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Broughton History Society
WELCOME TO THE BROUGHTON HISTORY SOCIETY
The Society was founded in 1996 to promote an interest in the history of Broughton, and in local history generally. Currently we have a membership of about 60.
We are a friendly group of local (and not so local) people who share an interest in the history of our 'village'. In the heart of Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland, the old village of Broughton on the north-east side was long ago absorbed into the spreading city. But traces remain today and members are involved in researching more of its past.
From September to May we hold a wide-ranging programme of monthly lectures on Monday evenings at Dummond Community High School (see below), and throughout the year organise a number of visits to places of historical interest within the locality.
Membership is open to everyone. Annual subscription is £8. Benefits include free copies of our Newsletter (click on image or 'Newsletter back issues', top right) with articles of interest contributed by members, free entry to lectures, and priority booking on Society excursions.
Subscriptions are payable in September each year, or on joining.
For further information and/or to join the Society please contact:
Chair: Pippy Tyler pipnpat.tyler@blueyonder.co.uk Tel. 556 5036
Membership Secretary: Alice Lauder maralau@btopenworld.com Tel 556 0423
Evening Programme 2010–11
Monday evenings in Drummond Community High School, at 7.00pm
13 Sept Walter M Stephen – 'The Evolution of Evolution: Darwin and the Scots'
11 Oct Eric J. Graham – 'The Opening up of Calton Hill'
8 Nov Dr David Gavine – 'James Nasmyth, Engineer and Astronomer'
13 Dec Xmas Soirée
10 Jan Graeme Cruickshank – 'A Kaleidoscope of Scottish Ceramics'
21 Feb Patricia Andrew – 'Images of Broughton: Overlooked and Looked Over'
14 Mar Diana Henderson – 'All Change! The Impact of World War II on Daily Lives' [and some handy tips for now, on tracing those who served then]
11Apr Bashabi Fraser – 'Journeys between Scotland and India'
9 May Barbara Mortimer – 'Mrs Boyle of Broughton Street and her Colleagues: Nineteenth-century Edinburgh Midwives'
13 June AGM and Members’ night
Visitors £2 – We welcome visitors. Come and share your memories with us.
All editions of the Broughton History Society's Newsletter, going back to 1997, can be found in the Edinburgh Room of the Central Public Library, George IV Bridge. Editions from Summer 2007 onwards are available online – click below: