by Robin Thompson | 17 Jul 2016 | Articles
Dunfermline’s Industrial Past H & J Philp, Joiners, Sawmillers and Builders by George Beattie This fascinating illustrated letterhead gives a vivid insight into one of the largest building and joinery firms in Dunfermline in the late 19th and early 20th...
by Robin Thompson | 4 Jul 2016 | Articles
by Dr. Jean Barclay DID YOU KNOW…. that Adam Smith is said to have shocked the good citizens of Dunfermline on the Sabbath? In his Annals of Dunfermline (1878) under the title ‘Adam Smith, the Kirkcaldy Philosopher, enters Dunfermline in...
by Robin Thompson | 17 Jun 2016 | Visits
by Lindsey Fowell A sunny June morning saw Dunfermline Historical Society members travel westwards to enjoy a day out in Glasgow. Our first stop was at Bothwell Castle in Uddingston, a most impressive medieval red sandstone ruin. Bothwell is really two castles in one....
by Robin Thompson | 12 Jun 2016 | Articles
Mary Abernethy Thomson By Elaine Campbell Few people nowadays have heard of the Female Industrial School or of its inspirational head teacher, Mary Thomson. However, for a large part of the 19th century this school was one of the largest and best known schools in...
by Robin Thompson | 2 Jun 2016 | Articles
In  response to George Robertson’s article on Lassodie, we received an interesting email from David Allan, whose grandmother was born in Lassodie. He sent us this article concerning two of the men commemorated on the war memorial. “Reading your article on...
