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Heritage Classes & Walks Visit Us Portal to the past Local and Family History Services

Welcome to East Renfrewshire Heritage Service

Through East Renfrewshire Heritage Service you can access:

A local collection with thousands of photographs, documents and objects to help you explore East Renfrewshire’s people and places through time.
A welcoming heritage centre at Giffnock Library and a great collection of heritage resources at Barrhead Foundry.
A programme of classes, workshops, events, exhibitions, school visits and projects on family and local history.
A friendly and efficient enquiry service for those of you who can’t visit or are finding your research a bit tricky.

You will also find information available online through:

An archives module within the library catalogue which allows you to search and browse the heritage collection
Portal to the Past – dedicated heritage webpages full of local history information
A Facebook page EastRenfrewshireHeritageService for up-to-date news on collections and events.
Ancestry Library Edition* available to use free of charge in East Renfrewshire Libraries

*This link is only accessible from within East Renfrewshire library premises.

Year of Stories 2022

Beyond 2020 -Community Reflections

Heritage Classes & Walks

Learn more about Heritage in East Renfrewshire

Local and Family History Services

Find out more about the range of services we offer!

Portal To The Past

Explore East Renfrewshire’s rich heritage with specially written local history articles, online exhibitions and access to thousands of digitised images at your fingertips on portal to the past!

Email: localstudies@ercultureandleisure.org

Tel: 0141 577 3872

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