Some Useful Links (a few here - Members resources have much more!)

Here we are posting a few key online resources for research in Scotland and the Tay Valley area. A much more detailed , categorised, list of links is available in the Resources for Members.

• https://www.facebook.com/tayvalleyfhs Tay Valley Family History Society Facebook page. We also have a closed discussion group for our members.
• https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk Scotland’s People is the official Scottish genealogy resource. This is where you can view (after payment) Scottish Statutory Records, Parish Records and Censuses.
• https://scotlandsplaces.gov.uk/ The Scotland’s Places site is also an official resource (part of the National Records of Scotland) and has much information - currently free - about the places where your ancestors lived. It also has many tax records which can help you to ‘get beyond’ the basics of BMD.
• https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk The National Records of Scotland home-page. We recommend that you make use of the ‘Research Guides’ (linked from the home page) before heading to ‘Catalogues and Indexes’.
• https://www.angus.gov.uk/angus_archives Angus Archives holds many records relating to the historic county of Angus (Forfarshire). They also have a Facebook page.
• https://www.dundeecity.gov.uk/service-area/corporate-services/democratic-and-legal-services/archives The webpage for Dundee City Archives lists many of the resources which can be viewed there.
• https://www.culturepk.org.uk/archive-local-family-history/family-history/ Perthshire and Kinross archives, showing some of their resources.

Our volunteers at Tay Valley Family History Society can assist with advice in how to use online resources. We have access to main commercial genealogy sites, such as FindMyPast and Ancestry, available to our members at our Research Centre in Princes Street, in addition to our own extensive resources.

Our Research Team may be able to assist out-of-area members with items at local archives, for a small fee.