Programme of meetings
The talks will be held in the Age Concern Hall off the Bonnygate car park.
The first talk will follow the Annual Members Meeting at approximately 7.45pm, thereafter all talks will start at 7.30pm.
Further enquiries about the Programme of Talks may be obtained by telephoning the museum on 01334 844979.
Programme of Talks for 2025
March 31st – 250th anniversary of Cupar Curling Club
Roy Black and Renwick Cowan will talk about the sport and the local club’s big anniversary.
April, 28th – Witch Trials
Liz MacMann will speak about efforts to highlight an appalling chapter in Scottish history and refer to instances of witch hunting in Cupar.
May, 26th – Museum of Communication
Tom Stevenson will talk about the museum at Burntisland and its remarkable collection of equipment.
June, 30th – ‘Painted Links’
Hannah Fleming, curator of the R&A World Golf Museum, will give a presentation on the depiction of golf in art, with special reference to the painting by Cupar-born Charles Lees of a match at St Andrews.
July (date tbc) – Members Outing
Members Outing, to be confirmed.
August, 25th – Wemyss Caves
Miriam Kroll of Save the Ancient Wemyss Caves Society will speak about work to unearth the history of the caves.
September, 29th – Creich, Flisk and Kilmany
John MacIver will explain the work his local history group has done to publish the local history of their area.
October, 26th (provisional only) – Fife Pilgrim Way
Dr Ian Bradley is surprised to discover a local history group that has not had a talk on this splendid project.
November, 24th – Lindores Abbey and Distillery
Helen McKenzie Smith: a remarkable history of the abbey and a distillation that is now old enough to be labelled as whisky.
Future Talks will take place on the last Monday of each month at 7.30 p.m.
Venue
All meetings will take place in the Age Concern Building, Provost Wynd, Cupar, starting at 7.30pm and are open to the Public. Please enter from Bonnygate Car Park.
Everyone is welcome to stay on after the talk to meet others.
Parking is available in the Bonnygate Car Park adjacent to the hall.
Reports of Meetings to date
For those of you who may have missed the earlier meetings, we give a brief report below:
“John White & Son, Auchtermuchty”