Digging up your roots in North Lanarkshire

THE DISCOVERY ROOM
Airdrie Library, Wellwynd, Airdrie ML6 0AG
Telephone: 01236 758073
e-mail museums@northlan.gov.uk
(please mark enquires FAO Local Studies Officer)
LOCAL HISTORY LIBRARY
Motherwell Heritage Centre,
1 High Road, Motherwell ML1 3HU
Telephone: 01698 274590
e-mail: motherwellhistory@yahoo.co.uk
Resources covering the areas of Airdrie
Coatbridge, and surrounding countryside
including the villages of Baillieston,
Bargeddie, Calderbank, Caldercruix,
Gartcosh, Glenboig, Greengairs,
Longriggend and Plains.
Areas covered by our resources correspond to
Old Motherwell District including the towns
of Bellshill, Motherwell, Shotts, Wishaw and
the villages of Cambusnethan, Carfin, Cleland,
Craigneuk, Mossend, New Stevenston,
Newarthill, Newmains and Tannochside
Opening Hours:
Monday, 9.00am - 5.00pm
Opening Hours:
Monday, Closed
Tuesday, 9.00am - 5.00pm
Tuesday, Closed
Wednesday, 9.00am - 5.00pm
Wednesday, 10.00 - 5.00
Thursday, 9.00am - 5.00pm
Thursday, 10.00 - 7.00
Friday, 9.00am - 12.30pm :
1.00pm - 5.00pm
Friday, 10.00 - 5.00
Saturday, 10.00 - 5.00
Saturday, 9.00am - 12noon
Sunday, 12.00 - 5.00 (By Appointment)
Sunday, Closed
Digging up
your roots
in North Lanarkshire
Family History
North Lanarkshire Council
Learning and Leisure Services
Museums and Heritage
www.northlanarkshire.gov.uk
Local History Library
Motherwell Heritage Centre
Discovery Room
Airdrie Library
service and people first
Family Roots in
North Lanarkshire?
Did your ancestors live in
North Lanarkshire?
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Who were they?
Where were they born?
Where did they live?
What did they do for a living?
How many brothers and sisters
did they have?
What happened to Great Aunt Betty?
Why did great grandfather Bert win
that war medal?
Have you ever wondered who
your ancestors were?
Is there a deep, dark family mystery you
would like to solve?
Would you like to know what everyday
life was like for your ancestors during the
industrial development of Lanarkshire?
How can we help?
Why not call in to one of North
Lanarkshire’s Local History Centres where
knowledgeable and experienced staff will
guide you, free of charge, through the
maze of resources available to help with
compiling your family tree or creating a
more in-depth family history.
Our Local History Centres hold a wide
range of genealogical resources to help
answer your questions.
Not sure of your next step?
Just call in to one of our Local History
Centres and speak to our knowledgeable
staff who will be happy to offer free advice
on your best course of action.
Free Admission!
Consultation of resources free of charge!
Who were my ancestors?
Find out who they were using
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Census Returns
Monumental Inscriptions
Old Parish Registers
Obituary Notices
Newspaper intimations
Genealogical Indexes
Access post-1855 Birth, Marriage, Death,
Will and Census information via Scotland’s
premier genealogical website www.
scotlandspeople.gov.uk. ScotlandsPeople
account ‘starter packs’ and top-up
vouchers are available for purchase.
Where did they live?
Build up a picture of the community in
which your ancestors lived by browsing
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Census Returns
Electoral Rolls
Valuation rolls
Sasine Registers
Pinpoint locations and identify obscure
addresses with our Map Collections
Perhaps you could find an image of the
streets and buildings where your ancestors
walked using our Photograph Collections
What did they do for a living?
Get background information on local
industries, trades and businesses from our
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Ephemera Collections
Trade Directories
Reference Library of Industry
and Technology books
What kind of community did they live in?
Get an insight into the day-to-day life of the
place where your ancestors lived using our
• Newspapers Collections
• Ephemera Collections
• Magazine Articles
• Reference Library of local history books