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Farms From the Archives History Place names Royalty

East Barns: Celebration and Reference and Barneyhill employees

Two recent donations to DDHS from members Andrew and Margaret Ashton are interesting documents, relating firstly to the 1953 coronation…Continue readingEast Barns: Celebration and Reference and Barneyhill employees

Post author By jherring
Post date January 19, 2024
Categories In Farms, From the Archives, History, Place names, Royalty

Buildings Castles History houses Past Talks Place names

Saltcoats Castle, East Lothian, and the Livingstones – A Talk by David Sowerby

The December 2023 talk for DDHS was by member David Sowerby and he kindly sent three slides, plus a link…Continue readingSaltcoats Castle, East Lothian, and the Livingstones – A Talk by David Sowerby

Post author By jherring
Post date December 20, 2023
Categories In Buildings, Castles, History, houses, Past Talks, Place names

Buildings From the Archives History houses Local Women Place names

Dunglass: Snapshots in Time – a talk by Dr Pat Simpson

The November 2023 talk was given by DDHS member Dr Pat Simpson and entitled Dunglass: Snapshots in Time. Pat has kindly…Continue readingDunglass: Snapshots in Time – a talk by Dr Pat Simpson

Post author By jherring
Post date November 27, 2023
Categories In Buildings, From the Archives, History, houses, Local Women, Place names

Buildings From the Archives Health History Hospitals Place names

Putting Dunbar on the Map: A talk by Paula Williams, National Library of Scotland

Our first talk of the new season in September was very successful as we had an excellent talk on maps…Continue readingPutting Dunbar on the Map: A talk by Paula Williams, National Library of Scotland

Post author By jherring
Post date October 3, 2023
Categories In Buildings, From the Archives, Health, History, Hospitals, Place names

Buildings Chemists From the Archives History Place names Shops Transport

Picturesque Dunbar – a Tourist Brochure (Part 2)

May 2023 This month, we are going to look at some more adverts from Picturesque Dunbar, the tourist brochures sold in…Continue readingPicturesque Dunbar – a Tourist Brochure (Part 2)

Post author By jherring
Post date June 23, 2023
Categories In Buildings, Chemists, From the Archives, History, Place names, Shops, Transport

From the Archives History Past Talks Place names

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

Post author By jherring
Post date February 23, 2023
Categories In From the Archives, History, Past Talks, Place names