ELAFNS aims are to study the antiquities of the area, to collect material of interest, to publish relevant articles, to go on appropriate excursions to have lectures and to stimulate general interest in the history of East Lothian.
Grand Designs & Gracious Living: The rise of East Lothian’s mansion houses
Ms Ailsa Fortune, East Lothian based researcher
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Alternatively if you experience problems you can view all of the Conference Videos by clicking the links below:
| Title | Author | Link |
| Welcome (including a brief history of the Society) | The Honorary President – The Duke of Hamilton and Brandon | https://youtu.be/Ut9H1Wx-zV4 |
| The historical significance of the place-names of East Lothian | Dr Simon Taylor, Reader (Celtic and Gaelic), University of Glasgow | https://youtu.be/M2Fy4FQBbNk |
| The impact of the Romans on East Lothian | Dr Fraser Hunter, Principal Curator of Prehistoric and Roman Archaeology | https://youtu.be/mJ6yEX74h_A |
| Medieval East Lothian in its North Sea world: an archaeological assessment | Dr Brian Ayers, University of East Anglia | https://youtu.be/cpJXOxS5WF0 |
| Grand Designs & Gracious Living: The rise of East Lothian’s mansion houses | Ms Ailsa Fortune, East Lothian based researcher | video not yet released by Ailsa |
| Innovation and change in East Lothian agriculture: some examples from the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries | Dr Heather Holmes, Independent researcher | https://youtu.be/gSAXKfnjEic |
| The Powerhouse of East Lothian: A Brief History of Coal and Industry | Ms Nicola Moss, Curator of the National Mining Museum Scotland & Dr Melanie Johnson, Director CFA Archaeology | https://youtu.be/7CcaBA9qMBI |
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