by Robin Thompson | 15 Apr 2017 | Did You Know?
By George Robertson. DID YOU KNOW… the story, much repeated, of the birth of Dunfermline’s Secessionist Minister, the Rev Ralph Erskine, taking place after the death of his mother? What follows is a brief outline, as described by Buckham Hugh Hossack (1835-1902) 1....
by Robin Thompson | 11 Jan 2017 | Did You Know?
Dippy the Dinosaur and Andrew Carnegie by Dr. Jean Barclay DID YOU KNOW… that there is a vital link between Dippy the Dinosaur and Andrew Carnegie? Dippy the dinosaur has been much in the news lately because, having been a scene stealer at the Natural...
by Robin Thompson | 5 Nov 2016 | Articles
Queen Margaret is one of Dunfermline’s best known historical figures, but what was her role in the development of Scotland, almost one thousand years ago? In “Queen Margaret – How important was she to Scotland” George Robertson outlines her...
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...
