Friday, May 17. 10am – 4pm
Dunfermline Carnegie Library & Galleries
Who was Andrew of Wyntoun, and why does he matter? Please click the link below for further information about this free one day event.
DHS April 2024 Talk
Thursday 18th April at 7:30 pm.
Sue Mowat will give our April talk “Grave Errors”, in the Abbey Church Halls, Dunfermline.
Sue is a member of the Dunfermline Historical Society and a well known local historian who has carried out many research projects and published many articles on the history of Dunfermline. Some of her work is published on this website. She is the author of “The Port of Leith, It’s History and People” and “Fire, Foe and Finance” on life in 17th Century Dunfermline.
Sue was much involved in the Abbey Gravestone project, surveying and researching the stones.
As always, everyone is welcome with £3 admission charged to non-members.
March Talk 2024
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 Dunfermline’s Technical College was originally named. But who was he and what else did he do? Local historian Robin Sharp, who has a deep interest in the heritage of Dunfermline, will tell us more.
As always, all are welcome with visitors charged £3 entrance.
February Talk 2024
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 known to DHS members as our long time Treasurer. She is a retired Secondary School teacher with a deep knowledge of Scottish history and is a contributor to this website, primarily on the history of education. We would like to thank Elaine for stepping in at short notice to present this month’s talk.
As usual all visitors will be very welcome at the Abbey Church Halls.
Salt Production in St Monance and the Return of the White Gold
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 gap of 250 years. In his talk he will tell the story of this ancient industry and it’s modern rebirth.
We welcome all to our first meeting of the new year at the Abbey Church Halls at 7:30 pm as usual.