Learning and events

We create resources and articles to help everyone engage with Scotland's people, places and heritage.

We also hold events and exhibitions, using our records and archives to inform and inspire

Learning resources

Services for Schools

Workshops and resources for Scottish primary and secondary schools
Resources and packs

Designed to help people access our archives and provide information on highlighted records or collections
The Archivists' Garden

About the Archivists Garden, located between two of our buildings, with 59 plant species

Collections

Slavery and Scotland

Articles on the history of slavery and Scotland, including three cases that reached the Court of Session in Edinburgh between 1756 and 1778
First World War

We created a series of online features and articles to mark the centenary of the conflict between 1914 and 1918.
Prisoners or Patients? Criminal Insanity in Victorian Scotland

An exploration of criminal insanity in Victorian Scotland.

Features and articles

Victory in Europe Day, 80 years on

On May 2025 we commemorate the 80th anniversary of Victory in Europe Day
The Declaration of Arbroath

Information and resources about the Declaration of Arbroath, 1320
Hidden LGBT+ Histories

This February, we're marking LGBT+ History Month Scotland to tell the forgotten stories of Scotland’s LGBT+ communities
"A ruddy gem of changeful light" - The Bell Rock Lighthouse

Feature on Bell Rock Lighthouse, including its role in WWI
250th Anniversary: General Register House 1774-2024

The history, purpose and construction of one of our buildings
The Borders Railway

6 September 2015 marked the opening of the new Borders Railway.
The Case of Oscar Slater

The case that continues to intrigue researchers more than a century after the murder of Miss Marion Gilchrist.
The Duke of Wellington statue at Register House

The statue of the Duke of Wellington was unveiled on 18 June 1852, the 37th anniversary of his greatest victory at Waterloo.
The Forth Bridge - Portraits of a Scottish Icon

Evelyn Carey's glass plate negatives give a unique account of the Forth Bridge construction.
The Clydebank Blitz 13 - 15 March 1941

For two nights in March 1941, Luftwaffe bombers raided Clydeside.
Queen Elizabeth II and Scotland

Her Late Majesty the Queen was bound to Scotland by ties of ancestry, affection and duty.
Stories from St Kilda

The remarkable history of the island archipelago of St Kilda and its hardy inhabitants.

Events and exhibitions

About our events, talks and visits

Events are held in our two public buildings, General Register House and New Register House
Our latest events

View and sign-up for our latest events on Eventbrite
Exhibitions and displays

About our exhibitions and displays, including information on our past exhibitions

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