The Scottish Local History Forum has published a series of articles in the Journal on some useful local history sources. The articles describe the content/ structure of the records and provide tips and worked examples on their use for local history research.

These articles are available to download here:

Useful Local History Sources 1

Issue 92 - The Inland Revenue Survey of Land Value and Land Ownership, 1910-1915 (PDF 418 KB)

Useful Local History Sources 2

Issue 93 - Ordnance Survey Name Books (PDF 354 KB)

Useful Local History Sources 3

Issue 95 - School Log Books (PDF 207KB)

Useful Local History Sources 4

Issue 96 - Ordnance Survey Books of Reference (PDF 353KB)

More soon!