Borders Family History Society

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

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

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

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

#Peebles Library & Museum closing for refurbishment. Mobile library service. Appointment only at #Eddleston Primary school.

@JohnJcwalker24 Thank you John. Good to hear from you

Received my copy. Good edition

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

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

Land Army and Timber Corps records #Scotland. Records release for this born in 1925.

ScotlandsPeople update for 1925 births, 1950 marriages, 1975 deaths. #FamilyHistory #Genealogy #Scotland

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

Winters day visit to #Bedrule # Roxburghshire. Built in 1804, the Parish Church begins a new chapter under ownership of local charity Bedrule Church Future.

Our near neighbours at Lothians Family History Society have a new website lothiansfamilyhistorysociety.com Meetings on Wednesday evenings 7pm to 9pm (exc Jul & Aug) at the Lasswade High School Centre, Bonnyrigg, EH19 2LA.

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.

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

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.

Researching your #FamilyHistory? Visit our Research Room. Special Saturday openings in August 10am - 4pm. #ScottishBorders #DiscoverYourBordersPast

Visiting #Galashiels? Pop into our #FamilyHistory Research rooms in Overhaugh St. Tue, Thu & Sat 10am-4pm. The Old Gala Club Goes by Train exhibition celebrates the connection between #Galashiels & the railway - in Old Gala House til Sep 30

#FamilyHistory Saturdays? Our Research Centre @ 52 Overhaugh St, Galashiels TD1 1DP is open 2nd, 9th, 16th, 23rd Aug 10am - 2pm. Local experts can help you #DiscoverYourBordersPast #ScottishBorders #Ancestry #LocalHistory All welcome

Research Centre Special Opening Sat 19th July & Sat 26th July 10am - 4pm 52 Overhaugh St, Galashiels. Open on Tue & Thur every week. Bring your #FamilyHistory queries for a chat with our local expert researchers. Use our local & family history library #Genealogy #ScottishBorders