by Robin Thompson | 22 Sep 2017 | Diary, Talks
19 October 2017 At this meeting George Robertson presented “The Lost Village of Lassodie”, the talk originally scheduled for next April, due to the unexpected unavailablity of our advertised speaker. We were delighted that George was able to present his...
by Robin Thompson | 22 Sep 2017 | Talks
Prof. Sarah Pedersen of Robert Gordon’s University, Aberdeen, gave a fascinating talk on the history of the Suffragette movement in Scotland. She covered the development of the movement from the constitutional Suffragist organisation of Millicent Fawcett through the...
by Robin Thompson | 5 Sep 2017 | Articles
In her article on the “Cokete Seal”, published in June, Jean Barclay described this interesting item, which is being held from being exported, due to it’s potential historic importance. A recent article in the Dunfermline Press points out some...
by Robin Thompson | 28 Jul 2017 | Uncategorized
After 21 years in the post of Chair, George Robertson stood down at the Society’s recent AGM, held in May 2017. He then took on a new position of Honorary President, the third time in the Society’s 47 year history that such a post has been occupied. The Secretary,...
by Robin Thompson | 26 Jul 2017 | Articles
It is well known that King Robert the Bruce is buried in Dunfermline Abbey, but the story of the discovery of his remains in the 19th Century and the ceremonies surrounding his re-burial are not so well known. In “Robert the Bruce Buried Again” Sue Mowat...