Meetings

The Society has a programme of speakers on local history from September to March.

Upcoming talks

The next talk in the society’s 2026/2027 season takes place in the Town House at 7.30pm on Tuesday 13 September – doors open at 7pm. Our speaker is Jenn Scott and the title of her talk is Mony coistly abilyeaments for hir body.The clothes of Mary and her court. Jenn Scott sent the following information:

Jenn Scott, lives in Edinburgh. She is primarily interested in the period from the mid fifteenth to the Jacobite Risings. She is a trustee of the Scottish Battlefields Trust and a keen re-enactor. 

Books

The Lion and the Roses : Scotland and the Wars of Roses 1450-1497

https://www.helion.co.uk/military-history-books/the-lion-and-the-roses-scotland-and-the-wars-of-roses-1450-1497.php

The Men of Warre : The clothes, weapons and accoutrements of the Scots at war 1460-1600 

https://www.helion.co.uk/military-history-books/the-men-of-warre-the-clothes-weapons-and-accoutrements-of-the-scots-at-war-1460-1600.php

I Am Minded to Rise : The Clothing Weapons and Accoutrements of the Jacobites in Scotland 1689 to 1719 

https://www.helion.co.uk/military-history-books/i-am-minded-to-rise-the-clothing-weapons-and-accoutrements-of-the-jacobites-in-scotland-1689-to-1719.php

Meetings take place in Dunbar Town House on the 2nd Tuesday of each month from 7pm (Speaker at 7.30pm).