Borders Family History Society

Borders Family History Society The family history society for the Scottish Borders - Discover Your Borders Past. Open to visitors.

Research Room - Usually Open on Tuesdays & Thursdays 10am to 4pm or by appointment. Please contact us to arrange your visit in case of local Covid restrictions.

The outside of the building has had a make over, thanks to our volunteer Sarah who gave up her free time to paint round ...
30/08/2025

The outside of the building has had a make over, thanks to our volunteer Sarah who gave up her free time to paint round the windows and doors. Thanks also to Greta, manager at Johnstone's Decorating Centre for kindly donating all the paint.

Please note we are closed on Saturday 30th August.
29/08/2025

Please note we are closed on Saturday 30th August.

Charlotte is our membership secretary and Acting Chair. She has volunteered with us for 3 years but has not yet had time...
29/08/2025

Charlotte is our membership secretary and Acting Chair. She has volunteered with us for 3 years but has not yet had time to research her own family history. Charlotte plays in the Over 65s Scotland Womens Hockey team and this month they won Bronze at the European Masters in Nottingham. As well as playing hockey, Charlotte enjoys walking in the Scottish Borders countryside

When Eilis Catherine Owens saw a placard saying “things to do before you die” she was spurred on to write a book about h...
28/08/2025

When Eilis Catherine Owens saw a placard saying “things to do before you die” she was spurred on to write a book about her family history. In this book she researches her father and mother’s side of the family which covers Ireland and Scotland. We have copies on sale for £9 if you would like to buy a copy

27/08/2025

Middle names can be helpful for your research.

For example: Children might have their mother’s maiden name as their middle name. Watch out though: Some people used their middle name as their first name, later in life.

Find out more about forenames 👇

bit.ly/SPForenames

Christine has been a research volunteer with BFHS for 12 years. She is also responsible for stationery ordering. Her own...
24/08/2025

Christine has been a research volunteer with BFHS for 12 years. She is also responsible for stationery ordering. Her own research is based in Kent, Sussex, Edinburgh and the Borders. In her spare time Christine enjoys line dancing, bowling, knitting and crocheting.

BFHS is run entirely by volunteers. As well as being a volunteer researcher Brian provides valuable IT support at BFHS. ...
20/08/2025

BFHS is run entirely by volunteers. As well as being a volunteer researcher Brian provides valuable IT support at BFHS. He has been volunteering with us for 3 years. His own research covers Ireland, England, Perthshire and the Borders. In his spare time Brian enjoys nature, cycling and motor bikes.

Sarah is a volunteer researcher and also Head of Sales and has been with us for 3 years. She has worked hard on the Roxb...
19/08/2025

Sarah is a volunteer researcher and also Head of Sales and has been with us for 3 years. She has worked hard on the Roxburghshire Monumental Inscriptions and thanks to Sarah we now have the three new books for sale. Sarah’s own research is mainly based in Devon, Fife and the Borders. In her free time she enjoys wildlife and is a self confessed twitcher!

Three new Roxburghshire Monumental Inscription books available in printed and electronic form. Lilliesleaf, Jedburgh Abb...
19/08/2025

Three new Roxburghshire Monumental Inscription books available in printed and electronic form. Lilliesleaf, Jedburgh Abbey and Roberton available for sale in the research rooms.

We have many different volunteering roles at BFHS. Ronald is our family tree indexer and has volunteered with us for ove...
16/08/2025

We have many different volunteering roles at BFHS. Ronald is our family tree indexer and has volunteered with us for over 20 years. Society members can request family tree Gedcoms to be sent to them. Ronald is also involved with the Duns Historical Society and the Marie Stuart Society

Our volunteers presented Colin Hendrie, seen here with Kyle, with a copy of the newly completed Roberton MI book. Colin ...
15/08/2025

Our volunteers presented Colin Hendrie, seen here with Kyle, with a copy of the newly completed Roberton MI book. Colin and his wife who live on the farm beside the cemetery are like guardians of the Cemetery. Mrs Hendrie runs a very successful horse rug making business and they have a real menagerie of animals! We would like to thank Mr & Mrs Hendrie for their kindness to our volunteers while they were photographing in the cemetery, especially during the very cold days of winter. Electronic PDF copies of the MI are available for sale and printed books will be available soon. If you would like to order a copy please email sales@bordersfhs.org.uk

We have a range of local second hand books for sale. Call in to browse what we have
14/08/2025

We have a range of local second hand books for sale. Call in to browse what we have

Address

52 Overhaugh Street
Galashiels
TD1 1DP

Opening Hours

Tuesday 10am - 4pm
Thursday 10am - 4pm
Saturday 10am - 4pm

Telephone

+441896750387

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Temporarily Closed due to Covid 19

Research Room - Mar - Oct - open Tue, Thu, Fri 10am - 4pm. Nov - Feb - open Tues & Thurs 10am to 4pm; closed over Christmas / New Year; Also by appointment.