by Robin Thompson | 4 Oct 2017 | Articles
DID YOU KNOW… About Provost Moodie’s Little Troubles? by Dr. Jean Barclay You`ll all know Moodie Street where Andrew Carnegie was born and where his Birthplace Museum now stands. Called the New Road after it was opened in 1781, it was renamed Moodie...
by Robin Thompson | 30 Sep 2017 | Articles
John Jackson and Sons, Coachbuilders Dunfermline’s Industrial Past By George Beattie John Jackson was born in the hamlet of Shiresmill, near Blairhall, Fife, in 1885. He founded a firm which, for 70 years, built high quality vehicle bodies in Dunfermline. On...
by Robin Thompson | 28 Jul 2017 | Uncategorized
After 21 years in the post of Chair, George Robertson stood down at the Society’s recent AGM, held in May 2017. He then took on a new position of Honorary President, the third time in the Society’s 47 year history that such a post has been occupied. The Secretary,...
by Robin Thompson | 26 Jul 2017 | Articles
It is well known that King Robert the Bruce is buried in Dunfermline Abbey, but the story of the discovery of his remains in the 19th Century and the ceremonies surrounding his re-burial are not so well known. In this article Sue Mowat presents to us a fascinating...
by Robin Thompson | 4 Jul 2017 | Uncategorized
When John Amos passed away recently, Dunfermline lost one of her ain, and a special one at that to those of us who love exploring the history of this old town. John McDonald Amos as born in St. Leonard`s Street Dunfermline on November 8th 1929. John`s parents were...
