Online Resources for Historians
There is a wealth of information online for local and family historians and on these pages we will link to those that specialise particularly on the history of Glasgow.
The photographs that make up The Virtual Mitchell feature Glasgow's buildings and streets as well as people going about their daily lives.
Most of the photographs are from Mitchell library collections but there are also images from Glasgow Museums and some have been kindly lent by private owners.
Memories, documents and photographs of the people and places of Clydeside during the Second World War.
As told by some of Scotland's best writers, and illustrated with thousands of images from the collections of the city's world-famous libraries, museums and universities. From football to fashions, Auchenshuggle to Yoker, you'll find it all here.
Databases
Boer War Burgesses
This database details the admission of volunteers for the South African War 1900-1904, as Burgesses and Guild Brethren of Glasgow.
Chimney Sweeps
Chimney Sweeps Licenses for the Burgh of Glasgow 1852-1862 are indexed in this database.
Index to Militia Registers for Glasgow 1810-1831
The Militia Act of 1809 provided for aliment to militia-men who had children below the age of ten. The men themselves, their wives and children, and the principals for whom they were acting as substitutes (if any) are all indexed here .
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