November 2025 The November 2025 talk was given by Leslie Hooper, the son of John Hooper, who was manager of…Continue readingThe Playhouse Cinema: a Talk by Leslie Hooper
Category: Past Talks
Past Talks
October 2025 The October 2025 talk in the new DDHS season was A Pub Crawl Around Dunbar Harbour and was…Continue readingA Pub Crawl Around Dunbar Harbour: A Talk by Dr Pat Simpson
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
The second talk of the DDHS season was delivered by Judy Riley and enthusiastically received by the audience. The speaker…Continue readingTyninghame: Landscapes and Lives – A Talk By Judy Riley