Borders Family History Society

Family and Local History Fair and Conference, Melrose, Scotland - 9th October 2010

To celebrate our silver jubilee (25 years old in September) we held a Family and Local History Fair and Conference on Saturday, 9th October 2010 from 10am to 4pm in the Corn Exchange & Ormiston Institute, Market Square, Melrose, TD6 9PN, Scotland.
Admission Free.
See this map for its location.
Entrance was through the green door in the left of the picture.

See the photos taken by Ian Carter.

Programme

• 10.30 am - Welcome and Brief History of Borders Family History Society
• 11.00 am Keynote Lecture - Haunted Borders - noted local author, Norrie McLeish
•   1.00 pm Borders Police Records - Juline Baird and Sarah Chapman, Hawick Heritage Hub
•   2.00 pm My Life in Textiles - Ellis Macgregor
•   3.00 pm Poor Relief in Melrose 1871-1890 - Peter Munro

We had online bookings for the talks (free) on our Conference Bookings page.

Exhibitors

• Borders Family History Society
• Clan Johnston
• Clan Moffat
• Dumfries & Galloway Family History Society
• Dunse History Society
• Glasgow and West of Scotland Family History Society
• Hawick Heritage Hub
• John Smith - Jedburgh's Wartime Sacrifice
• Lanarkshire Family History Society
• Lothians Family History Society
• Melrose Historical Association
• Recording Angels
• Tay Valley Family History Society
• The Scottish Association of Family History Societies
• The Scottish Genealogy Society
• West Lothian Family History Society

Unfortunately, Northumberland & Durham Family History Society had to withdraw due to ill health, and Scottish Genealogy Research withdrew for family reasons.

If you're an exhibitor and you would like a stand at our future events, please use our Contacts page, and select the Contact Type 'Contact the Webmaster'.

There is wheelchair access to the building and a toilet for people with disabilities.

Refreshments (tea, coffee, orange squash, filled rolls, scones and snacks) was available from 10 am to 4 pm.

A raffle was held on the day. Raffle prizes included a Sunday meal for two, donated by the Buccleuch Arms Hotel in St Boswells, a tartan travel rug donated by Edinburgh Woollen Mill, Melrose, a meal for two in Scott's donated by the George and Abbotsford Hotel, Melrose, a preserves carousel donated by Rhymers Fayre, Melrose, an Anderson tartan travel rug donated by The Scarf Shop, Melrose, biscuits from the Country Kitchen, Melrose, a flower arrangement donated by 1st For Flowers, Melrose a lantern donated by Present Perfect, Melrose, a bottle of Chilean wine donated by Burts Hotel, Melrose, a bottle of Italian wine donated by Marmions Brasserie, Melrose, a book donated by The Bookshop, Dingleton Road, Melrose, a voucher donated by Photolab Melrose, a year's membership of the Trimontium Trust, Melrose as a Trooper (donated by the Trust), fragrant oil and greetings cards donated by Mason's of Melrose, other donations including a hand-turned wooden bowl, a cherry wood clock, wine, books and sweets donated by anonymous donors.