October 2026 The latest talk in the 2026-2027 DDHS season took place on 13th October and was presented by historian Jenn Scott…
Category: Past Talks
Meetings take place in Dunbar Town House on the 2nd Tuesday of each month from 7pm (Speaker at 7.30pm).
A Tribute to Local Historian Gordon Easingwood
Dunbar has lost one of its longstanding local historians following the death of Gordon Easingwood, who was DDHS chairman for 23 years.…
Stained Glass in East Lothian Churches from an Art History Perspective: A Talk by Tim Richards
September 2026 The first talk of the new DDHS season was given by Tim Richards who has given us 3 slides from…
Three spectacular Dunbar fires
July 2026 This month, Dr James Herring features 3 significant fires that have occurred in Dunbar – one store, one church. and…
DDHS AGM Presentations 2026
April 2026 This year’s AGM took place in the Town House on Tuesday 14th April 2026. At the conclusion of the AGM…
James Hutton: The Genius of Time – A Talk by Ray Perman
March 2026 The final talk of the DDHS 2025-2026 season was given by Ray Perman FRSE who is a biographer of the…
From Brochures to Websites:Promoting Dunbar and its Hotels 1895 – 2026 – a talk by Dr James Herring
February 2026 The penultimate talk in the DDHS 2025-2026 season was delivered by Dr James Herring and despite a wet, cold and…
The Italians Who Settled in East Lothian in the Early Twentieth Century: Friend or Foe? A talk by Mary Contini OBE
December 2025 The final DDHS talk of 2025 was given by author and director of Valvona and Crolla Ltd Mary Contini and…
The Playhouse Cinema: a Talk by Leslie Hooper
November 2025 The November 2025 talk was given by Leslie Hooper, the son of John Hooper, who was manager of the Playhouse…
A Pub Crawl Around Dunbar Harbour: A Talk by Dr Pat Simpson
October 2025 The October 2025 talk in the new DDHS season was A Pub Crawl Around Dunbar Harbour and was given to…