Our Town Stories

About this Resource

Our Town Stories is a fun and interactive website that brings Edinburgh's history to life using material from the heritage collections of Edinburgh Libraries.

Explore the city's past through images, maps and stories from our collections. Browse the wonderful ‘Then and Now’ images and historical maps and read our bite-size stories that tell the history of Edinburgh’s people, places and city life. Stories are diverse and include: a history of firefighting; a pictorial trail of Greyfriars Bobby; an overview of Edinburgh’s Orphan Hospitals and Schools; and the story of Bessie Watson, a nine year old Suffragette.

Go online and uncover Edinburgh’s past!

Organisation

This resource is held by:

Resource Details

Resource Type

Online/Digitised

Subject

Architecture, Surveying and Town Planning
Education
Gender & Women
Historic Buildings
Manufacturing
Medicine & Public Health
Military & War
Transport
Urban History
WWI

Geographical Coverage

Edinburgh

Era

1700 - 1799
1800 - 1899
1900 - 1945
1945 - 2000
2000 - present

Access

Open to public: see website for opening hours

Online Availability

Remote access available

Official Records

Location

Other Information

Entry last updated: May 15th, 2018

Please note that links to websites and catalogues are provided by the Organisations listed and not maintained by Scottish Local History Forum.