Welcome to my website on the local history of NE Scotland!

My name is Colin Milne and I am a native of Aberdeen, Scotland. I have had a keen interest in local history for many years and as well as pursuing my own family history I have done research in a number of other areas. As a result I have amassed a collection of books, articles, photos and assorted data which you might find of interest. So I would like to extend a warm Scottish welcome to you all. Come in and have a look around...

For those of you new to my site I would recommend that you select the contents button now for further details of my pages. However if you are too impatient to wait here are a few of the highlights!

This site is far from static. Every month there are new additions (see below), so there is always something new to discover. I usually have at least one series of articles in progress along with a selection of other bits and pieces.

If you are a new visitor I hope you will come back again. To my many regular visitors, thanks for your continued support and kind words. Thanks also for all the feedback I have received. A number of features have been incorporated as a result of these. Further constructive comments are always welcome. You can e-mail me here

Finally a number of visitors have asked me about permission to use material from the site and other legal things. In order to clarify this you will find the terms and conditions of use on my contents page.

LATEST ADDITIONS - May 2008

Another article to be found in my Local Snippets 8 page. This features the heartrending loss of the fishing vessel Alexander Duthie of Footdee in 1880.

Two more gravestones added to my Strays page. These are monuments to those whose resting place may not be in the area they were associated with during their lives. Is your ancestor waiting to be discovered?  Only one way to find out - check this page now!

Another superb site that I thoroughly recommend - the Scottish Screen Archives - featuring films and clips of Aberdeen! More details on my Links page.

LOCAL NEWS

The weather is starting to warm up a little and the trees are in the first flush of green. For the next few weeks you'll see the most splendid array of colours in our parks and countryside. The grass is also beginning to grow so I'll have to spend more time in the garden pushing my mower (yes I still have an old-fashioned push mower - I think I'm now an endangered species!).

That's all for now. Join me again next month when I'll be posting some more stuff. Till then, take care.

© Colin A Milne