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.

A series of meetings and lectures are open to the public and held during the winter months as shown below, outings and future "digs" are proposed and our members have increased over the past year.

Meetings are held on the 3rd Wednesday of each winter month except December and the current years syllabus is as follows.
28th November 2009 "Selkirk Abbey" by local historian and author Walter Elliot.
9th December 2009 "Piper Laidlaw" by a descendant Kevin Laidlaw;
20th January 2010  "Robbie Burns in the Borders" by Jamie McIntyre with musical accompaniment from Hilary Bell;
17th February 2010 "A history of the Waverly Line" by Ian Crooks;
17th March 2010     A talk by Dr Christopher Bowles a Regional archeologist for the Scottish Borders;
21st April 2010   "Dryburgh Abbey" by Rowland Duncan;
19th May 2010 The People of Selkirk - Selkirks Living Memory.
   

Annual Membership £5 per year.

Non member £2 per event.

Monumental Inscriptions

In addition to the above the Society have taken on the task of transcribing all the Monumental Inscriptions in Selkirkshire Cemeteries From 2007 to 2009.  Each headstone has been transcribed and produced on CDs for the following cemeteries;-
  1. Selkirk Auld Kirkyard - The oldest cemetery in the Kirk Wynd with over 467 headstones each with a digital photograph. This is where Robert the Bruce was proclaimed "Protector of Scotland" and also the burial ground of President Roosevelt s family on his mothers side.
  2. Selkirk Brierylaw Cemetery - 1054 headstones. Includes several from nearby Episcopal Church cemetery. No photographs but individual headstone photographs could be arranged.
  3. Selkirk Shawfield Cemetery - 1400 headstones. As above with no photographs.
  4. Ettrick Kirkyard - 235  headstones each with a digital photograph. Includes James Hogg the "Ettrick Shepherd" also Tibbie Shiels and Rev. Boston
  5. Kirkhope Cemetery (Ettrick Bridge) - 225 headstones each with digital photograph.This cemetery has never been transcribed before so all details are new.
  6. Yarrow Kirkyard - 437 headstones each with digital photograph
  7. Ashkirk Cemetery - 320 headstones each with digital photographs and includes a separate Scott index for the numerous
    Scotts within.

All CDs contains Church details , War Memorial  and  Militia lists, with Ettrick, Yarrow, Kirkhope and Ashkirk containing School Attendance pupil details in the 1800s. The above CDs are priced at £10 each including P&P (UK only) with discounts available when buying two or more.

In addition we can supply a copy of St Marys Cemetery, St Marys Loch. which the Society transcribed in 1963 and contains details of 38 gravestones. The cemetery has now deteriated with weather and other elements and now beyond any further transcriptions.
Likewise Lindean Cemetery has only 9 recorded gravestones and this would be included with St Marys in CD or paper form at a cost of £5 including P&P (UK only).