| 17th September | Kate Anderson | ||||||||||||||||
| Reframing King James VI & I | |||||||||||||||||
| 15th October | Tom Addyman | ||||||||||||||||
| Researching Historic Houses and Estates in Fife and Beyond | |||||||||||||||||
| 19th November | Nicola Dibley | ||||||||||||||||
| Ella Grew-The Japanese Garden, Cowden | |||||||||||||||||
| 10th December | DHS Social Evening | ||||||||||||||||
| An Evening of Music and Song | |||||||||||||||||
| 14th January | Dr David Caldwell | ||||||||||||||||
| Note this is the 2nd Thursday of Jan. | The Lewis Chessmen | ||||||||||||||||
| 18th February | AGM; Ian Chalmers | ||||||||||||||||
| Slavery in Scottish Mines, 1606- 1799 | |||||||||||||||||
| 18th March | Sharron McColl | ||||||||||||||||
| The Unsung Heroes and Faces Behind the Man, Carnegie | |||||||||||||||||
| 15th April | Eddie Taylor | ||||||||||||||||
| West Fife Railways | |||||||||||||||||
| 20th May | Dr. Amy Blakeway | ||||||||||||||||
| The Women of the Wars of Mary Queen of Scots’ Childhood | |||||||||||||||||
October 2026 Meeting
Thursday 15th October, 7:30 pm
Dunfermline Historical Society
Abbey Church Halls, Abbey Park Place, Dunfermline
Tom Addyman will present “Researching Historic Houses and Estates in Fife and Beyond”
Buildings archaeologist Tom Addyman will examine the processes and challenges of historical research, archaeological investigation and recording of historic estate landscapes, their gardens and their buildings – from great houses to smaller structures. It will draw upon the challenges of recent and current case studies, both within Fife and further afield.
As always, visitors will be made very welcome and will be charged £5 admission.
Markinch Heritage Group October 2026
Mail to Markinch
by Graham Meacher
Including the various methods and operations used to bring the mail to Markinch itself.
Thursday 1st October 2026 at 7pm
252 Memorial Hall, Betson Street, Markinch
(£2 entrance fee for non-members)
September 2026 Meeting
Dunfermline Historical Society, 17th September, 7:30 pm
Abbey Church Halls, Abbey Park Place, Dunfermline
Reframing King James IV & I
In this illustrated talk, Kate Anderson, Senior Curator, Portraiture (Pre 1700), National Galleries of Scotland, explores some of the treasures made during the reign of King James VI & I (1566 to 1625) and discusses how these surviving artworks, objects and manuscripts can reveal fresh insights into the lives of the King, his family and Jacobean court culture.
Kate has an MA in the History of Art and an MLitt in Museum and Gallery Studies, both from the University of St Andrews. She has worked for the National Galleries since 2012 and before that for Aberdeen Art Gallery.
We are delighted to open our new season with this talk. As always, visitors will be made very welcome and will be charged £5 admission.
Fife Rocks
