Talks
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.
Markinch Heritage Group Meeting, March 2025
Mr Tait’s Whale and other Fishy Stories
by Kerry Briers
A variety of whale and other aquatic themed stories inspired by a shoebox!
Thursday 6th March 2025 at 7pm
252 Memorial Hall, Betson Street, Markinch
(£2 entrance fee for non-members)
February 2025 Meeting
Thursday 20th Feb, 7:30pm, Abbey Church Halls.
Annual General Meeting followed by :
“Henry Duncan”, by Prof. Charles Munn
January 2025 Meeting
16th January 2025, 7:30pm Abbey Church Halls.
The Early Years of Mary, Queen of Scots: War, Destruction, Reconstruction and Reformation
Dr Amy Blakeway
Dr Blakeway is a Senior Lecturer in the School of History at St. Andrews University. She has previously held posts at the University of Kent, the University of Cambridge and visiting positions in California, Aberdeen and Edinburgh.
She is the author of two books on 16th century Scotland and is in the process of writing a book on the research for the talk she is presenting to us.
November 2024 Meeting
Thursday 21st November 2024
Dunfermline Historical Society
Bruce Keith “Scotland Beneath the Surface”
Bruce is a retired surveyor and environmentalist, who first spoke to us in 2018, when he presented a fascinating history of bridges in Scotland. Last year when, he gave us the memorable “Are We Nearly There Yet” , mostly about signposts.
His passion for Scottish history, geography and landscape is a recurring theme throughout his life and is well captured in his book, “Bridgescapes”. In addition to completing the book, Bruce has spent his retirement as an ambassador for the sustainable use of water resources globally, and as President of his professional institution, The Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management (CIWEM). He has travelled extensively from New Zealand to Finland via Africa.
This month, his talk is titled “Scotland Beneath the Surface”.
As usual, we meet at 7:30 pm in the Abbey Church Hall, Dunfermline. All welcome.