The auction of the contents of the King Ja Ja, conducted at Thorntonloch by George Low on 21st October 1905 The July…
Updates
History in Lockdown: Postscript
I started this project as a follow up to the start of the spread of the Corona virus to tell a new…
Dunbar in Lockdown
Dunbar in Lockdown– a personal perspective reflecting on the effect of Covid-19 on Dunbar. To find a precedent for the current lockdown, one should go back to the…
More on the 1899 Map of Dunbar
The 2nd part of Jim Herring’s analysis of the 1899 Map of Dunbar is now complete. You can watch a video of…
It’s A Knockout 1969
In Dunbar’s social history, one of the key events – in terms of the visibility of the town to the outside world…
650th anniversary of Dunbar’s first charter
This summer, events were planned to mark the 650th anniversary of Dunbar’s first charter, also the 50th anniversary of the town’s Civic…
Clan Dunbar International
Clan Dunbar International is a group which was set up in the United States in 1977 by Robert Bruce Dunbar. It was…
Lest We Forget
As the centenary of the Great War approached interest in the whole story of the war increased. Programmes on television meant that…
Twinning
The seeds which grew into the Jumelage go back a long time. Andre Monrocher had studied in Edinburgh and his wife Danielle…
Drama at Dunbar Grammar School
I came to Dunbar Grammar School as Principal Teacher of History in October 1966. During my time at Hawick High School and…