Local history, heritage and family history
Our four main libraries, Hamilton Town House Library, East Kilbride Central Library, Rutherglen Library and Lanark Library all have family history and local history resources to help anyone interested in researching their family tree or researching the history of Lanarkshire and its parishes.
Our resources
Our collections include Old Parochial Registers (OPRs), census returns from 1841 to 1901, directories, local newspaper archives, electoral registers, valuation rolls, sasines and commissariat indexes, monumental inscriptions, burial records and county and burgh records. Apart from histories of Lanarkshire and surrounding parishes we have statistical accounts of all the parishes in Scotland.
Want to do it online ?
Online resources include the International Genealogy Index (IGI) and Scotland's People, for which vouchers can be purchased at 50% discount from our four main libraries. These resources are available via our free internet access in all libraries. Free wi-fi access is available in twelve libraries.
Help?
If you would like to attend an introductory course in researching your family history, contact East Kilbride Central Library, Lanark Library, Hamilton Town House Library or Rutherglen Library for more information. Please note these courses cost £5.00 per person.
Reference staff in our libraries with family history and local history collections will help you get started and keep you on track.
Who to contact
Hamilton Town House Library, Reference Department, tel:01698 452121
e-mail:hamilton.reference@library.s-lanark.org.uk
East Kilbride Central Library, Reference Department, tel:01355 220046
e-mail:eastkilbride.reference@library.s-lanark.org.uk
Rutherglen Library, Reference Department, tel:0141 613 5380
e-mail:rutherglen.reference@library.s-lanark.org.uk
Lanark Library, Reference Department, tel:01555 661144
e-mail:lanark.ref@library.s-lanark.org.uk