October 2026 The latest talk in the 2026-2027 DDHS season took place on 13th October and was presented by historian Jenn Scott…
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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…
Syllabus for Thirty Third Season 2026-2027
Dunbar & District History Society Thirty Third Season 2026-2027 Date Speaker Title 2026 8th September Tim Richards Stained glass…
Three Historic Dunbar Lifeboats
August 2026 This month, we are returning to a book, first featured here in 2020, entitled Dunbar 200: The History of Dunbar…
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 Exhibition: What does it mean?…Place-names in and around Dunbar.
June 2026 A new DDHS exhibition will open on 26th June 2026. Below are some panels from the exhibition. Initial text by…
The Millennium Celebrations at Dunbar Harbour
May 2026 On Auld Year’s Night – December 31st 1999 – the approaching Millennium was celebrated in spectacular style at Dunbar Harbour.…
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…