by Robin Thompson | 20 Oct 2016 | Articles
by Dr. Jean Barclay DID YOU KNOW… about Frank the tramp who stole the minister`s dinner? In the 18th century Scotland, when the population was only between one and two millions, hundreds of beggars wandered the roads. A few were privileged `blue gown` beggars...
by Robin Thompson | 17 Oct 2016 | Uncategorized
On Saturday 8th October the Society had a stall at the Family and Local History Fair which was held at the Carnegie Conference Centre, Dunfermline. The stall was manned by the committee and a couple of members of the Society who volunteered to help. There were...
by Robin Thompson | 11 Oct 2016 | Articles
In the following article Sue Mowat corrects some common misconceptions about an unusual small building in the Abbey churchyard and also tells of the opening of the first museum in Dunfermline. The Abbey Graveyard Toolhouse by Sue Mowat Near the east gate of the...
by Robin Thompson | 19 Sep 2016 | Articles
By Sue Mowat Guns were a hot topic in Dunfermline in the summer of 1857, more specifically the town’s newly-acquired trophy of the recent Crimean War. Among the Russian armaments captured at the fall of Sevastopol had been more than 300 cannon from the fort of Redan....
by Robin Thompson | 17 Sep 2016 | Talks
October 20th. 7:30 pm, Abbey Church Hall Dennis Cowan – “Sundials of Scotland” Dennis was born in Edinburgh and spent his early working life in the Telecoms industry, since 1988 working at Rosyth Dockyard, the last 13 years as a Contracts Manager. He...
