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Looking back through the years with The Old Edinburgh Club

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Notable dates in February include mention of Muriel Spark, Charles II, the Theatre Royal and George Heriot.DayEvent(s)1st:In 1918, Dame Muriel Spark (author of The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie) was born Muriel Sarah...
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Halloween tale from The Old Edinburgh Club

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An exciting discovery has been made during the Old Edinburgh Club's (OEC) digitisation project at The Edinburgh Central Library.This excerpt, taken from ‘My Journal – 1903-06’ by William Anderson, is perhaps the club's...

The Old Edinburgh Club looks back at October in history

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Each month The Old Edinburgh Club reminds us of notable events which have happened in the capital over the centuries. Here is their list for October.1stIn 1560, the Dean of Guild accounts recorded the...

Looking back at historical events in Edinburgh in June

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Each month Jerry Ozaniec, Membership Secretary of the Old Edinburgh Club compiles a list of the notable dates in history. There are quite a few in June, some pretty and some pretty gruesome.2ndIn 1581,...
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Apply now for grants to fund history projects and research

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The Old Edinburgh Club, the city’s history society, is to begin a programme of small grants for projects and research which expand what we know about Edinburgh and which will help bring our history...
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Old Edinburgh Club has completed its digitisation project

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The Old Edinburgh Club (OEC) has completed a project to digitise nearly 70 articles first published between 1991 and 2008.These authoritative articles appeared in the Book of the Old Edinburgh Club, the Club’s...

The Old Edinburgh Club – a series of winter talks

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The Old Edinburgh Club is the city's local history society, concerned with all aspects of the city’s history and development. The Old Edinburgh Club was officially launched in the City Chambers on 29 January...

Wednesday in Edinburgh – What’s On Today

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Greyfriars Bobby's Headstone Service and Reception: following the sound of the 1 o'clock gun, local schoolchildren will lay flowers on  the Skye Terrier's grave. Also in attendance will be Laurie Aitken of the Scottish Fire...

What’s On In Edinburgh this week

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 MONDAY 12TH JANUARY 2015Timmy Time Programme 15: Timmy Finds Aliens, and other stories. Join Timmy and his friends for three fun adventures in this collection of classic Timmy Time episodes. Toddler Time is a...

The Old Edinburgh Club

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The Old Edinburgh Club, the local history society, was founded in 1908 and is concerned with all aspects of the city's history and development. We are pleased to hear from them about their most...