by Robin Thompson | 17 Oct 2016 | Uncategorized
DHS Chairman George Robertson was interviewed by BBC News recently, for an article related to the 950th anniversary of the Battle of Hastings. The historical consequences of the battle affected Scotland in many ways, one of which was the arrival in Scotland of Edgar...
by Robin Thompson | 17 Oct 2016 | Uncategorized
On Saturday 8th October the Society had a stall at the Family and Local History Fair which was held at the Carnegie Conference Centre, Dunfermline. The stall was manned by the committee and a couple of members of the Society who volunteered to help. There were...
by Robin Thompson | 11 Oct 2016 | Articles
In “The Abbey Graveyard Toolhouse” Sue Mowat corrects some common misconceptions about an unusual small building in the Abbey churchyard and also tells of the opening of the first museum in Dunfermline.
by Robin Thompson | 19 Sep 2016 | Articles
After the Crimean War, a large number of captured cannons were given to British towns as trophies. In “The Graveyard Gun” Sue Mowat gives us an insight into local politics in the 19th Century and the decidedly mixed response to Dunfermline’s Russian...
by Robin Thompson | 17 Sep 2016 | Talks
October 20th. 7:30 pm, Abbey Church Hall Dennis Cowan – “Sundials of Scotland” Dennis was born in Edinburgh and spent his early working life in the Telecoms industry, since 1988 working at Rosyth Dockyard, the last 13 years as a Contracts Manager. He...