by Robin Thompson | 16 Mar 2019 | Uncategorized
The Scottish Local History Forum has published the latest issue of it’s news-letter “Clish-clash” . Click the link to read it. It contains lots of further links to all sorts of news and articles, including details, found in the Aberdeen City...
by Robin Thompson | 28 Feb 2019 | Articles
By Dr. Jean Barclay Adam Westwood Adam Westwood was the first child of William Westwood and his wife Isabella Richardson, who both came from old Dunfermline families. William and Isabella were married on June 6th 1842 and Adam was probably born in Guildhall...
by Robin Thompson | 26 Feb 2019 | Diary, Talks
21 March 2019 Dunfermline Historical Society. David Spaven ……. ‘A History and Geography of Scotland’s Railways’ . David has spent his working life in and around the rail industry, primarily in the freight sector and for two decades he was...
by Robin Thompson | 29 Jan 2019 | Articles
Tales from the Kirk Session The Affair of the Holes in the Floor By Elaine Campbell The Ordination of Elders By J M Lorimer RSA From ‘The Kirk and its Worthies’ By Nicholas Dickson In the 17th and 18th century the Kirk was a very important institution in...
by Robin Thompson | 19 Jan 2019 | Diary, Talks
21st February 2019 The Annual General Meeting of the Dunfermline Historical Society will take place at 7:30 pm in the Abbey Church Halls. It will be immediately followed by a talk “Ye Jacobites By Name” by Donald Smith. Donald is a founding member of...
