Echoes 13 2007

You can download the complete edition as a .pdf file Here.  It is about 6 megabytes in size.

Or you can download the individual articles listed below:

In Search of Peter – Seeking Peter Milne’s grave – by Paul Anderson

Alec & Annie Sievwright – A tribute to a remarkable Tarland brother and sister

The Golden Wedding of Lord & Lady Aberdeen, 1927 – Celebrated by tree-planting at the House of Cromar – by Dorothy Reid

1926 Postcard of Tarland War Memorial – From Jim Craigmile

Uppeton: The Life and Death of a ‘Fermtoun’ – Detailed researches by John Nisbet and Joe Wallace

The Life and Work of James Turner – The story of an evangelical preacher from Peterhead – by James Davidson

Tell Me The Old, Old Story – Moody and Sankey’s NE visit in 1874 – by Joyce Marchant

Casting Your Vote in Tarland pre-1832 – Extracted from an old book

A Collection of Archive Items – All relating to Tarland Free Church – from the CHG archives

To Our Second Skinner – A contemporary tribute to fiddler Alexander Innes – from the CHG archives

When the Crematorium Was a Hotbed of Rumour – The tale of a 1944 Aberdeen scandal – by Norman MacKenzie

James and Frances Forbes – A personal recollection of a well-known Tarland couple – by Dorothy Reid

Dining With the Earl of Mar in 1550 – His eating habits uncovered through research by Sheila Sedgwick

Australian Resident in Search of Tarland Ancestors – Help required with family history – by Sandra McRoberts

Something to Think About – Reflections on the importance of History – from James Davidson

A Description of Tarland and Migvie in 1846 – Extracts from a Topographic Dictionary of Scotland – from Stan Howe

Tarlan’ Market – One of several Doric poems written in 1913 by ‘I. Will’ – from Jim Craigmile

Carved Stone Ball from Strathweltie – Extract from The Proceedings of the Scottish Antiquarian Society, 1874

Last Word on the Water Clock at Loch-head – An Evening Express article – from CHG archives

Local Rainfall Chart 1982-2007 – Data from three local rain gauges