Town Hall
28/30 Reform Street
Kirriemuir
DD8 4BS
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Contact: | Christine Sharp - Librarian |
Telephone: | 01575 572357 |
Email: | kirriemuir.library@angus.gov.uk |
Kirriemuir Library holds a collection of books and ephemera highlighting all aspects of Kirriemuir past and present. Many other areas of Angus are also represented. There is a microfilm viewer, microfiche reader and a photocopier for public use.
Old Parish Registers (OPR’s) are available on microfilm for every parish in Angus. A detailed list of holdings is available.
The Census for 1841 - 1891 for every Parish in Angus is available on microfilm. It is not indexed.
The International Genealogical Index (IGI) for Scotland is available in all full time libraries.
Newspapers
The card index covers from 1884 to the late 1980s and is split between Forfar and Kirriemuir libraries, with Kirriemuir holding only cards beginning with the name Kirriemuir.
Voters Rolls
Edinburgh Almanac Angus and Mearns Supplement which is available in Forfar Library.
Valuation Rolls
Directories
Pigot’s Directory of Forfarshire, 1825 - businesses only.
Maps
Kirriemuir Library has a small collection of maps comprising of a photographic reproduction of Ainslie’s map of Angus and some Ordnance Survey maps.
Indexes
The personal names of Kirriemuir inhabitants have been extracted from the following:
Philip’s Record of the Church in Kirriemuir from 1560
Monday, Wednesday and Thursday, 10.00 am - 5.00 pm
Tuesday and Friday, 10.00 am - 7.00 pm
Saturday, 10.00 am - 4.00 pm