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Borders Family History Society

Maps &
Parishes

Our archive and search room is now open on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 10am to 4pm. Keep up to date via our Facebook page and Twitter.

Welcome to the Borders Family History Society website.

Please be aware that the website is no longer being updated, and a new website is under development. The old website still contains useful and useable content for your research.

Key Pages that do not contain current information are:-

Join Us: Annual subscription amounts. Before joining the Society, please contact the Membership Secretary on membership@bordersfhs.org.uk for current subscription rates and guidance.

Publications: Ordering publications from our Sales List. Before purchasing or ordering any items presented on the Sales List (including postal charges), please contact the Sales Convener on bfhssales@bordersfhs.org.uk for current prices and guidance.

Other key contacts are available in the current website are available on the Contacts Page.

Any other questions about the Society, and/or in the absence of a response. Please contact info@bordersfhs.org.uk.

Our Archive and Research rooms are open on Tuesdays and Thursdays, and Saturdays during the summer months, from 10 am to 4 pm. @52 Overhaugh Street, Galashiels TD1 1DP Tel: +44 (0)1896 750387. Please check before visiting.

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
Tuesdays 10am to 4pm
Thursdays 10am to 4pm.

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).
Use of the website is subject to our Terms and Conditions. Please see our Privacy, and Terms and Conditions statement.