The following thematic list provides the details of books, articles etc. that may be useful for the study of life and society in Dumfries and Galloway from c.1700 onwards. A dynamic resource, it will be updated with newly published titles periodically, while readers are invited to send us details of other publications they think should be included. It concentrates on publications that deal specifically with Dumfries and Galloway, although wider works that contain significant material relating to the region have also been included. The search box in the right-hand margin can be used for author and title searches. For comparative material from elsewhere in Scotland, see Scottish Life and Society. A Compendium of Scottish Ethnology, volume 14: Bibliography.
- Printed Original Sources
- Agriculture, Forestry, Land-use and ownership
- Anthologies
- Autobiographies and Memoirs
- Biography
- Buildings, Monuments
- Commerce and Trade, Transport and Communications
- Crime and Punishment, Law and Order
- Customs, Traditions
- Education
- Family History and Genealogy
- Fiction, Literary Guides
- Folklore and Belief
- Health
- Histories – County and Regional, and General Surveys
- Histories – Cultural and Social
- Histories – Towns and Parishes
- Industries, Trades, Labour
- Language
- Maritime
- Names, Gazetteers, Topographical Descriptions
- Pictorial and Art Works
- Planned Villages
- Poetry, Song
- Religion, Church History
- Robert Burns
- Statistical Accounts
- Study Guides
- Tales, Legends
- Traditional Food and Medicine
- Travellers’ Accounts
- Travelling People
- War, Military