Located within Blairgowrie Library, the Blairgowrie Genealogy Centre features Census and Old Parish Records in microform as well as back issues of the Blairgowrie Advertiser. Volunteers from Blairgowrie and Rattray Local History Trust are available to help with family history enquiries related to the local area. The Centre is open from 2pm to 4pm on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday from Spring to Autumn. Visits at other times can be arranged by appointment. The study material consists of the International Genealogy Index fiches covering England, Scotland and Wales and some of Ireland as well as microfilm strips of the Old Parish Registers of Blairgowrie, Rattray and the neighbouring parishes. Copies of all the Census Returns for the years 1841 to 1901 for the local parishes are also available as well as partial cover for 62 other parishes in Perthshire. The volunteer staff are enthusiasts who are well versed in search procedures and can call on a number of older townspeople whose knowledge of local families is extensive. They show enquirers how to use the equipment and help them find the people they are looking for. The service is free to residents in the Perth and Kinross area, but a nominal charge is made to others.