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...
by Robin Thompson | 30 May 2021 | Articles
Pattiesmuir College and Adam Low, the Dunfermline Bonesetter by George Robertson, FSAScot. In his book Reminiscences of Dunfermline – Sixty Years Ago, Alexander Stewart tells a short story which refers to a former Provost of Dunfermline who, it seems, was blessed with...
by Robin Thompson | 22 Apr 2021 | Video Lectures
This month’s featured YouTube video lecture is another presented by the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland. It was given in the National Museums Scotland Auditorium, on the 9th March 2020, just before lockdown, by Dr. Matt Knight. Dr Knight, who is Curator of...
by Robin Thompson | 4 Apr 2021 | Articles
by Dr Jean Barclay As our lives are being affected by a viral pandemic, it seems timely to look back to an outbreak of influenza in mid-18th Scotland and its description and treatment by Dr. John Stedman of Dunfermline. According to Dr. Stedman the outbreak was a...
