Echoes 14  2008

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An Eerie Experience in a Tarland Glen – A new story –  by Norman MacKenzie

Some Memories Of Tarland Shows Long Past – With a photo-gallery of past shows – by Dorothy Reid

Tarland Businesses in the 1950s – Information from advertisements in the 1950 Show Catalogue of Entries

Aspects of the Early Years of Tarland School – Parts 3 and 4 dealing with Curriculum and Domestic Matters – by Nigel Healey Plus a bonus post-script to Part 2

Schules an Sheep Faulds bi the Dee – Reminiscences of distant school days – by Alistair Taylor

On The Earlier Antiquities Of The District Of Cromar, In Aberdeenshire – An 1853 report by John Stuart of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland

A Daughter’s Tale – Researches into the life of her mother in the early part of last century and the particular impact of World War One – by Joyce Marchant

The Loons Fa Niver Grew Aul – A moving account of the loss of two brothers during World War One – by Belle Green

The Survivor – Sheena Blackhall’s poem reflecting on the grim realities of returning from WorldWar One without the two brothers above

Observations arising from previous atricles – Ken Glennie’s responses to articles from previous issues of the CHG Echoes

The Old Manse  Of Tullochmacarrick – Another look at Glengairn in days gone by  – by Sheila Ross

The Knowledge and Use of Scots Amongst Primary Pupils on Upper Deeside – Extracts from an academic study – by Sheena Blackhall

Sporrans – Researches into the history and evolution of sporrans – by Ian Taylor

Morven Jamie – A well-remembered tale of this legendary cateran and his legacy – by Charlie Anderson 

The Shore Porters Society  1498 – 2008 – A selective history of this fascinating Aberdeen Society inspired by seeing Founded in 1498 on their lorries – by Sheila Ross

An Expanding Village – An early report on a map-based study of village housing –  by Peter Craig

The Minister, the Doctor and the Corpse – Newspaper cuttings of an acrimonious exchange of views from 1880 –  by Peter Craig