Echoes 28  2022

Life at the Sharp End  – A local ex-forester shares his memories of working for the Forestry Commision forty years ago

Tales of the Earls of Mar & Their Kin  – Jim Forbes finds out about the generations of Earls that lorded it over Cromar

Skiing Memories – Morag Duncan records memories of the days when skiing was the latest new sport on Deeside

Bringing archaeology to Life with New Technology – Two local enthusiasts take advantage of new imaging technology

Visible signs of belief in witchcraft in and around Cromar – Evidence is presented by Lindsay Mair of belief in witchcraft locally not so very long ago

Our Changing Landscape – A photo taken in 1906 gives Kate Redpath cause to reflect on the transient nature of landscapes

Deeside Field Club Commemoration Stones – Veronica Ross explores the monuments erected by a formerly very active local field club

Tarland’s Jubilees = In this Jubilee year, Simon Welfare takes a look at how Tarland celebrated previous jubilees

The Mills of Cromar  – The extensive network of mills in this area is explored by David Currie

A Serious Fire at Tarland – Contemporary newspaper reports from 1906 describe the disaster that befell a local shop

Elspeth Forbes of Boig – The life of one local victim of the 16th century witch trials is documented by Lindsay Mair

Childhood Memories of Tarland and Cranbrook – Ian Johnstone shares vivid boyhood memories of holiday visits to Tarland

The Cold War in Cromar  – The story of Tarland’s ‘nuclear bunker’ is revealed and explained by Irvine Ross

Two Poems by Sheena Blackhall  – Sheena gives her take on the ‘nuclear bunker’ and reflects on a local track with a long history

Finding a Lost Home and Grandfather – Twenty-five years of persistent research eventually brings rewards for David Moir

Sir Alexander Ogston and a Curious Case of ‘Spontaneous Human Combustion’ – Simon Welfare reveals a surprising specialsim of the eminent Sir Alexander

Fletchers Come Back! – Ron Fletcher helps descendants of local emigrants return to see where their ancestors came from

The Ups & Downs of the Tarland Road   – Peter Craig draws attention to the distinctive character of the road to Tarland

Terrible News at Tarland!  – A dramatised account by Ron Fletcher of how Tarland might have heard about the Culloden defeat