Living and Local History Group
If you live in the Tweeddale area, you can't help but be fascinated by the amount of history we have on our doorstep. Pre-history and Roman history, Border Reivers and Covenanters, French sailors and German hotel owners, Mills and mail coaches, railways, elephants and explorers.
You don't have to be an expert in history, local or otherwise, to be involved in our group. New to the area, or resident all your life, you just have to share our interest.
Sometimes we cover one topic with one presentation; sometimes we have shorter presentations from two or three members. This year we created a town trail and are planning a wide variety of talks and a couple of visits.
Members might arrange a visit to a local place of interest, or lead a walk around a local area. We have explored Tweeddale by minibus, led by a one of the group. We also improved our research skills by a visit and talk at Hawick Heritage Hub.
Resources
Be sure to visit the Local History Group Resources page to listen to some of the oral histories and YouTube videos that have been produced by the group.