A talk by Bryan Hickman was held on 18th April 2024 at the Holy Trinity Church, Church Road, Haddington. The…Continue readingSociety Talk Summary: Norman Churches in the Lothians
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We are very pleased to make the following videos available to view. They include interviews, photos and original film footage…Continue readingEast Lothian at War: Rare videos now available on Youtube.
A talk by, Ian Brown, Curator at the National Museum of Flight at East Fortune, was held on 15th February…Continue readingSociety Talk Summary: Radar and the Air Defence System in Scotland
You may have missed this great online resource (click here). The tour was originally compiled by the now defunct Haddington…Continue readingOne you may have missed: The Official Haddington History Walking Tour
At the Members night on Thursday 7 December at 7.30pm three Committee Members gave brief talks on four forgotten Haddingtonians.…Continue readingSociety Talk Summary: Members night – Four Forgotten Haddingtonians
Despite being battered, beaten, and struck by lightning, the oak tree planted by Thomas Carlyle to mark the birthplace of…Continue readingNew Plaque planned for John Knox Memorial Tree.
A talk by Jonathan Cobb, Historian and Author on the Republican Era in British History was held on 16th November 2023…Continue readingSociety Talk Summary: The Republican Era in British History
There is a memorial tree to commemorate John Knox, in Giffordgate, Haddington. The memorial stone beside the tree bears this…Continue readingJohn Knox
St Mary’s Church from Slezer’s Scotland ‘The Prospect of the Town of Haddingtown’ – 17th CenturyContinue readingTown tours prove popular with the public
We are very pleased to make available two short videos about the lost industries of Haddington – click to view…Continue readingYouTube videos: The Industries of Haddington
We have documentary evidence that there was once a friary somewhere in the vicinity of the Holy Trinity Church, Haddington…Continue readingArchaeology: Did we find Haddington’s Franciscan Friary?
We are pleased to announce the programme for 2023-24. All talks from the 7th December 2023 will be held at…Continue readingProgramme of Talks for 2023-24