Dunbar Castle pre 1868 by Willie Marr

Willie “Topsy” Marr

To complete this year’s Resources pages, we will look at some paintings by local artist Willie “Topsy” Marr. His paintings were completed in the 1950s, 1960s…

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The Spanish Bull game

The Spanish Bull game

This month, we return to 1969 and the follow up to It’s A Knockout which took place in Dunbar Swimming Pool/Pond in June of that year….

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Bertha Ricardo on the right

Bollinger only 46 shillings a bottle

More material this month donated by Pam Murray and left by her father George Low.  The enlarged image is interesting for more than one reason….

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History in Lockdown: Postscript

History in Lockdown: Postscript

I started this project as a follow up to the start of the spread of the Corona virus to tell a new generation in Dunbar…

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Dunbar in Lockdown

Dunbar in Lockdown

Dunbar in Lockdown– a personal perspective reflecting on the effect of Covid-19 on Dunbar.   To find a precedent for the current lockdown, one should go back to the winter of 1337/8…

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The jubilant Dunbar team at the end of the its a knock out contest

It’s A Knockout 1969

In Dunbar’s social history, one of the key events – in terms of the visibility of the town to the outside world – happened on…

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Clan Dunbar International

Clan Dunbar International

Clan Dunbar International is a group which was set up in the United States in 1977 by Robert Bruce Dunbar. It was incorporated in the…

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