by Robin Thompson | 1 May 2023 | Diary, Talks
Dunfermline Historical Society Meeting 18th May 2023, 7:30pm Abbey Church Hall, Abbey Park Place, Dunfermline. Eric Melvin will present “The Athens of the North” Eric is a well known Edinburgh local historian. Since retiring from a long and varied career...
by Robin Thompson | 26 Mar 2023 | Diary, Talks
20th April 2023 Abbey Church Halls, Abbey Park Place 7:30pm, doors open 7pm The Abdication of 1936 and the real Wallace Simpson Roy Johnstone Roy is a very popular speaker who is becoming a regular presenter to the DHS. He has been fascinated by history all his life...
by Robin Thompson | 21 Feb 2023 | Articles
By George Robertson, FSAScot. Rumbling Bridge, Kinross-shire. Photo by Leslie Coventry The magnificent double arched bridge in Kinross-shire known as Rumbling Bridge, which spans the deep gorge through which the River Devon tumbles, has attracted tourists to the...
by Robin Thompson | 13 Jan 2023 | Diary, Uncategorized
19th Jan 2023 at 7:30 pm This month, the Dunfermline Historical Society is holding a musical evening of Burns songs and other folk songs. We are delighted to have visiting us again John Blackwood and Kinrick as well as Fiona Forbes from Sangsters. As usual we meet at...
by Robin Thompson | 13 Dec 2022 | Articles
by Dr Jean Barclay The term bluestocking was first used in the 18th century for ladies who gathered in groups for intellectual conversation and was extended to educated women generally, sometimes in a derogatory fashion. It probably stemmed from the blue hose worn by...
