Borders Family History Society
Archive and Search Room, Galashiels
The Society has its own archive and search room at Old Gala House, an interesting museum in Scott Crescent, Galashiels, TD1 3JS, Scotland, and this houses our collection of family history material, our own and other publications, which are available for visitors to do their own research.
Our own and some other publications may be purchased here, when the search room
is open.
The archive and search room will be re-opening at Old Gala House from Tuesday, 1st April 2008 until Friday, 31st October 2008.
We will be open on Tuesdays and Fridays, by reservation in advance for sessions 10 am-12 pm, 12 pm-2 pm, 2 pm-3.45 pm; these sessions will be limited to 2 teams of one or two people.
Please note that if there are no booked sessions for a particular Tuesday or Friday, the archive will not be opened.
Additionally, we will be open on every Thursday from 3rd April 2008 till 30th October 2008 from 10 am to 3.45 pm, on an ‘all comer’ basis and while it is not necessary to pre-book for a Thursday it is still recommended as space is so limited.
For reservations, please make an Archive Appointment Request quoting your email address as well your name, and desired appointment date and time.
Appointments should not be regarded as final until they have been confirmed.
See this map for directions to Old Gala House.
The Archive comprises the following:
Search the category index and the topic index to the Books and Pamphlets.
Look at the CD Catalogue for the CDs which can be used on the computers in the Archive.
Look at the Microfiche Catalogue - these microfiche sheets and microfilms which can be used on the microfiche readers or the microfiche reader/printer in the Archive.
Search the surname index to the paper Family Trees (Pedigree Charts).