by Robin Thompson | 2 Oct 2021 | Articles
The Dunfermline Historical Society recently received a portrait photograph of the Reverend Peter Chalmers, a minister of the Abbey Church, a local historian and an influential figure in Dunfermline life in the 19th Century. Jean Barclay has researched his life and in...
by Robin Thompson | 2 Oct 2021 | Talks
Inverkeithing Local History Group Sue Mowat, will present a talk on the Abbey Graveyard on Wednesday 13 October at 7.30pm in Inverkeithing parish church. Non-members £1. The church is the part-medieval one with a clock tower in Inverkeithing main street. It is the...
by Robin Thompson | 24 Sep 2021 | Articles
Erskine Beveridge & Co. The Origins of a Famous Dunfermline Business by Donald Adamson Dunfermline in 1914 – A linen town At the outbreak of the First World War, Dunfermline had ten major damask linen mills. They employed over 7,000 people. Erskine Beveridge &...
by Robin Thompson | 13 Sep 2021 | Video Lectures
We hope you enjoyed some of the video lectures we posted last season. It is quite easy to find more, either by searching the web directly, or by searching within YouTube. We found the following two sites particularly useful. Dip In Video www.dipinvideo.co.uk Access to...
by Robin Thompson | 24 Jul 2021 | Articles
The History of the Tradesmen’s Library By George Robertson, FSAScot. The Library which exists today in Dunfermline is well known and looked upon with much pride by those who frequent it, whether that be when carrying out family or local research, visiting the...
