New - ScotlandsPeople - discounted access
Aberdeenshire Library and Information Service now has available for purchase from the Local Studies Dept vouchers which give discounted access to the Scotlandspeople website. This is one of the largest online sources of original genealogical information. For further details see the following information.
Enquiries
For enquiries, which are undertaken by Local Studies Department staff, the first half-hour of research will be carried out without a charge for staff time. Thereafter a charge of £26 per hour will be incurred.
There will also be a charge of 10p per sheet plus postage for any materials photocopied (subject to copyright regulations).
Please note, it will not be possible for staff of the Local Studies Department to undertake research for enquirers from outwith the local area meantime. This policy will be reviewed when it is hoped that we will be able to extend the range of services the Department can offer.
Main Collections
Books on local subjects and by local authors:
- bibliographies
- histories
- directories
- family histories
- fiction
- drama
- poetry
Family history materials on microfilm
Old parish registers and census records for all parishes in Aberdeenshire
Local newspapers
all available local newspapers, available on microfilm at the relevant Library or at Oldmeldrum as appropriate
Maps
extensive but not comprehensive collection of Ordnance Survey and other maps from the late 19th century onwards
Special collections
such as the George MacDonald Collection, Strichen Estate Collection
Contact
Local Studies Department
Aberdeenshire Library and Information Service
Meldrum Meg Way
The Meadows Industrial Estate
Oldmeldrum
AB51 0GN
Tel: 01651 871219/871220
Fax: 01651 872142
Email: local.studies@aberdeenshire.gov.uk
