by Robin Thompson | 12 Dec 2017 | Did You Know?
Did you know… …about the Dunfermline links of the author of the Beveridge Report? In “Sir William Beveridge”, Jean Barclay describes the family links between one of the founders of the modern welfare state and his second cousin the Dunfermline...
by Robin Thompson | 10 Dec 2017 | Articles
There is a statue of an 18th Century minister outside the former church in Queen Anne St. and it has been there since 1849. Who is it of, and why was he commemorated like this? In “Rev. RALPH ERSKINE (1685-1752) – SECESSIONIST MINISTER” George Robertson...
by Robin Thompson | 6 Nov 2017 | Articles
By George Beattie This business had its origins in Cowdenbeath where, in 1897, Mrs Janet Hill began a small hand-washing enterprise in Moss-side Road. A short time later, Mrs Hill was joined in the business by her husband, Charles Hill, with the enterprise then...
by Robin Thompson | 4 Oct 2017 | Articles, Did You Know?
Did You Know… About Provost Moodie’s Little Troubles? In “Provost James Moodie” Jean Barclay tells of of the “interesting and energetic” life of an early 19th Century Provost of Dunfermline, after whom Moodie Street is named....
by Robin Thompson | 30 Sep 2017 | Articles
In John Jackson and Sons, Coachbuilders, George Beattie continues his series on Dunfermline’s industrial and commercial past, this time with the history of a 20th Century firm. The article includes a fascinating selection of photographs of the staff, premises...
