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’re holding 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 directions.

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

Book a seat for the talks (free) you want to attend 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
• Northumberland & Durham Family History Society
• Recording Angels
• Scottish Genealogy Research
• Tay Valley Family History Society
• The Scottish Association of Family History Societies
• The Scottish Genealogy Society
• West Lothian Family History Society

Other exhibitors will be added to this list as they are confirmed.

If you're an exhibitor and you would like a stand at this or 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) will be available from 10 am to 4 pm.

A raffle will be held on the day.