| 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 | |||||||||||||||||
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.
Markinch Heritage Group first meeting of the new season
Markinch Heritage Group
AGM + St Monan’s Camera Museum Talk
One of the largest camera collections in the world of over 3,000 cameras housed in a village hall in our own East Neuk
Thursday 4th September 2025
Doors open from 6.30pm
252 Memorial Hall, Betson Street, Markinch
(£2 entrance fee for non-members – membership fees are now due)
Our New Programme
Our programme of talks for the new season is now available. We are presenting a varied programme of eight talks ranging over subjects from the Battle of Stirling Bridge to 19th Century arctic exploration. We start on Thursday, 16th September 2025 at 7:30pm in the Abbey Church Halls, Dunfermline when Bob Young will present “Life as a Miner”.
Bob was NUM Branch Chair at Comrie Colliery in 1984 when the Miner’s Strike started. In 1986, when the strike ended and the colliery was closed, he was elected as a local councillor for the Labour Party. He later served on Fife Council, finally standing down in 2017. He sees his role in the regeneration of Abbeyview as one of the biggest contributions he made during his time in local government.
March 2025 Meeting, Disaster at Darien
Thursday 20th March, Abbey Church Halls
Dunfermline Historical Society
Bruce Jamieson will present 'Disaster at Darien –the Failure of the 17th Century Scottish attempt to set up a Colony in Central America’
Bruce taught history for 35 years after graduating from Edinburgh University. He regularly lectures on Scottish History, is the author of several books, including "Linlithgow Through Time" and "Old North Berwick", and works as a walking tour guide.
His talk will start at 7:30 pm and, as always, visitors will be made welcome.
February 2025 Meeting
Thursday 20th Feb, 7:30pm, Abbey Church Halls.
Annual General Meeting followed by :
“Henry Duncan”, by Prof. Charles Munn
Henry Duncan created a world-wide movement which has helped millions of people throughout the world, and continues to do so. Yet his name is almost completely absent from the pages of our history books. He is best remembered as the father of the Savings Bank Movement, but he was a man of many parts – social reformer, anti-slavery campaigner, geologist and newspaper founder. His pen was never still. He wrote poetry, novels, pamphlets and religious books. He was a Freemason, a friendly society president, an artist, a landscape gardener and a military volunteer. He managed all of this in addition to his role as a parish minister in a small rural parish in southwest Scotland.
This talk will look at many aspects of his life, including his attempt to move the University of St Andrew’s to Dumfries and his prominent role in the Disruption of 1843.