Introducing the Falkland Society
The Falkland Society is a registered charity, which aims to promote knowledge and understanding of the
archaeological, architectural, ecological, historic and artistic heritage, past and present,
of Falkland and its wider context in Fife and Scotland. The Society's current Committee and Office Bearers (listed on
our Contact page) were elected
or re-elected at our AGM on 14 May.
We always need new members, to fund our events and publications. Please
download a membership form
and return it to us with your subscription (online payments
preferred).
Next meeting
Our
next meeting will be at 7 p.m. on Wednesday 9 September, when
Joe Fitzpatrick, Chair of the Falkland
Stewardship Trust, will talk about recent archaeological discoveries on the
East Lomond Hill.
This will be a hybrid meeting: online via Zoom, and in person in the Craig
Room, Falkland Parish Church. To attend online you'll need the Zoom link, to be
sent out in our September Newsletter. If you're not on the mailing list for our
Newsletters, just sign up on our
Contact page. All welcome, no charge, donations encouraged.
Previous meeting
Our
previous meeting was on Wednesday 10 June, when James Simpson, founder of Simpson & Brown, Architects, spoke about
principles of successful conservation projects, with three case studies.
See the flyer.
You can download the recording of James's talk.
Online resources
Almost all our online and hybrid meetings have been
recorded: our Previous events page
lists the speakers and their subjects, and links so you can see and hear the
recordings.
All our previous Newsletters back to December 2018
can be viewed from our Newsletters page.
The Falkland Wiki – www.falkland.wiki
– is an online encyclopaedia about Falkland and its historic buildings.
Created following our listed buildings survey in
August 2020, it is now a resource that anyone can sign up to edit.
Our Historic Falkland website –
www. historicfalkland.scot –
has a variety of resources about the history of our town, and Historic Images of Falkland – www.historicfalkland.com – has pictures from the Society's photo archive.
Publications
Our current best-selling book is Falkland and its People 1901–1913, published
in December 2020. A fascinating glimpse of social history in an age which seems
both familiar and yet in many ways rather alien. More information
here, or
you can download an order form.
Our Publications Sub-committee is working hard on a companion volume: a major
reworking of our existing book on the
Victorian era (1837–1900). We are debating how to address the First
World War and its aftermath (1914–1920).
We are also working on a new edition of our
Falkland Guide - a handy booklet for residents and visitors; and a few copies of
our earlier publications may still be available. More details at our
Publications page.
About Falkland
Falkland is an historic village and former Royal Burgh, in Fife in central Scotland.
Some links to further information
about the village.
Online resources
Almost all our online and hybrid meetings have been
recorded: our Previous events page
lists the speakers and their subjects, and links so you can see and hear the
recordings.
All our previous Newsletters back to December 2018
can be viewed from our Newsletters page.
The Falkland Wiki – www.falkland.wiki
– is an online encyclopaedia about Falkland and its historic buildings.
Created following our listed buildings survey in
August 2020, it is now a resource that anyone can sign up to edit.
Our Historic Falkland website –
www. historicfalkland.scot –
has a variety of resources about the history of our town, and Historic Images of Falkland – www.historicfalkland.com – has pictures from the Society's photo archive.
Publications
Our current best-selling book is Falkland and its People 1901–1913, published
in December 2020. A fascinating glimpse of social history in an age which seems
both familiar and yet in many ways rather alien. More information
here, or
you can download an order form.
Our Publications Sub-committee is working hard on a companion volume: a major
reworking of our existing book on the
Victorian era (1837–1900). We are debating how to address the First
World War and its aftermath (1914–1920).
We are also working on a new edition of our
Falkland Guide - a handy booklet for residents and visitors; and a few copies of
our earlier publications may still be available. More details at our
Publications page.
About Falkland
Falkland is an historic village and former Royal Burgh, in Fife in central Scotland.
Some links to further information
about the village.
