This month, we are going to look at some copies of photos donated to DDHS by Emma Robertson. The photos…Continue readingDunbar Motorcyling
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Meetings take place in Dunbar Town House on the 2nd Tuesday of each month from 7pm
More material this month donated by Pam Murray and left by her father George Low. The enlarged image is interesting…Continue readingBollinger only 46 shillings a bottle
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King Ja Ja
The auction of the contents of the King Ja Ja, conducted at Thorntonloch by George Low on 21st October 1905…Continue readingKing Ja Ja
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History in Lockdown: Postscript
I started this project as a follow up to the start of the spread of the Corona virus to tell…Continue readingHistory in Lockdown: Postscript
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Dunbar in Lockdown
Dunbar in Lockdown– a personal perspective reflecting on the effect of Covid-19 on Dunbar. To find a precedent for the current lockdown, one should go back…Continue readingDunbar in Lockdown
The 2nd part of Jim Herring’s analysis of the 1899 Map of Dunbar is now complete. You can watch a…Continue readingMore on the 1899 Map of Dunbar
In Dunbar’s social history, one of the key events – in terms of the visibility of the town to the…Continue readingIt’s A Knockout 1969
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Clan Dunbar International
Clan Dunbar International is a group which was set up in the United States in 1977 by Robert Bruce Dunbar.…Continue readingClan Dunbar International
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Lest We Forget
As the centenary of the Great War approached interest in the whole story of the war increased. Programmes on television…Continue readingLest We Forget
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Twinning
The seeds which grew into the Jumelage go back a long time. Andre Monrocher had studied in Edinburgh and his…Continue readingTwinning