Obituary, John Amos, 1929 – 2017

When John Amos passed away recently, Dunfermline lost one of her ain, and a special one at that to those of us who love exploring the history of this old town. John McDonald Amos as born in St. Leonard`s Street Dunfermline on November 8th 1929.  John`s parents were...

Dunfermline’s Cokete Seal

In “The Chequered History of Dunfermline’s Cokete Seal”, Dr. Jean Barclay reports on the current status of a remarkable object surviving from the reign of King Robert the Bruce.

April Trip 2017

‘A Trip to White Rose Country’ Saturday 22nd April – Tuesday 25th April 2017 A full report on our highly enjoyable trip to North Yorkshire is now available in “Journeying into White Rose Country”. Our thanks to Lindsey Fowell for the report, and to Martin...

The Dunfermline Foundry

In The Dunfermline Foundry (1816 to 1892), the  latest in his series on Dunfermline’s Industrial Past, George Beattie, reports on his study of this pioneering engineering business in the town. The firm was lead by two influential men, the second of whom, John...

Robert Henryson

At our April 2017 meeting, Dr. Morna Fleming presented a fascinating talk on “Robert Henryson’s Morall Fabillis”. She gave us an excellent introduction to this major work by the 15th Century Dunfermline poet, which stimulated many questions from the...