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Society Talks: Getting away from it all – Marie de Guise’s Town House, Blyth’s Close, Edinburgh

A talk by Dr Anna Groundwater, National Museum of Scotland was held on 14th March 2024 at the Holy Trinity…Continue readingSociety Talks: Getting away from it all – Marie de Guise’s Town House, Blyth’s Close, Edinburgh

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The Centenary Conference

The Centenary Conference of East Lothian Antiquarian and Field Naturalists’ Society East Lothian through the Ages: Program 11 May 2024…Continue readingThe Centenary Conference

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Society Talks: Radar and the Air Defence System in Scotland

A talk by, Ian Brown, Curator at the National Museum of Flight at East Fortune, was held on 15th February…Continue readingSociety Talks: Radar and the Air Defence System in Scotland

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

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One you may have missed: The Official Haddington History Walking Tour

You may have missed this great online resource (click here). The tour was originally compiled by the now defunct Haddington…Continue readingOne you may have missed: The Official Haddington History Walking Tour

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Society Talks: Members night – Four Forgotten Haddingtonians

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

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Society Talks: The Republican Era in British History

A talk by Jonathan Cobb, Historian and Author on the Republican Era in British History was held on 16th November 2023…Continue readingSociety Talks: The Republican Era in British History

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The “Rule of Thumb”

A Neolithic Basis for the Imperial Measurement System The Society is pleased to present this talk by East Lothian resident…Continue readingThe “Rule of Thumb”

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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

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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