Record details

Name
Local History Centre
Address
John Gray Centre
15 Lodge Street
Haddington
East Lothian
Postcode
EH41 3DX
Email
history@eastlothian.gov.uk
Telephone
01620 820 695
Opening Times

Easter Weekend Closure

Libraries across East Lothian will be closed on Friday 29th March, Saturday 30th March and Monday 1st April 2024.

Monday 10:00am to 1:00pm and 2:00pm to 5:00pm

Tuesday 10:00am to 1:00pm and 2:00pm to 5:00pm

Thursday 10:00am to 1:00pm and 2:00pm to 5:00pm

Friday 10:00am to 1:00pm and 2:00pm to 5:00pm

We encourage you to make an appointment.

Facilities and services

  • family history research and enquiries
  • house/property history research and enquiries
  • local studies research and enquiries

Customers can consult the items listed here at our centre or submit an enquiry and request for information by contacting us with as many details as possible.

Family history references

  • Find My Past library edition
  • annual county directories/registers 1820s to 1930s
  • East Lothian census returns
  • East Lothian World War One Memorials Database
  • historical local newspapers
  • microfiche indexes to East Lothian Old Parish Register baptisms and marriages
  • microfiche indexes to International Genealogical Index 1992 edition for Scotland arranged by counties
  • monumental inscription booklets and burial/mortcloth registers for East Lothian graveyards
  • old parish registers of East Lothian baptisms, marriages and deaths on microfilm

House history references

  • East Lothian censuses
  • historical local newspapers
  • reference books and documents on respective parishes
  • statistical accounts of East Lothian
  • valuation rolls for East Lothian from 1855 onwards on microfilm and microfiche

Useful links

Library Catalogue
Location