Family History
Family and Local History at Riddrie Library
- Tickets
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Free - Drop-in - no ticket required
- Dates and times
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26th Sep 2024
6:00PM - 7:30PM
- Age
- All ages
- Venue
Starting out on your family history journey can be daunting, but we can help.
Join one of the librarians from the Mitchell Library for a FREE introductory session on library resources for family history and local history.
Find out about electoral registers, monumental inscriptions, census, Ancestry, Find my Past, Post Office directories, the Glasgow Collection, and our extensive newspaper collection.
We will also explore the local history of Riddrie using photographs and newspapers from the Mitchell's collections, and share our own memories of the local area.
Accessibility guides
View our autism-friendly guide to Riddrie Library.
View the accessibility guide on AccessAble – the new name for DisabledGo.
Accessible toilets
PLEASE NOTE: There are no accessible toilets in this venue.
Assistance dogs
Assistance dogs are welcome. We can provide a bowl of water for an assistance dog.
Wheelchair access
Baby changing
Baby feeding
Parking
The venue does not have its own car park.
Photography and video recording
On occasion, Glasgow Life will be on the premises to film and take photos.
Study spaces
Free wifi
Location Map
Riddrie Library was the favourite library of artist Alasdair Gray when he was a boy.
“Glasgow Public Libraries were a greater source of learning to me than my secondary school, and my local Library, being Riddrie I knew best usually visiting it twice a week, if not more,” Alasdair Gray, 2017