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- Around the county: Talks and Events for 2025-26
There are some great local societies around the county offering talks and other events, from swimwear to coal mines. Well try to… - Society Talk: The Mysterious Case of the Victorian Female Detective
20th November 2025, 7.30 pm at the Holy Trinity Church – Professor Sara Lodge. Many people imagine that women played no part… - Programme of Haddington’s History Society Talks for 2025-26
We are pleased to announce the programme for 2025-26. All talks will be held at Holy Trinity Church, Church Street, Haddington at… - Geophysics Team Hit the Ground Running at St Mary’s Pleasance
Haddington’s Lost Royal Palace – was it in St Mary’s Pleasance? Haddington was one of Scotland’s earliest royal burghs. Detailed records do… - Society Talk: East Lothian in the Early Middle Ages, AD 400-1100
16th October 2025, 7.30 pm at the Holy Trinity Church – Tim Clarkson, Historian & Author Tim Clarkson: synopsis of talk, biography,… - Talk Summary: Roman Scotland – Edge of Empire
4th September 2025, 7.30 pm at the Holy Trinity Church – Dr Rebecca Jones Keeper of Scottish History and Archaeology, National Museums… - History Society Events for the East Lothian Archaeology and Heritage Fortnight 30 August – 14 September 2025
The History Society is supporting the ELAH fortnight with the following events. Why not make a note for your diary? Wednesday 3… - Guided Tour Booklet Launch of the Royal Burgh of Haddington
Walk through history in the Royal Burgh of Haddington. A booklet of the guided tour, written and developed by the Society and… - 2025 Member’s Outing: Abbotsford House
This years annual outing was to Abbotsford House Abbotsford Terrace, TD6 9BQ, Melrose on Thursday 15 May 2025. Abbotsford House and Gardens… - Society Talk Summary: 2,000 Years of Fortification in East Lothian
24 April 2025, 7.30 pm at the Holy Trinity Church – David Weinczok, Historian, writer, presenter, museums professional and Canadian-born ‘New Scot’… - Society Talk Summary: Sir William Fergusson, Victorian Surgeon
20 March 2025, 7.30 pm at the Holy Trinity Church – by Peter Raine, Paediatric Surgeon This evening’s talk by retired consultant… - Society Talk Summary: 16th Century Haddington During the Reformation
20 February 2025, 7.30 pm at the Holy Trinity Church – Marie Macpherson, Convenor of the Haddington’s History Society The Scottish Reformation amounted… - Programme of History Society Talks for 2024-25We are pleased to announce the programme for 2024-25. All talks will be held at Holy Trinity Church, Church Street, Haddington at…
- Society Talk: Duncan Napier, Founder of Napiers the Herbalists
20th February, 2025 – Eric Melvin, Historian. Holy Trinity Church, Church Street, Haddington at 7.30pm. Following the publication of his book, ‘The Fresh… - Society Talk Summary: The Ilay-Glynne Dial and the Scientific Interests and Patronage of Archibald Campbell, Earl of Ilay
16 January 2025, 7.30 pm at the Holy Trinity Church – Rebekah Higgit, Principal Curator of Science, National Museums Scotland. This beautiful… - 2024 Member’s Outing: A Fantastic Day out at Marchmont House, Greenlaw.
Thirty-two members made their way to Greenlaw for a wonderful tour of Historic Marchmont House followed by nettle soup and sandwiches. It’s… - Haddington Welcomes the Dorothy Dunnet Society
The History Society and St Mary’s recently collaborated to create a memorable and enjoyable event for 50 delegates from the Dorothy Dunnet… - Geophysical Survey at Abbey Mill Farm
The results of the geophysical survey at Abbey Mill Farm are now available and make interesting reading. You can view the final… - East Lothian at War: Rare videos now available on Youtube.
We are very pleased to make the following videos available to view. They include interviews, photos and original film footage about the… - One you may have missed: The Official Haddington History Walking Tour
You may have missed this great online resource (click here). The tour was originally compiled by the now defunct Haddington Community Development… - New Plaque planned for John Knox Memorial Tree.Despite being battered, beaten, and struck by lightning, the oak tree planted by Thomas Carlyle to mark the birthplace of John Knox…
- Town tours prove popular with the public
St Mary’s Church from Slezer’s Scotland ‘The Prospect of the Town of Haddingtown’ – 17th Century - YouTube videos: The Industries of Haddington
We are very pleased to make available two short videos about the lost industries of Haddington – click to view Haddington Industrial… - Archaeology: Did we find Haddington’s Franciscan Friary?
We have documentary evidence that there was once a friary somewhere in the vicinity of the Holy Trinity Church, Haddington but no… - Geophysics Survey at Papple Steading, near Garvald
Volunteers from the Society joined forces with the Edinburgh Archaeology Field Society to undertake a geophysical survey around the remains of a… - Gateside Industrial Estate, Haddington
Gateside Hi-tech Industries: Haddington’s History Society, led by Eric Glendinning and working in conjunction with the European Ethnographic Centre at the University… - Education Pack
Haddington’s History Society has developed an Education Pack for use in primary schools on the Life in a Scottish Medieval Monastery.It is… - Abbey of St Mary’s: Information Panel Installed
The society has been researching the history of the Abbey for some time and recently distilled this into an information panel. The… - Wreath laying: A tribute to the many injured and killed from all over Europe
The members of the Siege of Haddington Research Group (SHRG) have spent the last 5 years trawling the archives looking for anything and… - Siege Symposium
Traces of the Past – Local Historians search the archives for the ‘Lost Fortifications’ of Haddington Haddington’s History Society teamed up with…