We are pleased to announce the programme for 2024-25. All talks will be held at Holy Trinity Church, Church Street,…Continue readingProgramme of History Society Talks for 2024-25
Walk through history in the Royal Burgh of HaddingtonA booklet of the guided tour, written and developed by the Society…Continue readingGuided Tour Booklet Launch of the Royal Burgh of Haddington
This is the last of the monthly posers until September this year. We’ll post it as usual on our own…Continue readingWhat is the connection of this painting with Haddington?
Jon Cooper has brought together all the evidence from the recent Friary Project including the geophysics, archaeological excavation and finds.…Continue readingHot off the press: The Society’s Excavation at the Franciscan Friary
This years annual outing is to Abbotsford House Abbotsford Terrace, TD6 9BQ, Melrose on Thursday 15 May 2025. We still…Continue reading2025 Member’s Outing: Abbotsford House
We are pleased to announce the programme for 2025-26. All talks will be held at Holy Trinity Church, Church Street,…Continue readingProgramme of History Society Talks for 2025-26
Thursday 8 May, 2.30 pm – Star Room, John Gray Centre, Haddington. Haddington’s History Society is thrilled to welcome historian and…Continue readingMeet the Author: Linda Porter to talk about her latest book, The Thistle and the Rose: the Extraordinary Life of Margaret Tudor.
Here’s our March 2025 poser. We’ll post it as usual on our own HHS Facebook page and also Old Haddingtonshire…Continue readingWhere would you find these in Haddington?
24 April 2025, 7.30 pm at the Holy Trinity Church – David Weinczok, historian, writer, presenter, museums professional and Canadian-born…Continue readingSociety Talk Summary: 2,000 Years of Fortification in East Lothian
20 March 2025, 7.30 pm at the Holy Trinity Church – by Peter Raine, Paediatric Surgeon This evening’s talk by…Continue readingSociety Talk Summary: Sir William Fergusson, Victorian Surgeon
20 February 2025, 7.30 pm at the Holy Trinity Church – Marie Macpherson, Convenor of the Haddington’s History Society The Scottish…Continue readingSociety Talk Summary: 16th Century Haddington During the Reformation
Meet the Author: Linda Porter Thursday 8 May, 2.30 pm, Star Room, John Gray Centre, Haddington Haddington’s History Society is thrilled…Continue readingDates for the Diary: Spring events in, and around, Haddington