History
Local history, and history from the wider Fife area
Lochgelly War Memorial (Video)
04 months ago
by Lochgelly
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A short black and white video showing the official opening of the Lochgelly War Memorial on the 3rd December 1924.
Auld Lang Syne
14 months ago
by McKintosh
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Auld Lang Syne
by Rabbie Burns, 1759 – 1796
Should auld acquaintance be forgot,
And never brought tae mind?
Should auld acquaintance be forgot,
For auld lang syne!
Chorus:
For auld lang syne, my jo,
For auld lang syne,
We’ll tak a cup o’ kindness yet
For auld lang syne.
And surely you’ll be your [...]
Lochgelly Remembrance Day 2011
06 months ago
by Lochgelly
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Today, Lochgelly stood in silence to honour the veterans and those that died fighting for our freedoms we enjoy today.
All the local groups attended to show their respect and lay the wreaths at Lochgelly War Memorial, with a large crowd of the local community attending to pay their respects.
We [...]
John Henderson – 1896
06 months ago
by mickjonsmith
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Hi. I’m a military researcher and at this time I’m looking at a Scot from the ABCD* Villages on behalf of his family in Canada. I’m wanting to contact any person, family or otherwise, who knows of John Henderson born 1896, son of David and Mary Henderson.
*ABCD refers to Auchterderran, Bowhill, [...]
Does Anyone Know….
17 months ago
by Beryl
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Does anyone know anything about the kerb thats outside my house in Auchterderran Road which was laid by a Lord – its noted on it. Shame to let this bit of history disappear.
Admin Note: Photo has been supplied by the user and they have noted that the Kerbstone inscription possibly states: Laid by [...]
Lochhead Farm
18 months ago
by Lochgelly
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Not much is known to us about the Lochhead Farm ruins up at Little Raith where the Industrial wind farm is being developed, but we have found a few interesting facts covering the entire area, which gives a hint of our past heritage.
At one time the ruins were known as Lochhead Farm and had a Lime [...]
Miners Institute & Statue (Video)
01 year ago
by Lochgelly
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The video was shot on behalf of Fife Council to showcase the Miners Institute regeneration programme and the redevelopment of the Cross. The video shows before and after shots of inside the Miners Institute.
It taks a lang spune to sup wi’ a Fifer
01 year ago
by Lochgelly
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I have only ever heard this saying twice in my life, and both times it was from a Glaswegian. I’ve always figured that it meant that Fifers require more body space around them. For instance, when speaking to a Glaswegian, they often stand so close that your feet are practically touching each other, [...]
Lochgelly Historical Images
11 year ago
by Lochgelly
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We are continuing to publish the most relevant images and content from the CD-ROM published by N.T.W. Fox (see previous article), so they can be enjoyed by others, distributed & shared for non profit usage, personal and educational usage only.
The DVD is available at Benarty Library and is free to [...]
Historic Fife (Images)
11 year ago
by Lochgelly
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We have sourced the following images from a CD-ROM which was created by N.T.W. Fox in collaboration with James Campbell. The CD-ROM is made available through Benarty Library and contains images, videos, booklets, mainly from the Benarty Area, with material covering Lochgelly and surrounding [...]





