Heritage Stories is a growing collection of podcasts and short(ish) reads celebrating the places and people who shaped our local community. From notable local figures to the everyday folks who make our community what it is, each story highlights the people and places whose lives, achievements, and histories shape our shared heritage.
For information about Robert Burns, his tour of the North East, and his family connections to the area, click the button below:
Each month we release a new podcast with fascinating tales of Aberdeenshire - history, folklore, authors and more
Influential and innovative novelist and poet George MacDonald was born in Huntly, Aberdeenshire.
A substantial and important collection of his writings, the majority in manuscript and many showing significant differences from the published version, was gifted to the Huntly Library. The original manuscript items from the collection are located at Aberdeenshire Museums, Mintlaw, where they may be consulted by appointment.
The North East of Scotland has a rich ballad and folk song tradition and many of these songs mention specific areas, rivers, towns, villages and farms. Hundreds of these songs were gathered and transcribed by Gavin Greig and the Reverend James Bruce Duncan in the early years of the 20th century creating what is now known as the Greig-Duncan Folk Song Collection.
The British Newspaper Archive gives access to millions of pages of British and Irish newspapers from 1703 -2003 including selected local newspapers. Content includes news articles, family notices, obituaries, advertisements and illustrations.
Access to The British Newspaper Archive is from public libraries only and you need to register for a free account
