JAMES GRAHAM LIBRARY

Dalmunzie is Scotland & the United Kingdom’s first genealogy hotel. This hobby has been described as a ‘jigsaw puzzle without edges’ and once bitten, the genealogy bug can be a never ending quest! There are estimated to be 28 million people of Scots' descent in the New World and they, along with Britons of Scots' descent in the British Isles, are increasingly turning to the past to discover who they are, and where they come from.

The James Graham Library (named after the owner's Great, Great Grandfather who migrated to Australia) is specifically designed to assist guests researching their ancestors. The library has a wide array of facilities, including a computer with internet access, key websites for Scottish genealogy, relevant texts and software with an emphasis on Perthshire. There is also a good selection of books relating to Scottish history for the guest keen to learn about the background of their forebears' homeland. The library is a very quiet retreat filled with antiques.

The bureau, extending Victorian table and consul desk, will ensure there is plenty of space for you to spread your documents and get working, or to simply pore over an old book. The Directors, Scott ‘Graham’ Poole & Brianna Poole, nee ‘Stewart’, are Australians of Scots' descent, with family on both sides originating from Perthshire, and Scott has been a member of the Australian Society of Genealogists for 15 years, specialising in Scots' ancestry.