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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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
This month features some photos from the 1920s and focuses on Dunbar Gala days. The photos from the Fancy Dress…Continue readingDunbar Gala Days – A Clerical Error
The latest publication from The Society is by Dr Jim Herring and the cover is shown above. Please go to…Continue readingDunbar in the 1950s – New Publication
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The Belhaven Bridge Bazaar
This month’s entry focuses on Belhaven Bridge aka The Bridge to Nowhere. In response to a query to the Society from…Continue readingThe Belhaven Bridge Bazaar
More about the railway in Dunbar again this month. With the re-opening of a second platform in 2019 featuring in…Continue readingMore about Dunbar Station
This month includes a fascinating insight into the contents of Knockenhair House after the death of Sir Reginald Wingate in…Continue readingThe Knockenhair Auction Catalogue
This month, we’re going back to 1950 and The Haddingtonshire Courier to look at some adverts. When reading this advert,…Continue readingThe World’s Greatest Lighter and Bad Men of Tombstone
Continuing the theme of shops in the High Street in the 1950s, the photos below are of MJ and B.…Continue readingWilliamson’s ladies outfitters at 31 High Street