

We are pleased to launch
HERITAGE BUDDIES
Where Buddies Rest: Stories Rise
A two year funded project recording & researching Renfrewshire’s Heritage Graveyards. Please visit www.heritagebuddies.uk for details
Our History Talks have now recommenced on the last Tuesday of each month.
You can find details of them below and on our ‘Book‘ page.

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The Urban Historian is a Heritage consultant and Educator
located in the town of Paisley in Renfrewshire, Scotland.
Through guided walks, with a focus on local history and architecture, public lectures exploring the area’s past and informal gatherings discussing historical topics at History Cafes; the Urban Historian aims to sustain engagement with and expand knowledge of Paisley and Renfrewshire’s abundant cultural legacy.
Our Heritage stories will shortly be moving to our new Heritage website:
(also available at discoverrenfrewshireheritage.com )
This website will be the main booking platform for all of our Heritage Walks/ Talks/ History Cafe’s
Heritage walks will be resuming later in 2025 and more likely early 2026.
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Renfrewshire Heritage is our new one stop Heritage Website covering the Old County of Renfrew. You will be able to delve into the history of the Renfrewshire, East Renfrewshire and Inverclyde Administrative areas.The Urban Historian

Renfrewshire Ancestors is our dedicated Genealogy/ Family History website. Here you can discover our different research packages and other useful links for Renfrewshire Records that can aid you family history research.

SJCResearch is our corporate website relating to all of our activities. Here you will find our portfolio, along with links to other websites and details of Historical research packages (not genealogy) for clients such as businesses and local authorities.