Category Archives: Family History

British Newspaper Archive

Posted on May 24, 2016 by Aberdeenshire Libraries

A new free resource from Aberdeenshire Libraries British Newspaper Archive is a rich source of news articles which covers every aspects of news from major events such as the World Wars and the sinking of the Titanic to local community happenings. … Continue reading →

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Local and Family History drop-in session

Posted on August 21, 2014 by David

As part of the World of Words Festival 2014 in Inverurie we are holding a drop-in session upstairs in Inverurie Library on Friday 5th September from 2 pm – 4 pm. This is an opportunity to discuss Local and Family History … Continue reading →

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Peter May in Conversation with Fiona Stalker

Posted on August 8, 2014 by Dorothy

Inverurie’s  World of Words 2014 festival gets underway on the 29th. August with a great week of events for all ages. Great news for all fans of bestselling and award-winning author Peter May as he will be appearing in the town’s Acorn … Continue reading →

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Routes to your north east roots

Posted on August 4, 2014 by David

“Routes to your north east roots” will take place on Friday 8th (evening only), then Saturday 9th and Sunday 10th August from 10am to 4.30pm in the magnificent setting of Haddo House and Country Park. On Friday evening there will … Continue reading →

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Great War Enquiry Day

Posted on November 12, 2013 by David

Around 60 people came to the Gordon Highlanders Museum, Aberdeen on 6th November with a wonderful variety of photographs, medals, papers and so on, all eager to find out more about the part their family members had played in World … Continue reading →

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Great War Enquiry Day, 9th November

Posted on October 28, 2013 by David

With the centenary of the outbreak of World War One  just around the corner, we would like to find out more about the contribution made by people from this area, both on battlefield and home front. We would like to … Continue reading →

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