Perth & Kinross Local & Family History

Perth & Kinross Local & Family History We are Perth & Kinross Local & Family History. Sharing historic photographs of Perth & Kinross from the 19th and 20th centuries.

With records dating back over eight hundred years, the Archive is where you can explore the people and places of Perthshire and Kinross-shire.

Postcard of the Day: Amulree, from around 1934.📷 Local & Family History Collection, AK Bell Library
09/09/2026

Postcard of the Day: Amulree, from around 1934.

📷 Local & Family History Collection, AK Bell Library

⛽️ Who remembers this garage? A view of the premises of Donaldson's Garage, Crieff, from 1955.📸 Perth Art Gallery / D....
09/09/2026

⛽️ Who remembers this garage? A view of the premises of Donaldson's Garage, Crieff, from 1955.

📸 Perth Art Gallery / D. Wilson Laing (photographers)

A cracking night-time view of the former General Accident building at the foot of Perth's High Street. Does anyone remem...
08/09/2026

A cracking night-time view of the former General Accident building at the foot of Perth's High Street. Does anyone remember the large 'G.A.' sign at the top of the building? The image is from 1960.

📷 Local & Family History Collection, AK Bell Library

Postcard of the Day: The Square and Monument, Dunkeld, from around 1878.📷 Local & Family History Collection, AK Bell Lib...
08/09/2026

Postcard of the Day: The Square and Monument, Dunkeld, from around 1878.

📷 Local & Family History Collection, AK Bell Library

07/09/2026

🌉 A bridge with a fascinating history!

In September 1978, the spectacular Friarton Bridge opened to traffic, creating a crucial new link across the River Tay as part of the Perth Bypass. 🛣️

Designed by Freeman Fox & Partners and built by Cleveland Bridge, it was a major feat of engineering — and there’s a great bit of road-numbering history too! 👀

When it first opened, the route across the bridge was numbered M85. But in 1994, following completion of the A90 Perth–Aberdeen dualling project, the route was renumbered M90 — the designation it carries today.

📸 Nearly five decades on, the Friarton Bridge remains a vital part of Scotland’s road network.

Did you know it was originally the M85? 🤔

Postcard of the Day: South Methven Street, Perth. No date, but possibly 1920s.📷 Local & Family History Collection, AK Be...
07/09/2026

Postcard of the Day: South Methven Street, Perth. No date, but possibly 1920s.

📷 Local & Family History Collection, AK Bell Library

A view of a cricket match between Scotland and Australia on the North Inch, Perth, from 1972.📷 Local & Family History Co...
07/09/2026

A view of a cricket match between Scotland and Australia on the North Inch, Perth, from 1972.

📷 Local & Family History Collection, AK Bell Library

Ballinluig Post Office staff, c.1898. Can't quite make out the signage on the building, but possibly 'Registration Offic...
06/09/2026

Ballinluig Post Office staff, c.1898. Can't quite make out the signage on the building, but possibly 'Registration Office for Farm..'.

📷 Local & Family History Collection, AK Bell Library

From the D Wilson Laing Photography collection at Perth Art Gallery, a view of the John Menzies shop in Pitlochry from a...
05/09/2026

From the D Wilson Laing Photography collection at Perth Art Gallery, a view of the John Menzies shop in Pitlochry from around 1966. Who remembers popping in here for a paper or a comic?

🧳 Off on our holidays? We've no date for this photo; maybe River Edge Lodges in Bridge of Earn can help?📷 Local & Family...
04/09/2026

🧳 Off on our holidays? We've no date for this photo; maybe River Edge Lodges in Bridge of Earn can help?

📷 Local & Family History Collection, AK Bell Library

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