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Borders Family History Society

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Our Archive and Search Room is closed until further notice due to the Corona virus/Covid-19. Keep up to date via our Facebook page and Twitter.

About Borders Family History Society

We're here to help people with their family history primarily in the Border counties (Berwickshire, Peeblesshire, Roxburghshire and Selkirkshire) of Scotland, as well as in adjacent counties of England and Scotland; though if you need help with other places, we may be able to help you, too.

Our Archive and Search Room is at 52 Overhaugh St, Galashiels, TD1 1DP, Scotland.
Opening Hours from March to October:
Tuesdays 10am - 4pm
Thursdays 10am - 4pm
Fridays 10am - 4pm

For reservations, please make an Archive Appointment Request quoting your email address as well your name, and desired appointment date and time.
Use this site to further your research by

buying the Monumental (Gravestone) Inscriptions and the Poor Law Records volumes we research, compile, and publish
and the other publications (PDF) we sell, so that you can use them in the comfort of your own home
joining us and receiving the Society's 44 page magazine published 3 times a year
using our Research Service to save you time and travel costs or to give your research a boost, or whet your interest by reading our blog
recording your Surname Interests (the first time, you'll need to register)
coming to the meetings (admission free) we hold and events we attend
viewing others' Queries and Surname Interests
searching the indexes to our publications:
- the Gravestones Index
- the Magazine Article Index
- the Poor Law Records Index
- the Family Tree Index
preparing for visiting our Archive and Search Room and seeing the resources available
looking at the links to other websites

or at our Facebook page

or
Subscribe to our Blog RSS Feed

To join the Society, please see our Joining Borders Family History Society page which shows the range of benefits available to members, and the subscription rates.

The Society is registered as a charity (number SC005531).
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