Looking to trace your Lanarkshire ancestors? With tv programmes such as 'Who do you think are' drawing in huge audiences, genealogy has never been more popular. Tracing your family history is a journey of discovery that leads you to explore the lives and times of ancestors who lived hundreds of years ago - in circumstances which are all but unimaginable today.

A number of different organisations exist in Lanarkshire that can assist those beginning the exciting journey of tracing their family history.