Most of us are aware of the more commonplace repositories, but few are aware of the treasure trove of information available within local archives or university archives. Here is a listing of some of the more local archives. This is not a compete sampling. Not all of the archives have digitized collections available online, so you may need to contact them via e-mail or traditional mail. All of the sites where a web address has been provided have contact information on them.
Located in Inverness , the Highland Archives have the following records in their holdings:
School records Records of poor relief Valuation rolls Church record Family and estate papers Records of Clan Societies The Tartan Archive (a collection of records relating to the history of tartan) Large scale Ordnance Survey maps dating from the 1860s".Located on the second floor of the Mitchell Library, the Glasgow
Poor Law Records School Records Police Records Sasine Registers Valuation Rolls Voters Rolls Burgess RollsLocated in the City Chambers, the Edinburgh City Archives hold:
School Records Poor Board Records Records of Burgh Court Records Poll Tax Records Burgh Records (committees etc) Ex-Councillor Records The Stirling Archives have the following records in their holdings:
School Records Council Records Justice of the Peace Records Church Records Customs and Excise Records Sasine Registers Newspapers Burgh Records Poor Relief Records School Records Militia Records Baptism Records Tax Records School log books Poor relief registers Police records Local business records including the textile, fishing and farming industries Land records Kirk Session records Censuses Old parish records Monumental inscriptions Located in Markinch, the Fife Council Archives contain:
Commissioners of Supply minute books Statute Labour Road Trustees and Turnpike Trustees records Poor Board Records School Records School log books Some School Admissions Registers Police Records Electoral Registers Records of several hospitals in Burial records Records of the Fife Many Ayrshire Archives can be found at the Burns Monument Centre in Kilmarnock http://www.burnsmonumentcentre.co.uk/
These include:
Census Returns Old Parish Registers Registers of Births, Marriages, Deaths, Divorces, Corrected Entries Wills and Testaments Poor relief records Council records Burial records Monumental inscriptions Ayrshire newspapers 
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