Peeblesshire Archives and Libraries

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 * The origins of Peeblesshire are obscure, but it became a shire sometime around the twelfth century, covering part of the historic district or province of Tweeddale.
 * Peeblesshire County Council was created in 1890.
 * Peeblesshire County Council was abolished in 1975 under the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973, which reorganised local government in Scotland.
 * Peeblesshire became part of the Borders region and Tweeddale district, the latter having the same boundaries as the pre-1975 county of Peeblesshire.
 * The Borders region and its four districts, including Tweeddale, were abolished in 1996, merging to form the present Scottish Borders council area.
 * The area of the pre-1996 Tweeddale district (and therefore the same area as pre-1975 Peeblesshire) continues to be used as a lieutenancy area under the name of Tweeddale.

Archives
Scottish Borders Archive and Local History Service Heritage Hub Kirkstile Hawick, Roxburghshire TD9 0AE UK Telephone: 01450 360699 Email: [mailto:archives@liveborders1.org.uk 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
Innerleithen Library Buccleuch Street Innerleithen EH44 6LA UK Telephone: 01896 830 789 Email: [mailto:libinn@scotborders.gov.uk libinn@scotborders.gov.uk] Website: Innerleithen Library

Peebles Library Chambers Institute Peebles EH45 8AG UK Telephone: 01721 726 333 Email: [mailto:libpeebles@scotborders.gov.uk libpeebles@scotborders.gov.uk] Website: Peebles Library

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

Museums
St Ronan's Wells Visitor Centre Well's Brae Innerleithen EH44 6JF UK Telephone: 01896 833 583 Email: [mailto:rhannay@scotborders.gov.uk rhannay@scotborders.gov.uk] Website: St Ronan's Wells Visitor Centre Website #2: St Ronan's Wells Visitor Centre

Tweeddale Museum and Gallery Chambers Institution High Street Peebles EH45 8AJ UK Telephone: 01721 724 820 Email: [mailto:museums@scotborders.gov.uk museums@scotborders.gov.uk] Website: Tweeddale Museum and Gallery Website #2: Tweeddale Museum and Gallery

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