Dunbar History Society

Dunbar Motorcyling

Motor Cycle members and their wives in the 1920s.

This month, we are going to look at some copies of photos donated to DDHS by Emma Robertson. The photos feature Dunbar…

Dunbar Kermesse in the 1960s

This month’s photos are taken from the exhibition, curated by Pauline Smeed, which is available in the History Society’s room in the…

East Beach c1920s

This month features images are from our recently scanned slide collection which has been donated to the society over the past 27…

Thorntonloch whales in Hordley, Shropshire 1950

This month, we are returning to 1950 and the stranding of 147 pilot whales at Thorntonloch. Jim Herring had a request for…

4. Chateau de Dunbar. P Lauters fecit. Pernod.del

This month, we are featuring prints of paintings of Dunbar Castle gifted to the Society by founder member John McNie, who was himself…

Dunbar Castle pre 1868 by Willie Marr

To complete this year’s Resources pages, we will look at some paintings by local artist Willie “Topsy” Marr. His paintings were completed in…

This month, we return to 1969 and the follow up to It’s A Knockout which took place in Dunbar Swimming Pool/Pond in June…

Bertha Ricardo on the right

More material this month donated by Pam Murray and left by her father George Low. The enlarged image is interesting for more…

George Low King Ja Ja Auction poster 1905

The auction of the contents of the King Ja Ja, conducted at Thorntonloch by George Low on 21st October 1905 The July…

3 - THE TEA PARTY

I started this project as a follow up to the start of the spread of the Corona virus to tell a new…