Methil Heritage Centre

17/04/2021

Remembering the Duke of Edinburgh during one of his visits to Methil Heritage Centre in 1996. 🕊

26/03/2021

These Comedy Cafes have been a great success! If you love a giggle, a chortle, or a rolloching good laugh, his is a great option for another Friday night in 😆 See details below.

Join us in another OnFife Comedy Café – Online!

Enjoy a Friday night in with some live comedy streamed to your screen and for only a fiver, it's a steal!

Book now: https://bit.ly/ComedyCafeOnlineMarch

Raymond Mearns

23/03/2021

are amongst many centres in Fife tirelessly distributing the Covid 19 vaccine. Thanks for sharing this poignant message, and a huge thanks to all those in every occupation that has helped to get us through this last year. Keep safe. 😷👐⬅️➡️

It's been a very strange and sometimes really difficult year. It does seem like there might now be a light at the end of the tunnel, but let's take some time to reflect and remember 💕

18/03/2021

OnFife is bringing us a little happiness with an online Spring Festival this weekend. Comedy, dance, music, film and more. Top talent from Fife and beyond. 😀

12/03/2021

A great photo from the 1930s from .

Did East Fife FC have a women's team back in the 1930s and 40s, when the lad's team were regularly bringing home the silverware? Let us know below ⚽️

📷 Coaltown Ladies Football Team, 24th May 1935

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Women's football exploded in Fife in 1935. Local teams included Coaltown of Balgonie, Freuchie, Markinch and Thornton as well as works teams such as Tullis Russell and Haig's.

This image was taken before the first ever match between Coaltown Ladies and Tullis Russell Ladies at Prinlaws Park.

We're sharing archive images of working, and playing, women and celebrating their stories in the lead up to International Women's Day.

Head to onfife.com/shineon/international-womens-day-2021 to see all our online events, workshops, exhibitions and short films.




East Fife Girls and Women's Football Club
East Fife Community Football Club
Raith Rovers CC Women and Girls FC
Dunfermline Athletic Ladies FC

04/03/2021

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Join us for another MINI MUSEUM TOUR where things are looking up
During the Victorian era ceramic tiles were a shop fitters dream material. Tiles were cheap to produce in any colourful design and were easy to clean. Ideal for a butcher shop of the industrial age.

03/03/2021

Timeline photos

It's World Book Day tomorrow and you've got a world of fun to look forward to on our LibrarYAY page: https://www.facebook.com/groups/621392585378277

03/03/2021

are bringing us some spring sensations with this dynamic online festival of comedy, music, film and more. Hope you can join us.

We are very excited to announce we are having an online Spring Festival! A showcase of the best comedy, music, and film from Fife and beyond. Save the date and watch this space!.

01/03/2021

27/02/2021

Libraries are excited to be restarting this popular service. If you love a good read and have been missing popping into the library this is a great alternative! Keep on keeping safe 😷

Connect and Collect is back on Mon 8 March!

Place an order now: www.onfife.com/connectandcollect - or you can call a branch from Mon 1 March, when we will be returning to buildings. Collections will be at the door at arranged timeslots.

We can't wait to get re-started - Please Share!! ☺️

08/02/2021

Do you work with young people in Fife in an arts capacity, either freelance or an organisation? Check out this inspiring funding opportunity 🎻🎼🎨🎭🎤🎬

YOUTH ARTS SMALL GRANT SCHEME
OnFife has launched a small grants initiative to support freelance artists and creatives to work with young Fifers on new projects.
Grants of between £500 and £5000 are available to work with children and young people, especially those who have been most affected by COVID-19.
The Youth Arts Small Grants Scheme is funded by Creative Scotland as part of the Scottish Government’s Covid-19 Emergency Fund.
The grant will not only enable freelance youth arts practitioners to deliver activity for the benefit of Fife’s children and young people but also to strengthen connections with organisations and communities.
Projects must be delivered in partnership with relevant organisations and can take place between April 2021 and March 2022.
We will showcase all the artistic works at the end of the project.
Information sessions are being held on 10 and 17 February at 3pm or 6pm. To book a place or for further information, email [email protected] or call Karen on 07732 604401.
Application deadline Monday 8 March 2021.

04/02/2021

Welcome to another Mini Museum Tour.

Welcome to another MINI MUSEUM TOUR exploring our permanent collection! This tour looks back at some of the objects and photographs from our rich mining heritage.

Check out the link below for some fascinating and terrifying insights into historic incidents and accidents that occured in and around Fife mines.
http://www.scottishmining.co.uk/151.html

01/02/2021

'The Auld Bucket Pats' by John Skinner - read by Elizabeth

Thanks for this brilliantly read poem from the past.

14/01/2021

Keep Safe!

18/12/2020

Info for our other venues - libraries, galleries etc.

All of our festive opening times are available for all our open venues on our website: https://onfife.com/festive-opening-hours

17/12/2020

This rare glimpse of women working for the coal industry was shared by earlier in December. Do you have family or friends that remember women working on these tasks? What was it like?

Pickers at the Michael Colliery, East Wemyss.

Most “pit brow lasses” were young women in their twenties, who had parents, brothers, or husbands also working in the mines. They stood at the picking tables inspecting the coal brought from the pit face, picking out lumps of dirt and rocks.

You can read more about women in mining here, thanks to the National Mining Museum Scotland
🔎 https://bit.ly/36vYlMk

And there are hundreds of mining documents to explore in our archive
🔎 https://bit.ly/3mzPVZC

16/11/2020

have started to compile an album of historic mining photos. They could use a bit of help identifying what's going on in the photos or the location. The link will take you to their amazing Flickr page and if you have any suggestions leave a comment on their Facebook post.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/onfifearchives/albums/72157716914567492/with/50609681536/

We need help from some mining experts and I think we have a few of those in Fife. This new album we have created on Flickr comes from a set of glass magic lantern slides that hadn't been scanned before. We believe that they were training slides but don't know where they came from. There is one picture of a pit but no name is assigned. Can you help? Some of the slides had handwritten labels and I have tried to decipher them but if I have guessed wrongly please let us know. Just click over to flickr
https://www.flickr.com/photos/onfifearchives/albums

13/11/2020

13/11/2020

Morning 😊 today is "World kindness day" so have a good one!

11/11/2020

This is how to trace your family's war history - according to the experts

have shared this great advice for family history researchers.

Read ThisThis is how to trace your family's war history - according to the expertsBy Group ReporterFriday, 6th November 2020, 8:15 amUpdated There is always great interest from people keen to find out about the military service of their forefathers.Modern technology means it has never been easier to...

06/11/2020

Remembrance Day will be unusual this year like so many other things, but a wee look at the items we have in our display relating to the wars will help us to remember that we must not forget!

WELCOME TO ANOTHER MINI MUSEUM TOUR!

How about joining others online for a Remembrance Service available from 10.30am, on Sunday 8 November. Just go to:
www.fife.gov.uk/remembrance2020

26/10/2020

This really informative video from highlights the destination for much of the linen manufactured in Kirkcaldy. So relevant to Levenmouth and Methil docks too 😃.

24/10/2020

If you fancy a little Fife spooktacular for Halloween check out the link below. Be aware, it's intended for grownups!!

23/10/2020

Grab a cuppa ☕️, sit back and enjoy our 2nd Mini Museum Tour from our permanent display - The Growth of Levenmouth.

16/10/2020

It's great to see local history detective out sleuthing again! Easy to pass these by without a glance. Can you help them locate and identify any in our area?

14/10/2020

Linen Mills and Millies at Kirkcaldy Galleries next week. Make a booking here:

https://onfife.com/venues/kirkcaldy-galleries

ANNOUNCING 'Linen, Mills & Millies' will be at Kirkcaldy Galleries next week 🙌🏼 Local stories & images of Fife as well as the BIG REVEAL of our new Scottish Millies 💪

12/10/2020

ONFife Archives’s albums | Flickr

Can you help identify some of the unknown schools or dates for the new addition to their Flickr albums?

12/10/2020

Despite continuing Covid restrictions has so much to offer. Museum, gallery, library and archive services are up and running in many of our venues. Check out the links below 😀

Just a reminder for everyone that you can find all the info you could possibly need about our services right now on our website. 😎

For online links: http://bit.ly/ONFifeTheatreLinks 🎭

Bookbugs: http://bit.ly/BookbugPlaylist 🐝

For visiting libraries info: https://bit.ly/VisitingYourLibrary 📔

For Connect and Collect info: https://bit.ly/Connect_and_Collect 📖

For Museums, Galleries and Local Studies info: https://www.onfife.com/Bookmuseumvisit 🗿

For general updates: https://onfife.com/news

If there's anything else, drop us a message! :)

16/09/2020

I loved this story about a local Methil legend. The first live static rocket ejection seat test was undertaken by this guy 😲

Thank you

16/09/2020

A fantastic resource for local research topics and family history from Kirkcaldy Galleries 👍

Appointments are available today and tomorrow.
It's easy to book, just call 01592 583206.

LOCAL & FAMILY HISTORY 🌳
appointments available today and tomorrow!

Call us on 01592 583206
or book online 👇 [email protected]/bookings/" rel="nofollow,noopener" target="_blank">https://outlook.office365.com/owa/calendar/[email protected]/bookings/

13/09/2020

ONFife Archives’s albums | Flickr

are sharing some photos of Methil and loads of other fab Fife photos via Flickr. You may have to sign up, but it’s free and a great way to share photos and videos.

01/09/2020

Here's an addition to the Methil High Street Then & Now images thanks to . It is a very early photo of the Palace Cinema & East Dock Bar before the bank was built on the corner of Logie Street. I love that it simply says 'To The Pit' on the side of the cinema wall. When was the cinema built? It doesn't appear to be included on the 1905 OS map.

24/08/2020

Full record for 'BUCKHAVEN AND METHIL' (3640) - Moving Image Archive catalogue

Here's a great resource to while away some time! The National Library of Scotland has some fantastic archive film footage of loads of places across Scotland. This link will take you to a bygone 1950s Methil and Buckhaven.

https://movingimage.nls.uk/film/3640?search_term=methil&search_join_type=AND&search_fuzzy=yes

This film is protected by copyright and is provided for personal, private viewing only. Please use the Hire, buy or ask a question button to ask about obtaining a copy of this film or a licence to use it, or to ask about its copyright status.

22/08/2020

Fantastic photo from . They have been featuring an eye opening 'women at work' series of photos on their FB page. Check it out.

Spotlight on women at work

These women pictured at East Wemyss are carrying large baskets with room for a very heavy load. Two of the women look elderly. I assumed they were workers in the fishing industry, am I right?

22/08/2020

Looking for info on our libraries, museums, galleries, local studies or shows? Find links below to all the key info!

LIBRARIES: https://onfife.com/libraries-archives/limited-browsing

MUSEUMS/GALLERIES/LOCAL STUDIES: https://www.onfife.com/Bookmuseumvisit

THE ADVANTGE CAFE & BAR: https://www.onfife.com/venues/adam-smith-theatre/advantage-cafe-bar

SHOW STATUS (cancelled, postponed, new dates): http://www.onfife.com/showupdates

Any questions, drop us a message! Happy to help!

21/08/2020

Museums and Galleries are back!

So great to have visitors entering our Museums and Galleries again!! The doors are open at Kirkcaldy Galleries, Dunfermline Carnegie Library and Galleries and St Andrews Museum. All are taking bookings and ready to welcome you in!

Our big three museums and galleries opened last week and we spoke to some of our visitors who were delighted to be back in Kirkcaldy Galleries! Visit www.onf...