Categories
Did You Know?

On what building was this stone found?

This stone was once fixed to the gable of a Haddington building (not its original site). Which building was it…Continue readingOn what building was this stone found?

Categories
Did You Know?

Whose monument stands in Memorial Park opposite the West Church in Haddington?

Have you ever wondered whose statue stands at this junction and what was he revered for? This is the statue…Continue readingWhose monument stands in Memorial Park opposite the West Church in Haddington?

Categories
News News & Events

Johnston & Boswell’s Grand Tour of Scotland

Free Entry but Spaces limited, so please book your place at Haddington LibraryContinue readingJohnston & Boswell’s Grand Tour of Scotland

Categories
Special Projects

Mitsubishi Electric

Mitsubishi was the last of the big electronic industries at the former Gateside Industrial Estate in Haddington. Here are some…Continue readingMitsubishi Electric

Categories
News Recent Talks

Society Talks: Mary of Guelders, (Queen of James II) and her connections to the Trinity Church in Edinburgh

A talk by Dr Amy Hayes on Mary of Guelders, (Queen of James II) and her connections to the Trinity…Continue readingSociety Talks: Mary of Guelders, (Queen of James II) and her connections to the Trinity Church in Edinburgh

Categories
Did You Know?

Where was this Business?

From this old bill head can you locate where this shop was in Haddington? See some comments on our Facebook…Continue readingWhere was this Business?

Categories
Recent Talks

The Parthenon Marbles and the Local Connection: Mary Nisbet, Countess of Elgin

Presented by Ailsa Fortune September 2023 – At a significant time in the saga of the ‘Elgin’ marbles when the…Continue readingThe Parthenon Marbles and the Local Connection: Mary Nisbet, Countess of Elgin

Categories
Did You Know? Resources

A Dictionary of Haddington’s Other Language

Bill Fife, a member of Haddington’s History Society, has compiled a list of words in the local dialect that were…Continue readingA Dictionary of Haddington’s Other Language

Categories
Did You Know?

How this pewter object relates to Haddington? 

This pewter item is a communion token, cast in Edinburgh for the Secession Church of Haddington.  It was issued in…Continue readingHow this pewter object relates to Haddington? 

Categories
News & Events

Gateside Industrial Estate, Haddington

Gateside Hi-tech Industries: Haddington’s History Society, led by Eric Glendinning and working in conjunction with the European Ethnographic Centre at…Continue readingGateside Industrial Estate, Haddington