Films
Last updated
8 July 2025
Estimated reading time
1 minute
Our Moving Image Archive collection contains amateur and professional films. These films give a glimpse into the lives of ordinary people in Scotland. It includes home movies, footage of historical crafts and working methods, and local events like gala days.
This resource might help your family history research by revealing more about:
The town or village that your ancestors came from
The kind of work that they did
The pastimes that they would have enjoyed as children.
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