We are pleased to announce the programme for 2025-26. All talks will be held at Holy Trinity Church, Church Street,…Continue readingProgramme of Talks: Haddington’s History Society 2025-26
Thursday 16th April, 7.30, Holy Trinity Church, Church St, Haddington – Heather Holmes, Ethnologist Irish migratory potato workers played an…Continue readingSociety Talk: Irish Migratory Potato Workers in East Lothian in the late 19th and 20th Centuries
Question Where in the county is this building? It’s been in the news lately, so what does this image tell…Continue readingWhere in East Lothian is this building?
Question Within walking distance of Haddington, where is this sign? And what do you remember of the Beast? This poser…Continue readingWhere is this sign and who was the Beast?
Thursday 19 March 2026 – Eric Melvin, Historian. Holy Trinity Church, Church Street, Haddington at 7.30pm. Following the publication of his…Continue readingSociety Talk: Duncan Napier, Founder of Napiers the Herbalists
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Commemorative Stone: Gifford
Question Where is this commemorative stone? What does it mark? And what is significant about the date? This poser is…Continue readingCommemorative Stone: Gifford
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Visions of Haddington
16 January to 2 February 2026, Visions of Haddington – An exhibition at the John Gray Centre Museum combining images by Thomas…Continue readingVisions of Haddington
Thursday 19th February, 7.30, Holy Trinity Church, Church St, Haddington – Caroline Milligan, ethnologist from the Centre for Research Collections…Continue readingTalk Summary: Haddington Voices & the European Ethnological Research Centre
Question Which one of these faces is from Haddington? Where is it and what is remarkable about the building where…Continue readingWhere would you find one of these faces in Haddington?
There are some great local societies in East Lothian offering talks and other events, from swimwear to coal mines. Well…Continue readingAround East Lothian: Talks and Events for 2025-26
Thursday 15th January, 7.30, Holy Trinity Church, Church St, Haddington – Elisabeth Rébeillé-Borgella, Historian. Esmé was a descendant of Sir…Continue readingTalk Summary: Esmé Stuart d’Aubigny, 1st Duke of Lennox (c 1542-1583): The Journey of a French Noble in Scotland
Question Faces of Haddington: The bearded man Where is he, where did he come from, and who does he represent?…Continue readingWhere would you find this bearded man in Haddington?