by Robin Thompson | 7 Sep 2018 | Articles
In the first of our new series drawn from the Dunfermline Parish Records, “Tales from the Kirk Session”, Jean Barclay provides us with a detailed insight into how people lived in Dunfermline in the Seventeenth Century, and how the Church sought to stop...
by Robin Thompson | 1 Sep 2018 | Kirk Session
Coming soon, a new feature in which Jean Barclay and Elaine Campbell scour the extensive archives of the Kirk Session for insights into Dunfermline’s past.
by Robin Thompson | 20 Oct 2016 | Articles
by Dr. Jean Barclay DID YOU KNOW… about Frank the tramp who stole the minister`s dinner? In the 18th century Scotland, when the population was only between one and two millions, hundreds of beggars wandered the roads. A few were privileged `blue gown` beggars...
