I apologise for delays in updating or sorting out comments on my site, I am undergoing cancer treatment which I’m afraid takes priority over this web site. I will continue […]

A reader has asked if anyone has a name for their Scottish Grandmother? Not their first name but Gran, Grannie, etc etc. email me at tbsm@tbsm.co.uk  

Postcards and information on the Pierrot Entertainers who visited Burntisland before and during the First World War.

A reader requires help with any information on “The Red Brick Cross” which he asked me about after being told the story as a youngster for details visit The Red […]

Fifers are being urged to unite later this month to mark one of the worst maritime tragedies to occur in the Firth of Forth. More than 100 sailors lost their […]

I usually just put Fife material on my site but think this gives the beginner a good insight on how to start your research. Genealogy is all about understanding the […]

As we prepare for the 100 year anniversary of Passchendaele, I have listed the 22 men from Dysart and Kirkcaldy lost at Passchendaele, none have a known grave all are commemorated […]

I have updated pages on the Start of Floorcloth Industry in Kirkcaldy. Pages have been added regarding the formation of Barry, Ostlere & Shepherd in 1899. also added Linoleum Perfins […]

A shocking act of vandalism could result in CCTV being installed at a Fife cemetery. Dozens of headstones were toppled at Leslie Cemetery earlier this year, causing anger amongst the […]

Looking through old newspapers I found this great advert on the front page of the Fife Herald-Kinross, Strathearn and Clackmannan Advertiser from April 12 1832. Could they possibly do that today?