Ask the Archivist
Welcome to our Ask the Archivist blog.
In this section, we focus on all those family history and collections questions you have asked us over the years. Hear from our archivists at Glasgow City Archives as they answer each question and provide helpful hints and tips about researching family and local history.
The collections featured in these blogs are held by Glasgow City Archives.
Ask the Archivist blog topics
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Ask the Archivist - Glasgow Gaels
We answer your questions on Glasgow's Gaels
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Ask the Archivist - City Chambers
We answer your questions on the City Chambers
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Ask the Archivist - Clyde-built ships
We answer your questions on Glasgow shipbuilding
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Ask the Archivist - Lord Provosts
We answer your questions on Glasgow's Provosts
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Ask the Archivist - Parks
We answer your questions on Glasgow's parks
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Ask the Archivist - Council housing
We answer your questions on Glasgow's council houses
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Ask the Archivist - Glasgow trams
We answer your questions on the city's tramways
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Ask the Archivist - Charles Rennie Mackintosh
We answer your questions on one of Glasgow's most famous sons
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Ask the Archivist - Cemeteries and crematoria
We answer your questions on burial and cremation records
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Ask the Archivist - Baths and wash-houses
We answer your questions on Glasgow's baths and wash-houses
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Ask the Archivist - Libraries
We answer your questions on Glasgow's libraries
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Ask the Archivist - Scottish Women's Hospitals
We answer your questions on Elsie Inglis and the SWH
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Ask the Archivist - Migration records
We answer your questions on migrants and migration
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Ask the Archivist - Cinemas
We answer your questions on Glasgow's cinemas
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Ask the Archivist - Red Clydeside
We answer your questions on Red Clydeside
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Ask the Archivist - pubs and licensing
We answer your questions on licensing records
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Ask the Archivist - Annexed burghs
We answer your questions on Glasgow's annexed burghs
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Ask the Archivist - Merchants and crafts
We answer your questions on merchants and crafts
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Ask the Archivist - Photographs
We answer your questions on our photographic archives
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Ask the Archivist - World War One
We answer your questions on the First World War
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Ask the Archivist - School records
We answer your questions on school records
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Ask the Archivist - Architectural plans
We answer your questions on architectural plans
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Ask the Archivist - Church records
We answer your questions on church records
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Ask the Archivist - Police records
We answer your questions on police records
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Ask the Archivist - Poor relief records
We answer your questions on poor relief records