by Robin Thompson | 5 Nov 2016 | Articles
By George Robertson It is generally accepted Margaret, Queen, later Saint, of Scotland, was born in Hungary around 1046. Her father, Edward the Exile, became heir to the English throne of Edward the Confessor, who was half brother to her grandfather Edmund...
by Robin Thompson | 20 Oct 2016 | Did You Know?
Did You Know… ..about Frank the tramp who stole the Minister’s dinner? In “The Tramp and the Minister’s Dinner”, Jean Barclay tells us about support for the poor in 18th Century Scotland and in particular about Frank Weir, a well-known...
by Robin Thompson | 16 Aug 2016 | Uncategorized
JOHN CRANE OF SALINE, 1942-2016 by Dr Jean Barclay When John Crane passed away in June after a three year battle with cancer the people of Saline recognised that they had lost a wonderful supporter of the local community but how many knew what a first-rate local...
by Robin Thompson | 4 Jul 2016 | Did You Know?
Did You Know.. ..that Adam Smith is said to have shocked the good citizens of Dunfermline on the Sabbath? In the Unexpected Appearance of Adam Smith, Dr Jean Barclay relates an incident where the famous philosopher and economist, Adam Smith, was found wandering about...
by Robin Thompson | 12 Jun 2016 | Articles
Mary Abernethy Thomson By Elaine Campbell Few people nowadays have heard of the Female Industrial School or of its inspirational head teacher, Mary Thomson. However, for a large part of the 19th century this school was one of the largest and best known schools in...
