by Robin Thompson | 4 Jul 2016 | Did You Know?
Did You Know.. ..that Adam Smith is said to have shocked the good citizens of Dunfermline on the Sabbath? In the Unexpected Appearance of Adam Smith, Dr Jean Barclay relates an incident where the famous philosopher and economist, Adam Smith, was found wandering about...
by Robin Thompson | 17 Jun 2016 | Visits
by Lindsey Fowell A sunny June morning saw Dunfermline Historical Society members travel westwards to enjoy a day out in Glasgow. Our first stop was at Bothwell Castle in Uddingston, a most impressive medieval red sandstone ruin. Bothwell is really two castles in one....
by Robin Thompson | 12 Jun 2016 | Articles
In “Mary Abernethy Thomson”, Elaine Campbell tells us of a pioneering 19th Century Headmistress. Working both before, and after, the reforms brought about by the 1872 Education act she made a huge contribution to girls’ education in...
by Robin Thompson | 2 Jun 2016 | Articles
In  response to George Robertson’s article on Lassodie, we received an interesting email from David Allan, whose grandmother was born in Lassodie. He sent us this article concerning two of the men commemorated on the war memorial.
by Robin Thompson | 18 May 2016 | Articles
By George Robertson Whilst researching my article ‘The Lost Village of Lassodie’, I had the pleasure of meeting a lady named Peggy Crawford, who had spent her childhood there. She was born in 1933 at 92 Fairfield, Lassodie.  The family remained there for a few years...