Websites to aid your research
The National Records of Scotland
https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/
The NRS provides the registration and statistical functions of the Registrar General for Scotland,
including responsibility for demographic statistics and census, and the archival functions of the
Keeper including maintaining the archives as one of Scotland’s five National Collections, and
providing a leadership role for Scottish archive and record professionals. They are also responsible
for the service for family history provided under the highly successful ScotlandsPeople brand.
ScotlandPeople is available online, in their offices in Edinburgh and, increasingly in Local Family
History Centres.
Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland www.rcahms.gov.ukYou
will find many Portobello examples among the numerous drawings and photographs of Scotland’s
built heritage. The National Library of Scotland www.nls.uk Apart from its millions of books,
periodicals and manuscripts the NLS also hosts the Scottish Screen Archive and the Scottish Map
Library.Scotlands Places www.scotlandsplaces.gov.uk Here you can get access to a number of
national databases by simply entering a place name such as Portobello into a box and clicking
Search.Capital Collectionswww.capitalcollections.org.uk This is a collection of images and material
from the collections of Edinburgh City Library, museums and galleries.
Portobello Online
https://porty.org.uk
This is the Portobello community website. It has Directories of local businesses and organisations,
Galleries of old and new photographs, information about “What’s On” and useful Links, including to
archive copies of the community newspaper, the Portobello Reporter.
Portobello Open Door (POD)
www.the-pod.org
POD was set up to harness the talents of Portobello’s many resident artists, musicians and various
performers not only to put on events but also to develop arts and culture among all sections of the
community.
Musselburgh Conservation Society
A similar group in our neighbour burgh; The Musselburgh Conservation Society was founded more
than 25 years ago, and exists to preserve Musselburgh’s built heritage and encourage good-quality
new designs which will last into the future.
Websites to aid your research
The National Records of Scotland
https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/
The NRS provides the registration and statistical functions of
the Registrar General for Scotland, including responsibility
for demographic statistics and census, and the archival
functions of the Keeper including maintaining the archives as
one of Scotland’s five National Collections, and providing a
leadership role for Scottish archive and record professionals.
They are also responsible for the service for family history
provided under the highly successful ScotlandsPeople brand.
ScotlandPeople is available online, in their offices in
Edinburgh and, increasingly in Local Family History
Centres.
Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments
of Scotland www.rcahms.gov.ukYou will find many
Portobello examples among the numerous drawings and
photographs of Scotland’s built heritage. The National
Library of Scotland www.nls.uk Apart from its millions of
books, periodicals and manuscripts the NLS also hosts the
Scottish Screen Archive and the Scottish Map
Library.Scotlands Places www.scotlandsplaces.gov.uk Here
you can get access to a number of national databases by
simply entering a place name such as Portobello into a box
and clicking Search.Capital
Collectionswww.capitalcollections.org.uk This is a collection
of images and material from the collections of Edinburgh
City Library, museums and galleries.
Portobello Online
https://porty.org.uk
This is the Portobello community website. It has Directories
of local businesses and organisations, Galleries of old and
new photographs, information about “What’s On” and useful
Links, including to archive copies of the community
newspaper, the Portobello Reporter.
Portobello Open Door (POD)
www.the-pod.org
POD was set up to harness the talents of Portobello’s many
resident artists, musicians and various performers not only to
put on events but also to develop arts and culture among all
sections of the community.
Musselburgh Conservation Society
A similar group in our neighbour burgh; The Musselburgh
Conservation Society was founded more than 25 years ago,
and exists to preserve Musselburgh’s built heritage and
encourage good-quality new designs which will last into the
future.
