Here we publish the upcoming events for the year – the backbone of the Society are the monthly talks, currently held in the Holy Trinity Church, Church St, Haddington. Members and non-members are very welcome.
You can read about previous talks here
- Society Talk: 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’ based in Edinburgh… - Society Talk: Sir William Fergusson, Victorian Surgeon
20 March 2025, 7.30 pm at the Holy Trinity Church – by Peter Raine, Paediatric Surgeon Sir William Fergusson – short biography William Fergusson was… - 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 to a seismic… - Programme of History Society Talks for 2024-25
We are pleased to announce the programme for 2024-25. All talks will be held at Holy Trinity Church, Church Street, Haddington at 7.30pm. Doors open… - Dates for the Diary: Spring events in, and around, Haddington
March 19th, 2025. A talk on the Impact of the Romans on East Lothian by Dr Fraser Hunter, Principal Curatorat the National Museum of Scotland.… - 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 object acquired in… - Members Night Talks Part I – Fascinating Drainage: Culverts and Streams of 16 th Century Haddington and the Mystery of Harman/Hermans
By Jean McKinnon 12th Dec 2024 From her long, detailed and continuing study of records and maps pertaining to the ownership of buildings and burgage… - Members Night Talks Part II – The Haddington Flood of 1948 and how it would have looked in 2017
By John Hamilton 12th Dec 2024 On 12-13 August 1948 the Tyne overflowed its banks, creating the worst flood in living memory. The Tyne has… - Society Talk Summary: James VI and Daemonologie
21st November 2024 – Steven Veerapen, Historian and Author. Witches: A King’s Obsession Daemonologie: the Scottish Witch Hunt of 1597 and its Legacy Dr Steven Veerapen… - Society Talk Summary: Six Centuries of Scottish Coins: Highlights from the Lord Stewartby Collection at the Hunterian Museum, Glasgow
17th October 2024 – A talk by Cameron MacLean, Numismatist, 7.30 pm at the Holy Trinity Church (With thanks to Cameron McLean for permission to use… - Society Talk Summary: Tell-tale Timbers: St Mary’s in Haddington & the S.E. of Scotland
A talk by Dr Coralie Mills of Dendrochronicle – 5th September, 7.30 pm at the Holy Trinity Church In a very interesting and absorbing talk,… - 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 a fantastic venue…