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Highland Archive Service

Guides to records

A grey wall painted with the graffiti- effect words 'how', 'what', 'why', 'where', 'when' and 'who'

Never visited an archive before? Read our handy guides to some of our most frequently used collections to help with your research.

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A shelf showing 7 bound volumes (two black and two cream). Their spines note that they are the minutes of Nairn Town Council

Guide to burgh records

Guide to burgh records held by the Highland Archive Service

Two pages of a black and white handwritten census for Portree. Individuals are listed under headings including 'Name of village, street, square, close, court, etc.', 'name or surname', 'age', 'occupation' and 'where born'

Guide to census records

Guide to census records

A black and white photograph of an old church building with the tower. The foreground shows a graveyard.

Guide to church records

Guide to using the church records within the Highland Archive Service collections

An image of a black microfiche with white typed text and an orange highlighted line

Guide to the International Genealogical Index (IGI)

Guide to using the International Genealogical Index (IGI)

Close-up view of a row of large, leather-bound case books with red and gold labels on their spines. The titles read “CASE BOOK VOL.2,” “CASE BOOK VOL.4,” “CASE BOOK VOL.5,” “CASE BOOK VOL.6,” and “CASE BOOK VOL.7,” with “INVERNESS DISTRICT ASYLUM” printed below on each spine. The books show signs of age and wear.

Guide to Inverness District Asylum records

Guide to using the Inverness District Asylum records held at the Highland Archive Centre

A map showing Loch Moy, marked over with red ink

Guide to maps

Guide to using the maps held by the Highland Archive Service

A black and white image of three 18th century handwritten marriage entries on a page dated 1727

Guide to Old Parish Registers (OPRs)

Guide to using Old Parish Registers

A manuscript entry in a volume. The page is headed 'The parish of Contin' and various sections of the page have been completed with information

Guide to poor relief records

Guide to using the poor relief records within the Highland Archive Service collections

Black and white photograph showing a vintage car in the foreground with the ruined Eilean Donan castle behind

Guide to privately deposited collections

Guide to using the privately deposited items within the Highland Archive Service collections

A typed paragraph of text, black on a white background, detailing the sale of properties in Inverness

Guide to sasines

Guide to the sasine records held within the Highland Archive Service collections

A black and white formal photograph of pupils and teachers in Edwardian clothing

Guide to school records

Guide to using school records within the Highland Archive Service collections

A black and white image showing three entries of death registrations for the parish of Killearnan in the year 1857

Guide to statutory registers

Guide to using statutory registers within the Highland Archive Service collections

A typed page from a book with columns listing information about the 1891 proprietors and occupiers of properties in the county of Nairn

Guide to valuation rolls

Guide to using valuation rolls in the Highland Archive Service collections