by Robin Thompson | 8 Mar 2024 | Diary, Talks
Dunfermline Historical Society 21st March at 7:30 pm The Abbey Church Halls, Abbey Park Place , Dunfermline Robin Sharp will present “The George Lauder Legacy”. As most of us can remember, George Lauder was as uncle of Andrew Carnegie, after whom...
by Robin Thompson | 20 Jan 2024 | Diary, Talks
Dunfermline Historical Society. Thursday 15th February 2024 at 7:30 pm. Abbey Church Halls, Abbey Park Place Dunfermline Elaine Campbell will present ‘Educating Girls across the Social and Economic Spectrum in 19th Century Dunfermline’. Elaine is well...
by Robin Thompson | 5 Jan 2024 | Diary, Talks
Dunfermline Historical Society Thursday 18th Jan 2024 The remains of the salt pans and their attendant windmill at St Monance are to most of us well known landmarks of historic interest but they inspired Darren Peattie to renew salt production in the village after a...
by Robin Thompson | 3 Dec 2023 | Uncategorized
As many articles in our industrial and commercial series have shown, medium sized towns such as Dunfermline, supported all sorts of businesses and activities which have now long been centralised at a national or international level. To brewing, engineering, food...
by Robin Thompson | 9 Nov 2023 | Diary, Talks
Dunfermline Historical Society 16th November 2023 at 7:30pm Sharron McColl will speak to us on “Treasures from the Archives – Local History at Dunfermline Carnegie Library & Galleries” As usual we meet in the Abbey Church Halls, Abbey Park Place,...