Your Stories on using our Family History Resources
Hear the stories from people including some famous faces who have used the resources at The Mitchell Library to trace their own family history.
Stories of people who used Family History at The Mitchell to trace their ancestry
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All Black Captain's Scottish Ancestors
The Mitchell had everything needed to present Ritchie McCaw with his family tree.
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William Ledgerwood 1895-1915
Scott Morland, from New Zealand tells the story of how he built a picture of his great great great uncle, born in Glasgow in 1895, using the Evening Times Roll of Honour.
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Archie MacPherson
With the help of Family History at The Mitchell, Archie was able share the story of the McPherson roots back to the 18th century,
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Thomas Moran 1897 - 1918
The story of how one family finally discovered the fascinating history of their "Uncle Tommy"
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Moira Stewart: Pirates, Shipwrecks and War
How a search for an ancestor unearthed an amazing hitherto untold historical event
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Louis Edward Campbell (1851 - 1894) - The Mitchell Library's Black Benefactor
We were pleased to chat to researcher Morag Cross, recently, about this fascinating history of Mitchell Library donor Louis Campbell (1851 – 1894).
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The History of Cathkin House
This house features in Thomas Annan's Old Country Houses of the Old Glasgow Gentry (1878).