2023 – 2024 Talks Programme

The society presents each year, between September and May, a series of talks covering a wide range of topics. Meetings are held in the Abbey Church Hall, Abbey Park Place, Dunfermline and start at 7:30 pm. Visitors are charged a fee of £3.00 per meeting and are made very welcome.

Date Speaker Talk Title

21st September 2023 Bruce Keith Are We Nearly There Yet? Scottish Milestones

19th October 2023 Dr Phil Back Origins of Lochore Meadows and Townhill Woods

16th November 2023 Sharron McColl Treasures from the Archives – Local History at Dunfermline Carnegie Library & Galleries

14th December 2023 Patricia Keppie The CWGC – an intro to the History and Ongoing Work of the CWGC

18th January 2024 Darren Peattie History of Salt Production in St Monan’s and the return of “White Gold” after a gap of 25 years

15th February 2024 George Robertson Dunfermline Prison and the Valentine Day Murder

21st March 2024 Robin Sharp The George Lauder Legacy

18th April 2024 Sue Mowat Grave Errors

16th May 2024 Roy Johnstone Gunpowder Plot 1605 – Terror and Treason