Selkirkshire Archives and Libraries

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Selkirkshire

Archives and Libraries

For a list of archives and libraries on the national level, go to the Scotland Archives and Libraries page.

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• The Selkirk county council was abolished in 1975 under the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973, which reorganised local government in Scotland into upper-tier regions and lower-tier districts. Selkirkshire became part of the Borders region.
• The region was abolished in 1996, merging to form the present Scottish Borders council area.

Archives

Scottish Borders Archive and Local History Service
Heritage Hub
Kirkstile
Hawick, Roxburghshire TD9 0AE UK

Telephone: 01450 360699
Email: archives@liveborders1.org.uk
Website
Catalogue

The Heritage Hub in Hawick is the home of the Scottish Borders Archive and Local History Service. It cares for a wide range of archive documents and local history publications from the four historic counties of Berwickshire, Peeblesshire, Roxburghshire and Selkirkshire.

Libraries

• Scottish Borders Libraries

Museums

• Scottish Borders Museums

Registration Offices

At ScotlandsPeople one can search the indexes and obtain a digital copy of the record for a small fee within minutes. However, sometimes additional help is available from local registrars. For example, proof of death and close family relationship can make more recent records available that would otherwise be restricted by privacy laws.

• Scottish Borders Registration Offices
• Order a copy of a certificate