PENICUIK HISTORICAL SOCIETY
Meetings take place in the Cowan Hall, Penicuik Town Hall at 7.30pm
Syllabus 2025-26
Monday, 29th September 2025
The History of Temple Old Kirk
John Kerry - Secretary, Temple Old Kirk Friends
Monday, 27th October 2025
The Good, the Bad and the Gruesome - Edinburgh Characters from the Past
Robert McCulloch
Monday, 24th November 2025
Midlothian in World War 2 with a focus on Penicuik and District
John Duncan
Monday, 26th January 2026
The History of the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service - the Early Years
Dave Farries QFSM - Volunteer, Scottish Fire and Rescue Service Heritage Team
Monday, 23rd February 2026
Life in Penicuik in the 1950s and 60s
George Forbes Hawkins MBE
Monday, 30th March 2026
AGM followed by
The Servants at Traquair from the 1700s to the early 1900s
Margaret Fox - Archivist, Traquair House
Monday, 27th April 2026
19th Century Disasters in Edinburgh - the Great Fire and the Collapse of Paisley Close
Eric Melvin
Annual membership £10
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