March 2018 Diary Dates

14th March 2018 Inverkeithing Local History Society           7:30 pm                       The Townhouse “In Search of the Highlands”             Eric Simpson   Kincardine Local History Group                2pm                               Community...

William Adamson MP

Born in Halbeath, The Rt. Hon. William Adamson, PC, MP was a miner, trade union leader and MP for Fife West from 1919 to 1931. He was a member of the first Labour Cabinet and became Secretary of State for Scotland. In this short biography, George Robertson summarises...

The ‘Pernicious’ Society of Wheepmen

Did you know.. …about the ‘Pernicious Society of Dunfermline Wheepmen?’ In this article Jean Barclay find in the records of Dunfermline Burgh Council the story of a very early industrial dispute between the farm servants of the town and the weavers...

Stewarts Rubber Manufacturers

In the latest in our series on Dunfermline’s Industrial Heritage, George Beattie gives us the history of Ralph W. Stewart & Co, Ltd., Scottish Central Rubber Works, Elgin Street, Dunfermline. The story of this firm, which had it’s roots in linen...

February 2018 Diary Dates

14th February 2018 Inverkeithing Local History Society                     7:30 pm                       The Townhouse Arthur Lloyd                                                            “America Part 1”   Kincardine Local History Group           ...