Scottish Tourist Board 4-Star Self-catering holiday accommodation in Dumfries & Galloway
Scottish Tourist Board 4-star self-catering holiday lodges
at Barend in Dumfries and Galloway
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Family History Research and Your Family Tree
Are you researching your family story and trying to build your family tree from the very roots, grow its trunk, then branches to produce leaves that will unlock your family history? We have many families who stay with us here in order to further their research into their ancestors' links with Dumfries and Galloway as a whole or this part of the Colvend Coast in particular.
Researching your Scottish family roots is an exciting and rewarding experience. Visiting places of interest first-hand that your ancestors visited or lived in many years ago is part of an epic journey that will, hopefully, lead to discoveries you may not even have dreamt of.
Galloway Lodges will help you to enhance and embrace your ancestry research, especially now that we are part of Visit Scotland's 'Ancestral Tourism Welcome' scheme.
On arrival, you wll discover that our holiday lodges provide much more information on how to delve further into your past with a dedicated folder and reference books to help with your journey of discovery.
Galloway Lodges in Dumfries and Galloway is the perfect base to explore your family history while Southern Scotland’s numerous places of interest will help to provide you with the information you need.
Where to start
We are very lucky to be close to the Dumfries and Galloway Family History Society in Dumfries, a short drive from Galloway Lodges.
Their premises in central Dumfries are open from April to October to promote the study of family history and to facilitate the work of researchers in the counties of Dumfriesshire, Kirkcudbrightshire and Wigtownshire.
T: 01387 248093
E: researchcentre@dgfhs.org.uk
Dumfries is also home to the Dumfries and Galloway Local Archive which can be found within the Ewart Library. It contains records covering over 600 years of local history and offers a wealth of information to help with ancestral research. Staff can also help with basic family history research.
T: 01387 260285
E: libarchive@dumgal.gov.uk
W: https://www.dumgal.gov.uk/article/24609/Heritage-Service
Another hugely interesting place to visit for a fascinating journey of discovery through the region’s history, from prehistoric times is the Dumfries Museum and Camera Obscura. These facilities are open from late March to late September.
The Observatory, Rotchell Road, Dumfries, DG2 7SW
T: 01387 253374
E: dumfriesmuseum@dumgal.gov.uk
W: https://www.dgculture.co.uk/venue/dumfries-museum/
Photo credits
- Dumfries and Galloway Family History Centre
- Dumfries and Galloway Council / Stranraer Museum
- Creetown Heritage Museum
- Great Value Websites
Further afield
The Carsphairn Heritage Centre offers a space for yearly exhibitions and for visitors carrying out family research.
Deugh Cottages, Carsphairn, DG7 3TQ
T: 01644 460653
E: carsphairnhi@gmail.com
W: http://carsphairn.org/History
Moffat Museum offers a flavour of the town’s history, from prehistory to the modern era. Local clan and family histories are also available, with help for research provided on notice.
Harthope House, Churchgate, Moffat, DG10 9EG
T: 01683 220868; 01683 220100 (for winter season)
E: secretary@moffatmuseum.co.uk
W: https://moffatmuseum.co.uk
Further afield, you will find Stranraer Museum where you can delve into Wigtownshire's past and see displays on archeology, local history and farming.
55 George Street, Stranraer DG9 7JP
T: 01776 705088
E: stranraermuseum@dumgal.gov.uk
W: https://www.dgculture.co.uk/venue/stranraer-museum/
The Creetown Heritage Museum preserves and displays the local history of the village through photographs, artefacts, audio and visual presentations.
91 St John Street, Creetown, DG8 7JE
T: 01671 820267
E: mail@creetown-heritage-museum.com
W: http://creetown-heritage-museum.com
If you would like some help to visit the region, Solway Tours will guide guests on bespoke historic and ancestral tours. This is the only Visit Scotland rated five-star tour company in the South of Scotland.
T: 07789 794142/07809 239696
E: beinspired@solwaytours.co.uk
W: https://www.solwaytours.co.uk/