Thursday 16 April 2026 – Heather Holmes, Ethnologist. Holy Trinity Church, Church Street, Haddington at 7.30pm. Irish migratory potato workers played…Continue readingTalk Summary: Irish Migratory Potato Workers in East Lothian in the late 19th and 20th Centuries
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Thursday 15th January, 7.30, Holy Trinity Church, Church St, Haddington – Elisabeth Rébeillé-Borgella, Historian. Esmé was a descendant of Sir…Continue readingTalk Summary: Esmé Stuart d’Aubigny, 1st Duke of Lennox (c 1542-1583): The Journey of a French Noble in Scotland
Thursday 18th December, 7.30, Holy Trinity Church, Church St, Haddington Pleasance Survey – Update on the Geophysics Survey at the Pleasance…Continue readingMembers Night: Short presentations on the Village of St Laurence House and an update on a Geophysical Survey at St Mary’s Pleasance followed by Bill’s History Quiz and mince pies.
Derrick is a Research Affiliate with the Department of History, University of Glasgow and Secretary of the Old Edinburgh Club.…Continue readingFrom Haddingtonshire to New Jersey in the 1680s: A new resource from Derrick Johnstone
16th October 2025, 7.30 pm at the Holy Trinity Church – Tim Clarkson, Historian & Author Tim Clarkson: synopsis of…Continue readingTalk Summary: East Lothian in the Early Middle Ages, AD 400-1100
We are pleased to announce the programme for 2025-26. All talks will be held at Holy Trinity Church, Church Street,…Continue readingProgramme of Events: Haddington’s History Society 2025-26
4th September 2025, 7.30 pm at the Holy Trinity Church – Dr Rebecca Jones Keeper of Scottish History and Archaeology,…Continue readingTalk Summary: Roman Scotland – Edge of Empire
The History Society is supporting the ELAH fortnight with the following events. Why not make a note for your diary?…Continue readingHistory Society Events for the East Lothian Archaeology and Heritage Fortnight 30 August – 14 September 2025
This years annual outing was to Abbotsford House Abbotsford Terrace, TD6 9BQ, Melrose on Thursday 15 May 2025. Abbotsford House…Continue reading2025 Member’s Outing: Abbotsford House
24 April 2025, 7.30 pm at the Holy Trinity Church – David Weinczok, Historian, writer, presenter, museums professional and Canadian-born…Continue readingTalk Summary: 2,000 Years of Fortification in East Lothian
20 March 2025, 7.30 pm at the Holy Trinity Church – by Peter Raine, Paediatric Surgeon This evening’s talk by…Continue readingSociety Talk Summary: Sir William Fergusson, Victorian Surgeon
20 February 2025, 7.30 pm at the Holy Trinity Church – Marie Macpherson, Convenor of the Haddington’s History Society The Scottish…Continue readingSociety Talk Summary: 16th Century Haddington During the Reformation