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AGM 2025: Presentations by Pauline Smeed and Gordon Easingwood

May 2025 Following on from the last post, this month we look at examples from a joint presentation by DDHS…Continue readingAGM 2025: Presentations by Pauline Smeed and Gordon Easingwood

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AGM 2025: A Short Presentation by Dr James Herring

April 2025 The DDHS AGM took place on the 8th April 2025 in the Council Chambers in Dunbar Town House.…Continue readingAGM 2025: A Short Presentation by Dr James Herring

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Dunbar Town House: A History – A talk by Pauline Smeed

The final talk in the DDHS 2024/2025 season was given by DDHS Secretary Pauline Smeed, with a good turnout on…Continue readingDunbar Town House: A History – A talk by Pauline Smeed

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Reading the High Street: What Dunbar’s Buildings can tell us.  A Talk by Gareth Jones

February 2025 The February 2025 DDHS talk was delivered by architect Gareth Jones, who sent 3 of his slides to…Continue readingReading the High Street: What Dunbar’s Buildings can tell us.  A Talk by Gareth Jones

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The Albert Hotel, NewHouse Terrace Dunbar

January 2025 – Research by Dr James Herring One of Dunbar’s long lasting hotels began life as The Albert Temperance…Continue readingThe Albert Hotel, NewHouse Terrace Dunbar

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East Lothian & the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade: Research & Resources – A Talk by Dr Hanita Ritchie

The December talk in the DDHS session was given by Dr Hanita Ritchie who is the Local History Officer at…Continue readingEast Lothian & the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade: Research & Resources – A Talk by Dr Hanita Ritchie

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East Lothian & the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade: Research & Resources – A Talk by Dr Hanita Ritchie

The next talk will be on Tuesday 10.12.2024 at 7.30pm when Dr Hanita Ritchie of the John Gray Centre, Haddington…Continue readingEast Lothian & the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade: Research & Resources – A Talk by Dr Hanita Ritchie

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Summerfield House and its Neighbours: A Talk by Dr Pat Simpson

The November 2024 DDHS talk was given by Dr Pat Simpson who is a member and volunteer for the Society.…Continue readingSummerfield House and its Neighbours: A Talk by Dr Pat Simpson

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Summerfield House and its neighbours: A Talk by Dr Pat Simpson

The next DDHS talk entitled Summerfield House and Neighbours and the speaker is Dr Pat Simpson.  The talk takes place in the…Continue readingSummerfield House and its neighbours: A Talk by Dr Pat Simpson