The auction of the contents of the King Ja Ja, conducted at Thorntonloch by George Low on 21st October 1905 The July…
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Meetings take place in Dunbar Town House on the 2nd Tuesday of each month from 7pm
More on the 1899 Map of Dunbar
The 2nd part of Jim Herring’s analysis of the 1899 Map of Dunbar is now complete. You can watch a video of…
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…
650th anniversary of Dunbar’s first charter
This summer, events were planned to mark the 650th anniversary of Dunbar’s first charter, also the 50th anniversary of the town’s Civic…
Dunbar Lifeboats
This month we are looking at some of the lifeboats that have served Dunbar so well over the years. The photos come…
From John Gray Centre
This month’s photos have been generously supplied by Fran Woodrow from the John Gray Centre Archives in Haddington. They all represent some…
Dunbar Gala Days – A Clerical Error
This month features some photos from the 1920s and focuses on Dunbar Gala days. The photos from the Fancy Dress Parade have…
Herring on the harbour and Bobby Aitken
This month features another virtual talk by Jim Herring. This talk features a film made in the early 1960s by Bobby Aitken,…
Dunbar in the 1950s – New Publication
The latest publication from The Society is by Dr Jim Herring and the cover is shown above. Please go to the book’s…
The ups and downs of tourism
This month’s resource comes in the form of a video. It is an extract from the talk given by Jim Herring in…