Category: Previous Talks

Previous Talks

Society Talk Summary: Mary Wyndham, Countess of Wemyss – A Tale from Gosford

A talk by local historian, Ailsa Fortune, was held on 18th January 2024 at the Holy Trinity Church, Church Road, Haddington.…Continue readingSociety Talk Summary: Mary Wyndham, Countess of Wemyss – A Tale from Gosford

At the Members night on Thursday 7 December at 7.30pm three Committee Members gave brief talks on four forgotten Haddingtonians.…Continue readingSociety Talk Summary: Members night – Four Forgotten Haddingtonians

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Note: This post is over 24 months old. Information may be outdated. A talk by Jonathan Cobb, Historian and Author on…Continue readingSociety Talk Summary: The Republican Era in British History

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Note: This post is over 24 months old. Information may be outdated. Presented by Ailsa Fortune September 2023 – At…Continue readingSociety Talk Summary: The Parthenon Marbles and the Local Connection: Mary Nisbet, Countess of Elgin

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Note: This post is over 24 months old. Information may be outdated. Presented by Dr Amy Blakeway. Amy is a…Continue readingLieutenants and Loyalty: How did Mary, Queen of Scots rule Scotland from an English prison?

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Note: This post is over 24 months old. Information may be outdated. by Victoria Brown (Education Manager, National Mining Museum,…Continue readingA Mine of Information: Coal Mining in East Lothian

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Note: This post is over 24 months old. Information may be outdated. By Dr Hanita Ritchie, Local History Officer East…Continue readingThe Remarkable Women of East Lothian: A History in Pictures

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Note: This post is over 24 months old. Information may be outdated. 20 January 2023 Steven Kerr, Librarian of RCSEd,…Continue readingA Seal of Cause: The History and the People of the Royal College of Surgeons

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Note: This post is over 24 months old. Information may be outdated. David Raw spoke on how politics in East…Continue readingEast Lothian Politics 100yrs ago: A Time of Change