by Robin Thompson | 25 Mar 2024 | Uncategorized, Visits
by Martin Tarr At the DHS meeting last November, our speaker, Sharron McCall, had offered to give interested members a tour of the historical resources available at the Carnegie Library, and we were duly privileged to visit, in two groups, on 16th and 17th March. Not...
by Robin Thompson | 8 Mar 2024 | Diary, Talks
Dunfermline Historical Society 21st March at 7:30 pm The Abbey Church Halls, Abbey Park Place , Dunfermline Robin Sharp will present “The George Lauder Legacy”. As most of us can remember, George Lauder was as uncle of Andrew Carnegie, after whom...
by Robin Thompson | 20 Jan 2024 | Diary, Talks
Dunfermline Historical Society. Thursday 15th February 2024 at 7:30 pm. Abbey Church Halls, Abbey Park Place Dunfermline Elaine Campbell will present ‘Educating Girls across the Social and Economic Spectrum in 19th Century Dunfermline’. Elaine is well...
by Robin Thompson | 5 Jan 2024 | Diary, Talks
Dunfermline Historical Society Thursday 18th Jan 2024 The remains of the salt pans and their attendant windmill at St Monance are to most of us well known landmarks of historic interest but they inspired Darren Peattie to renew salt production in the village after a...
by Robin Thompson | 3 Dec 2023 | Articles
As many articles in our industrial and commercial series have shown, medium sized towns such as Dunfermline, supported all sorts of businesses and activities which have now long been centralised at a national or international level. To brewing, engineering, food...