Local Studies Publications and Leaflets

Publications

BOOKS

"Aberdeen Remembered" A Stenlake publication featuring historic images from our photographic archive.
On Sale in Libraries and Local Bookshops. Price £7.50.
"Avery Pictorial Guide to Aberdeen 1909" A reprint of the original guide to commemmorate the
"Year of Homecoming" 2009. On Sale in Libraries at £3.00.

Music Hall Publication

Music Hall 150 years:

Celebrating 150 years of Aberdeen's famous concert hall by

Edi Swan.

Price £6.95

Copies can be purchased from the
Information Centre and
Adult Lending Desk in the Cental Library

POSTCARDS

Marischal College

Beach Approach

St. Mark's & H.M. Theatre
St. Mark's Church & H.M. Theatre

We sell a wide range of Postcards of historic views of
Aberdeen, ranging from street scenes, harbour views,
parks & gardens to buildings of interest.

Shown here are samples of our postcard range with
the one featuring views of the Central Library below.

These postcards are on sale in all libraries at 30p each.

Central Library PC
Views of the Central Library which dates from 1892

Copies of publications can be posted. Contact Local Studies (details at bottom of page)

Leaflets

Local Studies Leaflet Selection

Family History Leaflets (PDFs)

Family History Resources (PDF1.6MB) Family History Research in Aberdeen Central Library

Getting started with Family History (0.5MB) A guide to getting started with your Scottish Family History. Originally produced for Scottish Local History Week 2009 and Homecoming Scotland 2009.

Record of Ancestors & Continuation Sheets (Supplement to above)

Scotland's People Leaflet Guide to using the official source of geneological data in Scotland.

Ancestry Leaflet Guide to using the Ancestry.com service available on PCs in the Central Library Information Centre and Media Centre.

Local Studies Leaflets (PDFs)

Local Studies Service A guide to the resources available in Local Studies.

Electoral Registers A guide to the rules governing provision of information and copying.

Locall Studies External Sources List of external sources for Local History Enquiries.

Tracing Living People Guidance on tracing living people.

Newspaper Resources on Microfilm (PDF 2MB) List of newspapers available on microfilm in Local Studies.

Leaflets Produced for Scottish Local History Weeks & other Displays (PDFs)

Aberdeen Burial Records Accompanied Scottish Local History Week 2004

Aberdeen's Graveyards Companion to Aberdeen Burial Records

Aberdeen's Bridges (PDF 2.6MB) Published for Scottish Local History Week 2005

Chronology of Health Improvements Published to accompany Scottish Local History Week 2006

Bibliography of Housing, Health and the Poor Also accompanied Scottish Local History Week 2006

End of the Line for Aberdeen's Trams (PDF 5MB) Accompanied a joint exhibition in 2008 by Local Studies and Aberdeen Transport Society on the 50th. Anniversary of the end of Aberdeen's trams.

Dancing by the Sea Published in 2009 to accompany the exhibition celebrating 80 years of the Beach Ballroom

These leaflet files are all in PDF (Portable Document Format) and require a programme such as the free Adobe Acrobat Reader to open them. File sizes larger than 1MB have been noted: they may take a little time to fully open.
Download Adobe Acrobat Reader

Opening Hours

Monday & Wednesday 9am to 8pm
Tuesday, Thursday, Friday & Saturday 9am to 5pm

Contact Details

Aberdeen Library and Information Services:
Local Studies,
Central Library,
Rosemount Viaduct,
Aberdeen City Council.
AB25 1GW.

Tel: 01224 652512
Fax: 01224 624118
LocalStudiesLibrary@aberdeencity.gov.uk

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