February Meeting 2016

Thursday 18 February Ian Archibald – ‘Shipwrecks of the Forth’ Ian is Convenor, and a founder member, of Burntisland Heritage Trust. He is involved in designing their summer heritage exhibitions and has helped develop the local Heritage Trail walks....

Burns and the Abbey’s Black Stool

by Dr Jean Barclay    DID YOU KNOW…. that Robert Burns once rebuked his friend on the Abbey`s Black Stool? The Ministers and Elders of the various Kirk Sessions of The Church of Scotland were hot on immorality and their answer to fornication outside...

Just A Laddie Frae Glamis?

By George Robertson When we think about Glamis what comes to mind? Is it the beautiful castle, or is it the interesting Angus Folk Museum? Could it be its connections with Shakespeare’s Macbeth or more recently the Queen Mother? These are each in their own way...

January Meeting 2016

Our first meeting of the new year, on 21st January, will be given by Ian Low and is entitled “Where there’s Life there’s a Hope – the Hope Family of Hopetoun”. Ian has been the head guide at Hopetoun House since 2005 and is extremely...

December Meeting 2015

Our Christmas social event this year will be held on Thursday 10th December, in the Abbey Church Hall. We will again be entertained by the Limelight Singers.  Their repertoire includes music from West End musicals, operetta and opera classics, popular ballads and...