Wedding of Benjamin Moodie and Jean Vass, Musselburgh 1920

Genealogy, or family history research, is growing in popularity. This is reflected in the number of people who visit us from all over the world to piece together their family's past.

When beginning to trace your family it is essential to work backwards from the present day. Before you visit us find out as much information from older family members and old documents as possible. Write down all the information you have.

When doing your research find out what information we have that may help you. Remember, we have several unique resources that cannot be found anywhere else.

We have also created a Genealogy Collection - books that we think amateur genealogists will find useful to their research.