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Genealogy

Angus Ancestral Tourism Workshop

Most of us would love to know more about our family history - where our ancestors lived, what they did, and who they REALLY were. 

We can help you uncover more of your roots. Angus and Dundee have got together to create www.tayroots.com - to help welcome more visitors who are researching their family histories in the area.

Archivists, registrars, museum staff, and hospitality providers got together recently to give support to the

Angus & Dundee Roots Festival 2008
6th September 2008 - 13th September 2008

This week-long programme of events will give a real flavour of Angus & Dundee's rich heritage and culture for visitors from across the globe coming back to their ancestral roots. Come home to Angus in 2008!
www.tayroots.com


Local History Resources

Just as Angus has been affected by a wide range of people from many countries, its impact overseas has been considerable; from communities in Chile, farming in Argentina to Angus traders' impact on North America. Retrace your roots with help from experienced staff in Angus. Trace an entire family tree or research particular branches or individuals.

There is a rich vein of local knowledge and history ready for you to unlock with the help of library and museum resources throughout the area. Angus has records going back many centuries through parish records and censuses.


Angus Local Studies Centre

The Angus Local Studies Centre was set up as a resource to help preserve the written heritage of Angus of the last 800 years. The Centre makes records and histories available to researchers. It contains a wealth of material for genealogists, both professional and amateur. Over the years this has built up a diverse, fascinating and truly unique collection of books and manuscripts including reference books and directories, biographies, topographies, gazetteers, trades and profession lists, general Scottish history, peerage, heraldry, school and university rolls and individual family collections, both published and unpublished.

AngusAhead.com is the official guide for the region of Angus, with information and listings for Angus vacations, Angus business and living in Angus. Angus is famous for the historic Declaration of Arbroath in 1320, Peter Pan, great Angus golf, walking in Angus and of course Arbroath Smokies. Angus, Scotland's Birthplace.

Europe and Scotland ESEP Angus Council