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 | Uncategorized
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...
by Robin Thompson | 9 Nov 2023 | Diary, Talks
Dunfermline Historical Society 16th November 2023 at 7:30pm Sharron McColl will speak to us on “Treasures from the Archives – Local History at Dunfermline Carnegie Library & Galleries” As usual we meet in the Abbey Church Halls, Abbey Park Place,...
by Robin Thompson | 13 Aug 2023 | Diary, Talks
Dunfermline Historical Society 21st September 2023, 7:30 pm Abbey Church Halls Our new programme begins on 21st September 2023 when Bruce Keith will present his talk on Scottish Milestones “Are We Nearly There Yet?” Bruce has spoken to us previously, when...
by Robin Thompson | 9 Jun 2023 | Articles
“The Jessie Thoms of Limekilns and the May Queen: A Seafaring Adventure” by Jean Barclay The content of the Dunfermline Monthly Advertiser was generally fairly routine, but in September 1858, the editor published a communication he had received from...
