Colinton Local History Society - Edinburgh Local Heritage Network

Group name
Colinton Local History Society
Description of the group
A Society encouraging interest in our local history and participation in research projects.
Contact email
Group interests and activities
Interested in promoting interest in Local History & the Society through continuing to develop our archives and making them available to members of the local community, regular exhibitions, talks and displays in local Libraries, schools and church halls. We have regular meetings of members & visitors fortnightly during October to April with speakers. We are continuing to build our archives with relevant materials and encouraging research projects.
Collections held
In our sizeable archives we hold: - In excess of 2500 photographs. (Digitised)- Numerous paper maps. (Digitised) - Several films of the area. - A large amount of printed matter. - Numerous Publications and research documents. - 'The Dobson Films', having donated the originals to the Scottish Film Archives for safekeeping."
Website address
colintonhistory.org.uk
Area covered
EH10 Bruntsfield Morningside Fairmilehead;EH13 Colinton Oxgangs;EH14 Slateford Longstone Wester Hailes Juniper Green Currie Balerno;