May 2022 Meeting

Dunfermline Historical Society Thursday 19th May 2022, 7:30 pm (Doors open 7pm) Abbey Church Halls, Abbey Park Place, Dunfermline Excavations at Finlaggan, Islay, the Centre of the Lordship of the Isles by Dr David Caldwell Dr Caldwell is an archaeologist who has a...

Lighting Dunfermline

Lighting up Dunfermline and Public Announcements. Reminiscences of Dunfermline by George Robertson, FSAScot. Once again we turn to Alexander Stewart’s Reminiscences of Dunfermline, this time for information on the early lighting system in Dunfermline and also on how...

DHS March 2022 Meeting

17th March 2022 Abbey Church Halls, Abbey Park Place 7:30pm, doors open 7pm Bonnie Prince Charlie Roy Johnstone Roy is a very popular speaker who has spoken to our society before. He has been fascinated by history all his life and, since retiring from a career in the...

‘Bacca B’ : John Beveridge and his Two Careers

by Dr Jean Barclay John Beveridge (1796-1864) was a remarkable man who made a success of two totally different careers. He was born in Inverkeithing on March 1st 1796, the second of the 10 children of James Beveridge and his wife Catherine Walls (1). In about 1803 the...