Without researchers to delve into the past, there would be no written history! This section will help you to do your own research, whatever your age. There will be material here for local historians, family history buffs, nostalgia addicts and students of all ages.

Start on the adventure of research and you never know what you're going to find. The project can be as large as the whole history of Dunfermline or as small as the history of your own house. Everyone does research whether they know it or not. When you read a book or article about a subject - you're doing research. When you ask your older relatives about their past lives - you're doing research. When you shop around for the best bargain - you're doing research. It just means 'finding out about things' and that's what we all do as soon as we can pick up objects and see, feel and taste them. We go on doing it all our lives.

Historical research is just one kind of 'finding out about things' and this website is just a start. There's a whole world of information out there waiting to be explored. Much of it is on the Web and the Links page will get you started on the cybersearch. It contains links to archives, museums, libraries, family history sites, publications ( for instance, some histiories of Dunfermline are on the web) sites about Dunfermline and Fife and useful sites which don't fit into any of these categories.