Zoom Talk
Our 11th of February zoom talk will be from Emma Maxwell on the topic of “Making the Most of Scottish Indexes”. Please see our syllabus page for more information.
News
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 tell stories right across the Scottish Borders, with records dating from the 12th century to modern day, helping you to unlock your own history.
Scottish Borders Archive @ The Heritage Hub, Hawick
Friday 27 March 2025
1pm-4pm no booking required
Free – donations welcome
For more information visit our page at https://www.liveborders.org.uk/borders-collection-online/heritage-hub-archives-local-studies/
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 menu. If you are ordering by Mail Order please ensure you are using this latest Publication List and Order Form.
However, our Online Shop is available for the purchase of over 400 PDFs and Printed versions of our publications and Newsletters, which you can pay for them using PayPal or Credit/Debit Card.
Postage Charges
Please note that Royal Mail have increased postal charges from 6th October 2025.
A new October 2025 Publication List has been uploaded to our Downloads page.
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 on trove.scot.
NLS material can be found at nls.uk and maps.nls.uk.
NRS records will be accessible through scotlandspeople.gov.uk.
Further information about the closure can be found on the HES website: Retiral of HES web services | Historic Environment Scotland.
Subsequently ScotlandsPeople have now announced on their website regarding the records they are taking over
https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/news-and-articles/more-records-coming
Records will be transferred on a phased basis. The OS name books and tax rolls will be available from 25 June.
Images of maps and plans from the National Records of Scotland collection, currently available on ScotlandsPlaces, will be added to Scotland’s People later in the year.
For the first time on Scotland’s People, images of some original records will be available to view alongside a transcript of the text.
Records can be searched and viewed free of charge. There will be a small charge to save copies. Additionally, we have created a new name index of male and female servant tax rolls, for which there will be a small charge to view records.
Re-register for our 2025 Zoom Talks
We have updated our schedule for early 2025 and the full list is available at https://dgfhs.org.uk/syllabus/
You do need to re-register for our 2025 talks so please send an email to zoom@dgfhs.org.uk with your details including Location and Membership Number. You will be added to our “repeat” listing unless you say otherwise. If you do not have your membership number then please email either the UK Membership Secretary at mbrs-sec-uk@dgfhs.org.uk or the Overseas Membership Secretary at mbrs-sec-os@dgfhs.org.uk who will be able to provide it to you.
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 closed for 4 months. We will keep you informed of progress and reopening dates. To ensure continued access to our services, in addition to NWCC regular hours, we have extended the opening hours at both Georgetown and Lochthorn Customer Service Centres. I am delighted that the work of our team of Heritage volunteers will continue throughout the closed period. We now have dedicated Heritage Service offices, storage, workspaces and a tearoom in Municipal Chambers. Heritage Services for customers will be available by appointment at Georgetown Customer Service Centres and Municipal Chambers. All heritage enquiries should be sent to heritage@dumgal.gov.uk.”
Newsletter contributions
We would like to invite any members to contribute items for our November Newsletter. Any family history stories, events, or anything else of interest would be most welcome. Contributions should be sent to editor@dgfhs.org.uk by 1st October.
Newsletter Index Updated
Our Newsletter Index has now been updated to include Issue 106 released in July 2023. PDF versions of our Newsletters, except volume 106, are available from our Online Shop. Volume 106 will be available in November 2023.