Skills and Sources for Family and Local History in Scotland module (RM50008)
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Credits
20
Module code
RM50008
The module covers the skills and knowledge needed by archives staff who respond to enquiries in a search room and by researchers whose interests include local or family history. It introduces the context of the local administrative and legal framework in Scotland and the functions of local authorities which generated these records. It helps you discover how these records can be used to pursue interests in local history and family history.
After an introduction to the network of archives in Scotland and the location of sources, the module will explore the use of the following sources for family and local history
- Local administration records
- Local financial and fiscal records
- Local education, health and welfare records
- Church and civil courts and police records
- Deeds
- Legal records relating to land, property and inheritance
- Maps, plans, and other records of buildings, roads, ships and harbours
- Trade and business records
- Records of estates, families and clubs and societies