Dunbar & DistrictHistory SocietyThirty Second Season2025-2026 Date Speaker Title 2025 9th September Arran Johnston Spottismuir 1296: The First Battle of…
Updates
Liz Curtis’ book: Place-names of East Lothian: A journey through time
July 2025 This month we are looking at some extracts from DDHS member Liz Curtis’ fascinating online book on East Lothian place-names.…
The Reform Act Plan of 1832 – Dunbar
June 2025 This month, we are going back to 1832 to look at part of a document relating to the Reform Act…
AGM 2025: Presentations by Pauline Smeed and Gordon Easingwood
May 2025 Following on from the last post, this month we look at examples from a joint presentation by DDHS Chair Gordon…
AGM 2025: A Short Presentation by Dr James Herring
April 2025 The DDHS AGM took place on the 8th April 2025 in the Council Chambers in Dunbar Town House. The successful…
Dunbar Town House: A History – A talk by Pauline Smeed
The final talk in the DDHS 2024/2025 season was given by DDHS Secretary Pauline Smeed, with a good turnout on the night…
Reading the High Street: What Dunbar’s Buildings can tell us. A Talk by Gareth Jones
February 2025 The February 2025 DDHS talk was delivered by architect Gareth Jones, who sent 3 of his slides to give people…
The Albert Hotel, NewHouse Terrace Dunbar
January 2025 – Research by Dr James Herring One of Dunbar’s long lasting hotels began life as The Albert Temperance Hotel in…
East Lothian & the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade: Research & Resources – A Talk by Dr Hanita Ritchie
The December talk in the DDHS session was given by Dr Hanita Ritchie who is the Local History Officer at the John…
East Lothian & the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade: Research & Resources – A Talk by Dr Hanita Ritchie
The next talk will be on Tuesday 10.12.2024 at 7.30pm when Dr Hanita Ritchie of the John Gray Centre, Haddington will discuss…
Summerfield House and its Neighbours: A Talk by Dr Pat Simpson
The November 2024 DDHS talk was given by Dr Pat Simpson who is a member and volunteer for the Society. Below are…