by Robin Thompson | 3 Jan 2020 | Articles
by Dr Jean Barclay When it came to a winter festival, Handsel (or Hansel) Monday at the start of the year meant a great deal to generations of Scots. It was a time of rejoicing with visits to family, friends and neighbours, food and drink in plenty, and giving...
by Robin Thompson | 15 Dec 2019 | Diary, Talks
16th January Dunfermline Historical Society presents Prof. Gerard Carruthers “Burns, Fakery and Forgery” Professor Carruthers FRSE is Francis Hutcheson Professor of Scottish Literature at the University of Glasgow, General Editor of the Oxford University...
by Robin Thompson | 23 Nov 2019 | Articles
Dunfermline’s Industrial Past. This series shows how in the 19th and early 20th Centuries, Dunfermline, like many towns of a similar size, had manufacturing businesses of all types to support the local economy. The Lindsay business produced a wide range of...
by Robin Thompson | 22 Nov 2019 | Diary
12th December 2019 This year, the entertainment at our members only Christmas Evening will be provided by “Kinrick”. Fine songs, great craic and a whole music shop of instruments ! Kinrick perform traditional, contemporary and self-penned songs as a duo,...
by Robin Thompson | 25 Oct 2019 | Diary, Talks
Unfortunately, due to unexpected and unavoidable work commitments at Newcastle University, Dr Annie Tindley is unable to present her talk on Andrew Carnegie to the Dunfermline Historical Society as planned. Annie hopes to be able to re-arrange her talk to us for next...
