Back in the Day: Memories of Creich, Flisk and Kilmany 2025 is the third publication by the Creich, Flisk & Kilmany Historical Group, dedicated to preserving the rich social history of these rural Fife communities. This edition focuses on the history of the area's former primary schools—Flisk, Creich, Kilmany and Rathillet—recording their development, the lives of the pupils and teachers who passed through them, and the impact of their eventual closures.

Drawing on school logbooks, archival research, historical documents, photographs, and first-hand recollections from former pupils, the book paints a vivid picture of education in rural Scotland from the seventeenth century through to the late twentieth century. It explores changing teaching methods, community life, traditions, and the close relationship between the schools and the surrounding farming communities.

Beyond educational history, the publication includes fascinating local stories, such as the history of Dunbog School's Victorian clock and the dramatic nineteenth-century "Dunbog Case," illustrating how local events reflected wider political, religious, and social issues. It also examines the transition from small village schools to larger regional schools, documenting how demographic change reshaped rural education while highlighting the enduring importance of these schools as centres of community life.

Richly illustrated with historic photographs and personal memories, Back in the Day serves as both a valuable historical record and a celebration of the people, places, and traditions that shaped generations of families in Creich, Flisk, and Kilmany. Through its blend of scholarship and personal storytelling, it preserves a way of life that might otherwise be lost to history.