1/2 A CLOSE THAT'S VANISHED:. A new blog by Robert Sproul-Cran on his wonderful project to re-create images of Parliament Hall and Square using CGI. A project funded by a Jean Guild Grant from the OEC.#parliamentsquare #stgiles #oldparliamenthall #oldedinburghreborn buff.ly/rR82hFt

🗓️ Seeing as we're into the local history societies' talks season, I blew the dust off the Threadinburgh dot Scot events calendar to put my various offerings there. 🤦‍♂️Somehow I've managed a complete diary car crash of 3 talks in 10 days at the end of this month! threadinburgh.scot/events-calen...

Thank you to everyone who came along to our recent AGM and to the Lord Provost for hosting us and addressing the meeting. Thanks to Edward Duvall for being a great President & we welcome Steven Robb, who now takes over. Full details and the President's Report are on our website. bit.ly/4pDSGu4

Coming up next weekend, Edinburgh Doors Open Days. We will be manning a stall at Augustine United Church on George IV Bridge. Come along and see us on Saturday 27th Sept 10.00 till 4.00 p.m. #edinburghlocalhistory #localheritage #joinourclub #walksandtalks bit.ly/46NBF9a

Northfield and Willowbrae Community Council's plans to provide an information board to commemorate the former Piershill Cavalry Barracks, funded by a Jean Guild Grant from the OEC. #cavalrybarracks #armymuseums #ebenezermacrae #armyregiments #scotsgreys #royalartillery #piershill bit.ly/4gzy0iE

Well, as they say, the nights are fairly drawing in & if you want something to do and are interested in Edinburgh History, why not join the Old Edinburgh Club? Alternatively, you can now give a Gift Membership to someone else. All details are on our website.

The Scottish Local History Forum will be hosting a conference on POPULAR PROTEST in a Scottish Local History Context on Saturday, 25 October 2025, at The Wynd Centre, School Wynd, Paisley PA1 2DB. Tickets and further info on their website. buff.ly/YXRVzpP

I've just been prodded to post about a wee bit of writing I did for the EIBF's Words from the Wards programme last year, efi.ed.ac.uk/creative-wor...

Veterans Housing Scotland: Celebrating 110 Years. A project to research and produce a booklet on the provision of affordable homes and support for disabled veterans living in Edinburgh. Funded with a Jean Guild Grant from the OEC. #salvesenveteranshomes bit.ly/46pSwhc

In early September 1685, a ship weighed anchor in the Forth and headed out into the North Sea on a long voyage. You can read more about this voyage on our website. #newjersey #eastjerseybound #covenaterprisoners #1685voyage #17thcenturyleithvoyages #colonies oldedinburghclub.org.uk/the-voyage-o...

In 2023, we started to produce occasional member newsletters. The most recent edition and back copies are now available on our website. #historynewsletters #edinburghhistorynewsletters #historyclubnewsletters #historyclub oldedinburghclub.org.uk/about/oec-ne...

The thread about Castlehill School; educating the city's children, its bakers and its tourists for over a century threadinburgh.scot/2025/09/08/t...

The thread about Canonmills School; teaching "self denial as well as thrift" threadinburgh.scot/2025/09/03/t...

The lost Scottish Parliament - a missing link unearthed, by Robert Sproul-Cran. Read the blog on his project to re-create Parliament Square and the Old Parliament Building. A project supported with an OEC Jean Guild Grant. #oldscottishbuildings #parliamentsquare www.old-edinburgh.com/post/the-los...

Can you help shape the future of the Old Edinburgh Club? We are looking to recruit new Council members. You'll be able to find out more about the club and how to become a Council member. oldedinburghclub.org.uk/about/steeri...

Membership of the Old Edinburgh Club is open to anyone, whether you live in Edinburgh or not. Share in our passion for the history and heritage of our capital. Check out our website for the benefits of joining and to apply online to become a member. #edinburghhistorymembership. buff.ly/q2ynlcg

It's OEC AGM time again. You can download our Annual Report and read about all the good things that happened this year. #oldedinburghhistory #historyawardsandbursaries #historyprizes #historyprojects #edinburghwalksandtalksandbooks oldedinburghclub.org.uk/about/agms/a...

Details of our lectures and talks are now available on our website for 2025-2026. Starting on 15 October 2025 – Magic and Illusion in Edinburgh by Richard Wiseman. #oldedinburghhistory #edinburghmagic #edinburghillusion #edinburghtalks oldedinburghclub.org.uk/events/

Details of the programme of talks for 2025/2026 for Leith Local History Society.

We asked our members what they thought about the Club, and here are the headlines. The full survey report is on our website. oldedinburghclub.org.uk/about/steeri... Thinking about joining in - our membership year starts on the 1st September. #edinburghhistoryclub #oldedinburgh #edinhistorylectures

Trinity Stone Seekers: Out and About in Restalrig, a new blog by Jill Harrison. A visit to St Triduana's Chapel. Listen to the acoustics in the Chapel in a short video clip on our website. #findingtrinitystones #StTriduana #restalrigchurch #maryofguelders oldedinburghclub.org.uk/trinity-ston...

Carolina Oliphant, Lady Nairne (1766–1845) was born #OTD, 16 Aug. Oliphant wrote over 100 popular songs to traditional Scottish tunes. Although she shunned publicity & never acknowledged her authorship, along with Robert Burns she is one of the most significant figures in Scottish folksong 1/2

Women's History Network 33rd Annual Conference: Hidden in Plain Sight. An online Event with a few tickets still remaining.

In July 1925, Ebenezer MacRae was appointed as Edinburgh's city architect. One hundred years on, this story by Steven Robb tells the important story of the man who transformed Edinburgh.

East Lothian Archaeology & Heritage Fortnight starts at the end of August for two weeks. More than 60 exciting events, including talks, guided walks, excavations, re-enactments, exhibitions, and workshops, or tune in online to a series of presentations. buff.ly/31hVQg1

The laying of the foundation stone of the Royal High School, Edinburgh, on 28th July 1825. A great blog by Steven Robb for the OEC. #royalhighschool #caltonhill #thomashamiltonarchitect #lordprovost #lordglenorchy #oldedinburghhistory #scottishenlightenment #greekrevivalbuildings

Update on the @signetlibrary.bsky.social Project on the John Watsons archives, funded by an OEC Jean Guild Grant, is on our website. We are also trying to find this painting of Vans Hathorn which used to hang in the school. Anyone know? #johnwatsons #watsons oldedinburghclub.org.uk/john-watson-...

May Drummond: an Edinburgh Celebrity and a Remarkable Women (1696-1777). A must read! Thanks to guest blogger Janette Walkinshaw for bringing this Edinburgh women to life. #quakers #womenshistory #edinburghwomen #edinburghroyalinfirmary #georgedrummond #canongate #womenrolemodels

An interesting night of Baroque Music celebrating the Edinburgh Musical Society, (1728-95). An article about the Society and the earlier Musick Club by Roger Emerson and Jenny McLeod was published in Book of the Old Edinburgh Club in 2014. You can read this online. buff.ly/z56OqM0

The Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh announces the launch of a new website, The People’s Dispensary featuring a digitised and transcribed collection of 18th century case notes of the Edinburgh Public Dispensary from its foundation in 1776. buff.ly/UzShOzg

We've made it easier to find all our blog articles with the creation of our 'News and Views' archive page where you can find all the blog articles we have published. #oldedinburghhistory #archivedhistorynews #newsandviewsarchives buff.ly/xqmCcTc

And here's another photo of the Portobello Pierrots. Help us to find out about the troupes and who were their members? What did they perform? What stories did they have? #cityofleisure #portobello #pierrots #PortyHistory #ScottishGenealogicalSociety #familyhistory #genealogy buff.ly/5amlnHy

Do you know any history of pierrots in Portobello, popular seaside entertainers from Edwardian times to WWII? We've published some of what we know and would love to find out more. #LostEdinburgh #EdinburghPastandPresent #EdinburghLiveNostalgia #EdinburghHistory #Ed900

Edinburgh’s First Burghers: revealing the lives and hidden faces of Edinburgh’s medieval citizens. Free Event Mon - Fri : 10am - 6pm; Sat : 9am - 5pm; Sun : 1pm - 5pm 6th June - 30th November St Giles' Cathedral High Street Edinburgh EH1 1RE buff.ly/qcXUuvA

Another exciting project Morningside Stone Masons & Medieval Stones, funded by our Jean Guild Award Scheme, aims to address a lack of knowledge relating to 19th century Morningside stonemasons. #morningside #medievalstones #stonemasons #stonemasonsofedinburgh oldedinburghclub.org.uk/projects/jea...

It’s me! I can finally reveal that I’ve been appointed as the Research Officer for this vital project. Hundreds of churches are currently closing or at risk here in Scotland. This work will rapidly assess our endangered heritage and work with communities to find solutions.

#OTD 1505 the Surgeons and Barbers of Edinburgh united and were formally incorporated as a craft guild by the Town Council. Happy birthday to us, we’re 520 years old!

Jacobite Festival: 15-24 August 2025 takes place at multiple locations all over Scotland from 15th to 24th August 2025. Check out the locations and what's on. jacobitescotland.org/festival/

Impressions of Edinburgh from the tour logbook of a young motor cyclist Jack Gordon Winchester May 1925 : "cleanness, handsome buildings, very crowded" Page extracted from the scanned log by the Manchester & Lancashire Family History Society and can be found at mlfhs.uk/research/fin...

Today's #HigherEducationPostcard shows the Royal Museum Edinburgh The institution which became Queen Margaret University - @qmuniversity.bsky.social‬ - started with lectures given in the Royal Museum in 1875

A great thread from Andy Arthur about Edinburgh Police Boxes. threadinburgh.scot/2025/06/19/t...

There's an interesting pop-up exhibition at the Leith Walk Police Box tomorrow, with the Edinburgh & Lothians Police Historical Society and their Polisbox Museum. This event has a particular focus on the WW2 air raids in Edinburgh and Leith www.facebook.com/events/73582...

And another OEC visit for members. This time a guided walk of the Calton Hill led by Hetty Lancaster. Annual walks and visits are all part of the benefits of a membership with the OEC. #Caltonhill #guidededinburghwalks buff.ly/b5BA3sC

First of our summer visits and walks for members to the Canongate Church and Kirkyard and to hear the stories of the lives of some of the people buried there.#adamsmith #davidrizzio #georgedrummond #clarinda #robertfergusson buff.ly/OJYLBqK

"Unexpected consequences when Kings hunt" is the theme of a new blog on our website by John Amoore, with brilliant images! bit.ly/4kwzv2d #edinburghlibraries #edinburgharchives #canongate #edinburghhistory #mercatcross #holyrood #holycross #coatofarms #KingDavid #patronsaint #saintgiles

Currently on display at Register House, Edinburgh The first panorama: Edinburgh, 1788 - National Records of Scotland (NRS) www.nrscotland.gov.uk/learning-and...

Anaesthesia pioneer James Young Simpson was born #OTD 1811. We love this student's sketch of Simpson lecturing as Professor of Midwifery at Edinburgh University in the 1850s.

News update from the NLS. Finding historic place names now easier than ever. Our new Finding Placenames guide can help! The guide has millions of searchable place names, each of which are linked to a location on our historic maps. Placenames - Map images - National Library of Scotland