Research Centre – roadworks
As a result of planned roadworks happening on Glasgow Street, Galloway Street and Laurieknowe between 9th and 11th of November, we have decided to close the Centre on Tuesday 10th. …
Eighty Letters to Canada – new book published
“A book for local, social and Scottish historians, interested Stewartry and Borgue people, Sproat folk and their relatives, and discerning readers” The promised 262-page A4 book, ‘Eighty Letters to Canada’ …
Postage Charges
Please note that Royal Mail have increased postal charges as of 5th October. We have now issued our October 2026 Publication List on our Downloads page to reflect this increase.
Newsletter contributions
We would like to invite any members to contribute items for our Newsletters. Any family history stories, events, or anything else of interest would be most welcome. Contributions should be …
Re-register for our 2026 Zoom Talks
We have updated our schedule for early 2026 and the full list is available at https://dgfhs.org.uk/syllabus/ You do need to re-register for our 2026 talks so please send an email …
Reiving Retold
As part of this year’s Hawick Reivers Festival, Scottish Borders Archive would like to invite you to an informal pop-in session, introducing all that the archive can offer. Our collections …
Publication Update
We have now issued our October 2025 Publication List which includes the 1841 Census and the Order Form. The Publication List is available on the Downloads page of the RESOURCES …
Changes to ScotlandsPlaces website
The ScotlandsPlaces website is being switched off on 24th June. The various records being shared by different organisations. See the Scotlandsplaces website for more information. HES material can be found …
News from the Ewart Library
The Ewart Library will be undergoing refurbishment in 2025. “The Ewart is closed to the public from the 6th January for the works and we expect the site to be …