist researchers

Innes House - Innes Family information
Urquhart
Elgin
Moray
By appointment only, for specialist researchers

Banff
Ballindalloch Castle Archives - Grant-McPherson Family, see also National Archives of Ballindalloch Castle, Banffshire - Scotland Edinburgh Seafield Muniments GD248 series
By appointment only, for specialist researchers

 

Bruce B Bishop FSA Scot
Scottish-Genealogical-Research
April 2009