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Mitsubishi Electric
Mitsubishi was the last of the big electronic industries at the former Gateside Industrial Estate in Haddington. Here are some…Continue readingMitsubishi Electric
A talk by Dr Amy Hayes on Mary of Guelders, (Queen of James II) and her connections to the Trinity…Continue readingSociety Talks: Mary of Guelders, (Queen of James II) and her connections to the Trinity Church in Edinburgh
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Where was this Business?
From this old bill head can you locate where this shop was in Haddington? See some comments on our Facebook…Continue readingWhere was this Business?
Presented by Ailsa Fortune September 2023 – At a significant time in the saga of the ‘Elgin’ marbles when the…Continue readingThe Parthenon Marbles and the Local Connection: Mary Nisbet, Countess of Elgin
Bill Fife, a member of Haddington’s History Society, has compiled a list of words in the local dialect that were…Continue readingA Dictionary of Haddington’s Other Language
This pewter item is a communion token, cast in Edinburgh for the Secession Church of Haddington. It was issued in…Continue readingHow this pewter object relates to Haddington?
Gateside Hi-tech Industries: Haddington’s History Society, led by Eric Glendinning and working in conjunction with the European Ethnographic Centre at…Continue readingGateside Industrial Estate, Haddington
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Education Pack
Haddington’s History Society has developed an Education Pack for use in primary schools on the Life in a Scottish Medieval…Continue readingEducation Pack
By Dr Hanita Ritchie, Local History Officer East Lothian Council Library Service Throughout history, women from all corners of the…Continue readingThe Remarkable Women of East Lothian: A History in Pictures
20 January 2023 Steven Kerr, Librarian of RCSEd, gave us an enthusiastic and lively discourse on the history of the…Continue readingA Seal of Cause: The History and the People of the Royal College of Surgeons
Test your knowledge of sculptures to be found around East Lothian. This quiz formed part of the HHS Members’ night…Continue readingHaddington’s History Society Quiz No.1