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Programme of History Society Talks for 2025-26

We are pleased to announce the programme for 2025-26. All talks will be held at Holy Trinity Church, Church Street, Haddington at 7.30pm. Doors open at 7pm.

4 September 2025Shipwreck Archaeology in the Lothians and BeyondDan Atkinson, Archaeologist, AMS Consultancy
16 October 2025East Lothian in the Early Middle Ages,  AD 400-1100Tim Clarkson, Historian & Author
20 November 2025Victorian Female DetectivesSara Lodge, Historian & Author
11 December 2025Members’ Night
15 January 2026Esmé Stuart d’Aubigny, 1st Duke of Lennox (c 1542-1583): The Journey of a French Noble in ScotlandElisabeth Rébeillé-Borgella, Historian
18 February Haddington Voices European Ethnological Research Centre Mark Mulhern Senior Research Fellow, University of Edinburgh
19 March 2026Duncan Napier: Founder of Napier’s the HerbalistsEric Melvin, Historian & Author
16 April 2026Irish Migratory Potato Workers in East Lothian in the late 19th and early 20th CenturiesHeather Holmes, Historian
15 May Abbotsford HouseMembers’ Outing

And if you’d like to catch up with any talks you may have missed over the years you’ll find them all in our resources section

Non-Members Welcome: Pay at the door
Free for School Pupils and Full-time Students