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Archives[edit | edit source]

Scottish Borders Archive and Local History Service
Heritage Hub
Kirkstile
Hawick, Roxburghshire TD9 0AE UK
Telephone: 01450 360699
Email: archives@liveborders1.org.uk
Website: Scottish Borders Archive and Local History Service

Archives are the records that have been created by people, families, businesses and other organisations. They can be hand written papers, illustrations, books, letters, diaries, photographs or sound and audio visual recordings.

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

Libraries[edit | edit source]

Coldstream Library
36 High St
Coldstream TD12 4AS UK
Telephone: 01890 883314
Email: libcoldstream@scotborders.gov.uk
Website: Coldstream Library

Duns Library
49 Newtown St
Duns TD11 3AU UK
Telephone: 01361 882622
Email: libduns@scotborders.gov.uk
Website: Duns Library

Earlston Library
High St
Earlston TD4 6HF UK
Telephone: 01896 849282
Email: libearlston@scotborders.gov.uk
Website: Earlston Library
Website #2: Earlston Library

Eyemouth Library
Manse Rd
Eyemouth TD14 5JE UK
Telephone: 01890 750300
Email: libeyemouth@scotborders.gov.uk
Website: Eyemouth Library
Website #2: Eyemouth Library

For a list of Berwickshire libraries, go to List of libraries in Scotland in Wikipedia. Scroll down to Scottish Borders. The parishes in historic Berwickshire are listed in the FamilySearch Research Wiki.

Museums[edit | edit source]

Coldstream Museum
12 Market Square
Coldstream TD12 4BD UK
Telephone: 01890 882630
Email: museums@scotborders.gov.uk
Website: Coldstream Museum
Website #2: Coldstream Museum
Website #3: Coldstream Museum

Eyemouth Museum
2B Manse Rd
Eyemouth TD14 5JE UK
Telephone: 01890 751701
Email: enquiries@eyemouthmuseum.co.uk
Website: Eyemouth Museum

For a list of Berwickshire museums, go to List of museums in Scotland in Wikipedia. Scroll down to Scottish Borders. The parishes in historic Berwickshire are listed in the FamilySearch Research Wiki.

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 Email: [mailto:enquiries@eyemouthmuseum.co.uk enquiries@eyemouthmuseum.co.uk]<br>Website: [http://eyemouthmuseum.co.uk/ Eyemouth Museum]
-For a list of Berwickshire museums, go to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_museums_in_Scotland List of museums in Scotland] in Wikipedia.
+For a list of Berwickshire museums, go to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_museums_in_Scotland List of museums in Scotland] in Wikipedia.  Scroll down to Scottish Borders.
 The parishes in historic Berwickshire are listed in the [https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/Berwickshire,_Scotland_Genealogy#Parishes FamilySearch Research Wiki].