The Archives Service is committed to raising awareness about our collections, the work we carry out, and our role in preserving and making accessible the historical records of the North Lanarkshire Council area.
We are also committed to illustrating the variety of ways in which archives can be used.
To do this we offer a number of outreach activities, including:
- Talks to local groups, societies and the general public
- Introduction to Family History Research course twice a year
- Conducting group visits around our repository
- Taking park in local and family history fairs
- Displays in other North Lanarkshire facilities
- Exhibitions throughout the year with others within the Museums and Heritage Service
The following talks are available:
- Introduction to North Lanarkshire Council Archives
- Poems, Stories and Songs from the Archives
- Using North Lanarkshire Burgh records for Family History Research
- From Village to New Town – An Introduction to the History of Cumbernauld through Local Archives
- Burghs, Businesses and Clubs – An Introduction to the Archives of the Monklands Area at North Lanarkshire Archives
- From Landed Estates to Steelopolis – An Introduction to the Archives of the Motherwell and Wishaw area at North Lanarkshire Archives
- Eine kurze Einführung in das Archivwesen – An Introduction to archives in German (for advanced learners)
- Kilsyth records at North Lanarkshire Archives
- How to Read Old Handwriting
- Introduction to Cemetery and Poor Law Records
- Taking Care of Your Old Photographs and Papers
- Keeping It Local? Collecting from a Local Authority Perspective
- And Introduction to the Historical Records of Hartwood Hospital
