Here to help you find your family and local history in the Scottish Borders region. Our research centre in Overhaugh St, Galashiels TD1 1DP welcomes visitors.
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Celebrating our #volunteers this week and every week. Our research team welcome visitors to our Research Centre on Tues & Thurs 10am - 4pm. Thankyou to our researchers, transcribers, administrators. #FamilyHistory #Genealogy #ScottishBorders
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28th of May - the term day. A reminder that so many of our agricultural ancestors flitted from farm to farm. #FamilyHistory #Genealogy #ScottishBorders
ALT Some vintage red tractors at Lammermuir Pastoral Society show at Ellemford Berwickshire
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Look out for special exhibitions in #ScottishBorders museums. Special exhibition in #Eyemouth Dissent, Disagreement & Disease in 19th Century Eyemouth until 31st Oct. eyemouthmuseum.co.uk/5049-2/
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Spring at #Traquair Kirk #Peeblesshire. Our Research centre is open Tue & Thu 10am to 4pm. Visit us at 52 Overhaugh St, #Galashiels to research your #FamilyHistory #LocalHistory #ScottishBorders
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Summer dates for your diary. Look out for village festivals and Gala Days too.
Coldstream Civic Week Fri 31 Jul
Duns Summer Festival Sat 11 Jul
Eyemouth Herring Queen Festival Sat 25 Jul
Galashiels Braw Lads Gathering Sat 20 Jun
Hawick Common Riding Fri 5 June 2026
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Innerleithen St. Ronan’s Border Games Sat 11 Jul
Jethart Callants Festival Sat 4 Jul
Kelso Civic Week Sat 11 Jul
Lauder Common Riding Sat 1 Aug
Melrose Festival Sun 14 Jun
Newcastleton Copshaw Common Riding Sat 4 Jul
Peebles Beltane Festival Sun 14 Jun
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Selkirk Common Riding Fri 5 Jun
West Linton Whipman Ride Out Sat 6 June
Yetholm Festival Week Fri 5 Jun
Music festivals, book festivals, agricultural shows
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Looking for some help with your #FamilyHistory research? To trace your #ScottishBorders Ancestors? BordersFHS research centre - open Tues & Thur 10am to 4pm. Send your query to our research team or visit to view the records in our library. 52 Overhaugh St, #Galashiels
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#Peebles Library & Museum closing for refurbishment. Mobile library service. Appointment only at #Eddleston Primary school.
Mar 10
Details of where services will relocate during the refurbishment of the historic Chambers Institution in Peebles have been confirmed.
Further details on when services will move will follow.
See our news story for more info - scotborders.gov.uk/news/arti…
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Less than a week away from reopening our Research Centre - 52 Overhaugh St, Galashiels. Open Tue & Thur 10am - 4pm every week. Research your #FamilyHistory #DiscoverYourBordersPast Photos from Makerstoun Parish church #ScottishBorders #Genealogy
ALT Makerstoun parish church, Roxburghshire
ALT Snowdrops at Makerstoun Parish church. And molehills too
ALT Early signs of spring at Makerstoun Parish church
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Our Feb 2026 members magazine is on it’s way. Articles inc. People in the Duns Police Mugshot Book 1901-1908, 200 years of Lilliesleaf Robinsons, the WWI journal of William Grant Paterson K.O.S.B., Aunt Jeans memories and much more #ScottishBorders #FamilyHistory #Genealogy
ALT Front cover of BordersFHS members magazine
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Land Army and Timber Corps records #Scotland. Records release for this born in 1925.
This year’s annual records update included new index cards from 1925 for the Scottish Women’s Land Army & Timber Corps.
Find out whether your female relatives were “Land Girls”: women who worked to keep the country fed and warm during WWII 👉 bit.ly/SPLandArmy
ALT Land Army index card for Helen S. Smith, 40 Thornliebank, Glasgow. Smith was born on 6 July 1924 and enrolled in April 1944. The card has a record of her work placements until she was released from service in 1950.
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ScotlandsPeople update for 1925 births, 1950 marriages, 1975 deaths. #FamilyHistory #Genealogy #Scotland
We’ve now added the annual births, marriages and deaths records to Scotland’s People!
This year, find almost 240,000 new records, including
- births from 1925
- marriages in 1950
- deaths in 1975
Get started! 👉bit.ly/SPStarting
ALT Old black and white photographs sitting on an open register book.
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Do you use old newspapers for your #FamilyHistory research? Finding obituaries for your ancestors can provide fascinating insight to their lives. Found obituaries for a family of #Lammermuir farmers #Genealogy #ScottishBorders
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23 Dec 2025
Winters day visit to #Bedrule # Roxburghshire. Built in 1804, the Parish Church begins a new chapter under ownership of local charity Bedrule Church Future.
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22 Dec 2025
Our near neighbours at Lothians Family History Society have a new website
lothiansfamilyhistorysociety…
Meetings on Wednesday evenings 7pm to 9pm (exc Jul & Aug) at the Lasswade High School Centre, Bonnyrigg, EH19 2LA.
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8 Dec 2025
Our Research room in #Galashiels will be closing on Thu 18th Dec. Reopening first week in March. If you would like help with your #FamilyHistory Research or would like to visit, please send us your query or contact us to arrange a research appointment.
ALT A winters day in Ettrick. Looking towards Ettrickbridgeend
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2 Dec 2025
The nights are fair drawing in. Days are shorter but the Monumental Inscriptions team is working away - checking / photographing around the #ScottishBorders #FamilyHistory #Genealogy #ScotlandStartsHere
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25 Sep 2025
Reminder for our Society AGM on Sun 28th Sep at Café Recharge, Island Street, Galashiels TD1 1NU. Starts at 2.30 followed by a talk by Ken Nisbet (SAFHS Chairman) on “Researching Your Local War Memorial”. Looking forward to meeting up with our Society members.
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8 Aug 2025
Researching your #FamilyHistory? Visit our Research Room. Special Saturday openings in August 10am - 4pm. #ScottishBorders #DiscoverYourBordersPast
ALT Example of an 18th century symbolic stone
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