The members of the Siege of Haddington Research Group (SHRG) have spent the last 5 years trawling the archives looking for…Continue readingWreath laying: A tribute to the many injured and killed from all over Europe
Siege Symposium
Traces of the Past – Local Historians search the archives for the ‘Lost Fortifications’ of Haddington Haddington’s History Society teamed…Continue readingSiege Symposium
All talks will be held in the West Church Sanctuary, Court Street, Haddington at 7.30pm. Doors open at 7pm. Access…Continue readingProgramme for 2022-23
21st April 2022 Membership numbers 89 Average attendance and number of guests 33 + 3 Our programme for 2021/22 started…Continue readingConvenor’s Report Season 2021-22
An update on excavations at preston tower, Prestonpans.Continue readingPreston Tower – Clay Pipes and Oyster Shells
The Peebles Hoard
The final talk in our 2021/22 season was given by Emily Freeman, manager of the Treasure Trove Unit in Scotland.…Continue readingThe Peebles Hoard
Lost Haddington
Lifetime Haddington resident John Hamilton has taken on the mantle of past collectors of photographs of Haddington such as George…Continue readingLost Haddington
In a very entertaining talk David Connolly led us through some of the complexities of the construction and history of…Continue readingStories from Garleton: A Castle’s Tale
Andrew Kerr treated us to a detailed and fascinating talk covering the range of naval actions in WW1 – those…Continue readingThe Grand Fleet in the Forth – The Royal Navy in World War 1
Opened in the 1940s/50s on the site of the original County Cinema, HAddington (o. 1930s by Scott’s Empires (Paulo & Scott). Destroyed by fire, early 40s)Continue readingOf Popcorn and Picture Houses: A History of Haddington Cinemas
On Thursday 9th September the first talk of the 2021/2022 season, which was part of East Lothian’s Archaeology Fortnight, was…Continue readingThe Whitadder Project – Investigating archaeology in the Lammermuirs
Meetings are at 7.30pm 2021 9th September – Graeme Cavers: The Whitadder Project – Investigating archaeology in the Lammermuirs. this will be…Continue readingProgramme for 2021-22