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 2013

It's been a long time since I published a list - so this month I've decided to rectify that!  Here's one I thought was quite interesting - dating from 1854 it features the inhabitants of Woodside - now a suburb of Aberdeen City. Back then it was a village on the outskirts of Aberdeen. Funny to see many of the address of those days have since become housing estates in the suburbs. Many names, occupations, addresses etc., so have a look - you never know you may just make that vital connection in your family tree!  Check it out now on my Lists 2 page.

Another two gravestones for 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? Some have already been lucky and found long lost relatives - perhaps it'll be your turn next!

LOCAL NEWS

Very slowly the warmer temperatures are starting to reach us in the NE of Scotland. The gardens are still well behind this year - we still have daffodils blooming - they should have been long gone by now! Nature does however have a habit of catching up so I would imagine the plants will soon be growing fast to make up for lost time.

Well that's it for now. Remember there are updates every month - so don't be a stranger!

© Colin A Milne