by Robin Thompson | 1 Dec 2018 | Uncategorized
By Robin Thompson Secret Dunfermline Gregor Stewart Amberley Publishing, £14.99 Secret Dunfermline is a short account of the history of the town and it’s surrounding area which, as the publisher says, “delves into the town’s murkier past, blending the serious with...
by Robin Thompson | 20 Nov 2018 | Diary, Talks
13th December Dunfermline Historical Society 7:30pm Abbey Church Halls Susan Morrison “The Face of Scotland’s Witchcraft” Susan Morrison is the presenter of ‘Time Travels’ BBC Radio Scotland’s history...
by Robin Thompson | 24 Oct 2018 | Articles, Kirk Session
Tales from the Kirk Session by Dr. Jean Barclay The kirk session of ministers and elders formed the lowest rung of four ecclesiastical courts (above it being the presbytery, synod and general assembly) and was responsible for church affairs and the moral...
by Robin Thompson | 20 Oct 2018 | Diary, Talks
Thursday 15th November 2018 Dunfermline Historical Society Bruce Keith “Bridgescapes – an Illustrated Talk” Bruce is a surveyor and environmentalist, having started his professional career working on several Perthshire and Aberdeenshire...
by Robin Thompson | 22 Sep 2018 | Diary, Talks
18th October 2018 At the Dunfermline Historical Society’s October meeting, Dr. Donald Adamson will talk about “The Moat Pit of Culross”. Donald Adamson comes from a Halbeath coal mining family, and that coal mining ancestry stretches back to the late...
