by Robin Thompson | 11 Sep 2020 | Uncategorized
The September 2020 edition of the “Great Place Scheme Dunfermline” newsletter is now available. It contains interesting information on a geophysical survey of parts of Dunfermline Abbey, with links to further reading.
by Robin Thompson | 3 Sep 2020 | Articles
In “The Execution of Janet Mitchell – The Murderer of Her Owne Childe” Jean Barclay tells the tragic story of the last woman to be hanged in Dunfermline. This happened in 1709 and the case shows how differently people thought then, three hundred...
by Robin Thompson | 2 Sep 2020 | Video Lectures
As the DHS is unable to hold meetings at present, we have decide to add a new feature to our website – links to videos of lectures on Scottish History. The first one is titled “The Empire Strikes Back : Antonine Scotland” presented by Historic...
by Robin Thompson | 30 Aug 2020 | Uncategorized
Local History from Home The latest newsletter from the Scottish Local History Forum, Clish-clash is now available. This is another special edition which it contains a lot more links than usual. These go to websites of general interest to those of us interested in...
by Robin Thompson | 4 Aug 2020 | Articles
In the next in his series on Dunfermline’s Industrial and Commercial Past, George Beattie relates the history of David West & Son, Road Haulier of Rumblingwell and Touch. This business started in 1920 using ex-army vehicles and grew steadily. Early in the...