February Update & Events As restrictions have been extended until mid-February, we have extended our online activities and our online programme for February will be advertised fully as the week…

Genealogy Linen Research Voucher 2021 Are you looking for a present for a relation who is interested in their family history? Our Linen Genealogy Research Package takes the form of…

2021 Heritage Walk & Talk Vouchers Our vouchers for walks and talks during 2021 are now available The vouchers all access to all virtual and real life heritage walks and…

Lockdown January For the remainder of January all of our Saturday Virtual Walks are now £5 Saturday 16th January we have ‘The Threads of Paisley’ 3pm on Zoom Saturday 23rd…

Out walking and photographing for a virtual heritage walk that’s coming up in February… Paisley Churches. Here we have the former Castlehead Parish Church previously known as the West Relief…

January Update – 4th Jan 4.15pm Following the announcement today that Scotland will return to a full lockdown from midnight on the 4th January, I have decided to maintain the…

Looking for something different for Christmas presents? We have a small selection of gifts available on our website just now, that can be delivered in Paisley (Contactless available) over the…

We will be holding a one hour session each week where you can join us via Zoom and ask anything about genealogy and you research within the Paisley and Renfrewshire…

Paisley Canal Disaster 1810, list of those who died & survived On the 10th November 1810, 10 days afte the canal opened, the duchess of Eglington, skippered by Thomas Rhodes…

Dark Events at Bargarran in 1676 Today when the name Bargarran is mentioned, we always turn our mind to 1696 and the last mass witch hunt in Scotland that led…

While consulting the 1885 Trade Directory for Paisley, I came upon a directory of the streets contained within each ecclesiastical parish of Paisley. The list of streets within the parish…

Starting in October we have two new online genealogy courses. Both courses will be taught on the Zoom platform and will focus on Searching for Renfrewshire Ancestors. We always focus…

Good news! Paisley Heritage Centre reopens late next week (17th Sept). A booking system will be in place, but I’m now in a position to accept client work for researching…

Our Heritage Walks are resuming with measures in place for safe walks in line with current guidance. The Leader will be wearing a Face Shield and numbers will be limited,…

Our next online history cafe is looking at Genealogical resources for Renfrewshire, with a focus on Paisley . This event will take place on Zoom on Wednesday 5th August at…

Improvements around Abbey Close, 1860 – 1933 is a short book talking about the removal of post reformation housing around Paisley Abbey and is accompanied by many before and after…

The Paisley Rentals of 1605 & 1685. Recently published these rentals are a resource for any genealogist looking at Paisley Ancestors or the Paisley landscape. To request an invitation please…

This new volume is a transcription of 4 rentals published by the Rev W. M Metcalfe in 1902 from original documents. Throughout the document, original language and spelling has been…