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Website #3: [https://www.visitscotland.com/info/see-do/borders-family-history-society-p2135991 Borders Family History Society]
Website #3: [https://www.visitscotland.com/info/see-do/borders-family-history-society-p2135991 Borders Family History Society]


{{Block indent|We're here to help people with their family history primarily in the Border counties (Berwickshire, Peeblesshire, Roxburghshire, and Selkirkshire) of Scotland, as well as in adjacent counties of England and Scotland.}}
:We're here to help people with their family history primarily in the Border counties (Berwickshire, Peeblesshire, Roxburghshire, and Selkirkshire) of Scotland, as well as in adjacent counties of England and Scotland.


== Local Societies ==
== Local Societies ==
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Email: [mailto:lawsonkaren@yahoo.co.uk lawsonkaren@yahoo.co.uk]<br>Website: [http://www.oldgalaclub.org.uk/ The Galashiels Local History Society]
Email: [mailto:lawsonkaren@yahoo.co.uk lawsonkaren@yahoo.co.uk]<br>Website: [http://www.oldgalaclub.org.uk/ The Galashiels Local History Society]


{{Block indent|The Club's extensive collection comprises documents and objects of local importance dating back to the 17th Century.  The collection includes: photographic records exceeding 15,000 items; maps of Galashiels and area; local town plans; a glass slide collection; books, leaflets, and pamphlets of local interest; and a museum collection. }}
:The Club's extensive collection comprises documents and objects of local importance dating back to the 17th Century.  The collection includes: photographic records exceeding 15,000 items; maps of Galashiels and area; local town plans; a glass slide collection; books, leaflets, and pamphlets of local interest; and a museum collection.  


'''Selkirkshire Antiquarian Society'''<br>Selkirk Parish Church Hall<br>High Street<br>Selkirk TD7 4LN UK<br>Telephone: 01835 870642<br>
'''Selkirkshire Antiquarian Society'''<br>Selkirk Parish Church Hall<br>High Street<br>Selkirk TD7 4LN UK<br>Telephone: 01835 870642<br>
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Website: [https://www.selkirkshireantiquariansociety.co.uk/ Selkirkshire Antiquarian Society]
Website: [https://www.selkirkshireantiquariansociety.co.uk/ Selkirkshire Antiquarian Society]


{{Block indent|Formed in 1947 to preserve the Antiquities of the district and provide a meeting ground for like-minded people to enjoy and protect the exceptionally wide and fruitful field of historical, literary, and archaeological lore which is available throughout the county.}}
:Formed in 1947 to preserve the Antiquities of the district and provide a meeting ground for like-minded people to enjoy and protect the exceptionally wide and fruitful field of historical, literary, and archaeological lore which is available throughout the county.


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