We are pleased to announce the programme for 2025-26. All talks will be held at Holy Trinity Church, Church Street,…Continue readingProgramme of Haddington’s History Society Talks for 2025-26
There are some great local societies around the county offering talks and other events, from swimwear to coal mines. Well…Continue readingAround the county: Talks and Events for 2025-26
Derrick is a Research Affiliate with the Department of History, University of Glasgow and Secretary of the Old Edinburgh Club.…Continue readingFrom Haddingtonshire to New Jersey in the 1680s: A new resource from Derrick Johnstone
20th November 2025, 7.30 pm at the Holy Trinity Church – Professor Sara Lodge. Many people imagine that women played…Continue readingSociety Talk: The Mysterious Case of the Victorian Female Detective
Here’s another poser for you. Question Where can you find this little girl in Haddington? Why is she there? Where…Continue readingWhere can you find this little girl?
Haddington’s Lost Royal Palace – was it in St Mary’s Pleasance? Haddington was one of Scotland’s earliest royal burghs. Detailed…Continue readingGeophysics Team Hit the Ground Running at St Mary’s Pleasance
16th October 2025, 7.30 pm at the Holy Trinity Church – Tim Clarkson, Historian & Author Tim Clarkson: synopsis of…Continue readingSociety Talk: East Lothian in the Early Middle Ages, AD 400-1100
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Here is the first of our monthly posers for the current 25/26 year. Question 1 Where in Haddington is this?…Continue readingWhat is this?
4th September 2025, 7.30 pm at the Holy Trinity Church – Dr Rebecca Jones Keeper of Scottish History and Archaeology,…Continue readingTalk Summary: Roman Scotland – Edge of Empire
The History Society is supporting the ELAH fortnight with the following events. Why not make a note for your diary?…Continue readingHistory Society Events for the East Lothian Archaeology and Heritage Fortnight 30 August – 14 September 2025
Walk through history in the Royal Burgh of Haddington. A booklet of the guided tour, written and developed by the…Continue readingGuided Tour Booklet Launch of the Royal Burgh of Haddington
This is the last of the monthly posers until September this year. This is also posted, as usual, on our…Continue readingWhat is the connection of this painting with Haddington?