| 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 | |||||||||||||||||
November 2025 Meeting – The CWGC: Architecture and Conservation
Thursday 20th November, 7:30 pm
The Abbey Church Halls, Dunfermline
The talk will give an overview of the Commission and show examples of cemeteries and memorials all over the world, and from both world wars. It will also discuss how they are maintained and conserved today.
“It’s an amazing project, the Imperial War Graves Commission, it faced an impossible job to try and give some dignity and some sense of order to the meaningless and vast killing of the First World War”, Dan Cruikshank, Iconic War Memorials
Dave is a volunteer and researcher with the commission and has won a Spotlight Award for his work with them.
Andrew Carnegie: The Unsung Heroes and Faces Behind the Man
Historic Houses in Fife and Beyond…
Markinch Heritage Group
Researching Historic Houses and Estates in Fife and beyond …
by
Tom Addyman
A specialist’s insight into their architecture and archaeology.
Thursday 6th November 2025 at 7pm
252 Memorial Hall, Betson Street, Markinch
(£2 entrance fee for non-members – membership fees now due!)
October 2025 Meeting – The Resurrectionists
Thursday 16th October 2025, Abbey Church Halls
Dunfermline Historical Society
Bruce Jamieson will present ‘The Resurrectionists’
Bruce is a graduate of The University of Edinburgh who taught history for 35 years. He is the author of “Old North Berwick” and “Linlithgow Through Time” amongst other books. He now gives talks on Scottish History and leads walking tours. Bruce previously visited us in March last season when he talked on the Disaster at Darien.
We are delighted to have him return, his talk will start at 7:30 pm and, as always, visitors will be made very welcome.
The Dunfermline War Memorial
Thursday 11th September 2025
Dunfermline Carnegie Library and Galleries, 4.00pm – 5.00pm
In the run up to the Re-dedication of the Dunfermline World War One Memorial, come and learn about the history and ongoing activities of the CWGC, both globally and locally in the Dunfermline area.
Speaker: Jim Leggat OBE DL
FREE admission but booking is essential.
To book a space ask a member of staff at reception or alternatively phone (01383) 602365.