Programme – Autumn/Winter 2026 & Winter/Spring 2027

17th SeptemberKate Anderson
Reframing King James VI & I
15th OctoberTom Addyman
Researching Historic Houses and Estates in Fife and Beyond
19th NovemberNicola Dibley
Ella Grew-The Japanese Garden, Cowden
10th DecemberDHS 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 FebruaryAGM; Ian Chalmers
Slavery in Scottish Mines, 1606- 1799
18th MarchSharron McColl
The Unsung Heroes and Faces Behind the Man, Carnegie
15th AprilEddie Taylor
West Fife Railways
20th MayDr. Amy Blakeway
The Women of the Wars of Mary Queen of Scots’ Childhood

A Plan to Work On

Treasure Trove Finds Day

Markinch Heritage Group June 2026 Meeting

Mountain Rescue in Scotland –  Past and Present

by Bob Sharp & Kevin Mitchell

Two men with 80 years dedicated to mountain rescue

Thursday 4th June 2026 at 7pm

252 Memorial Hall, Betson Street, Markinch

(£2 entrance fee for non-members)

May 2026 Meeting

Dunfermline Historical Society, 21st May, 7:30 pm

Abbey Church Halls, Abbey Park Place, Dunfermline

Prof. Michael Penman will present “The Kings and Queens Buried in Dunfermline Abbey”.

Michael  graduated from St Andrews University in 1995 and went on to receive a Ph.D from the same university in 1999. His thesis was “The Kingship of David II of Scotland, 1329 to 1371. He is now Professor of History at Stirling University. His main research interests are faith and piety in Medieval Scotland, civic society in the late 18th and early 19th Century and The Great War.