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DDHS activities 2022-2023

April 2023 This month, we are going to look at some slides from Pauline’s Smeed’s presentation at the AGM, in…Continue readingDDHS activities 2022-2023

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The Building and Opening of Dunbar Harbour Bridge in the Early 1860s

March 2023 At the AGM on 11 April, Jim Herring gave a short presentation on the original Dunbar Harbour bridge,…Continue readingThe Building and Opening of Dunbar Harbour Bridge in the Early 1860s

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Place-Names of the Original John Muir Way: A talk by Liz Curtis

February 2023 This month we will be looking at some slides from a DDHS talk by place-name expert Liz Curtis.…Continue readingPlace-Names of the Original John Muir Way: A talk by Liz Curtis

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Picturesque Dunbar – a Tourist Guide from c1902

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Note: This post is over 24 months old. Information may be outdated. January 2023 The Society was recently given two…Continue readingPicturesque Dunbar – a Tourist Guide from c1902

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Dunbar Cottage Hospital talk by Dr James Herring

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Note: This post is over 24 months old. Information may be outdated. December 2022 This month features a talk given…Continue readingDunbar Cottage Hospital talk by Dr James Herring

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The State Funeral of Mary Queen of Scots – a talk by John Malden

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Note: This post is over 24 months old. Information may be outdated. The State Funeral of Mary Queen of Scots…Continue readingThe State Funeral of Mary Queen of Scots – a talk by John Malden

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The Battleblent: A DDHS talk by Dr Pat Simpson

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Note: This post is over 24 months old. Information may be outdated. October 2022 This month, we are going to…Continue readingThe Battleblent: A DDHS talk by Dr Pat Simpson

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The railway disaster at Dunbar in 1898

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Note: This post is over 24 months old. Information may be outdated. SEPTEMBER 2022 This month, we are going back…Continue readingThe railway disaster at Dunbar in 1898

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Dunbar in the 1950s – New Publication

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Note: This post is over 24 months old. Information may be outdated. The latest publication from The Society is by…Continue readingDunbar in the 1950s – New Publication