Aberdeen Built Ships

Use this website to search for information about any of the nearly 3,000 recorded ships built in Aberdeen since 1811 and to see what objects are held at Aberdeen Maritime Museum.

Aberdeen Commerative Plaques

Throughout Aberdeen City, commemorative plaques have been erected to celebrate individuals who are outstanding in their field of expertise. Other plaques have been placed on Aberdeen buildings to highlight special places or structures. Plaques have been erected in Aberdeen since the 19th Century and they come in many different shapes and sizes. This site includes details of all the various types of plaques in Aberdeen. You can view photographs of most of the plaques and discover more about the historical background to each plaque.

Aberdeen Maritime Museum

Aberdeen Maritime Museum tells the story of the city's long relationship with the Sea and houses a unique collection covering shipbuilding, fast sailing ships, fishing and port history.

Aberdeen Post Office Directories

Browse or download these invaluable references

Aberdeen Press & Journal (the P&J)

The P&J was first published as a weekly title for the period Dec 29th 1747 - Jan 5th by James Chalmers and was known as The Aberdeen's Journal. It was published on a weekly basis for 128 years until August 1876, when it became a daily newspaper. In November 1922, the paper was renamed The Aberdeen Press and Journal when its parent firm joined forces with rival publisher the Free Press.

Aberdeenshire castles

Joanne Mackenzie-Winters impressive site provides fascinating details of all Scottish Castles.  This link is to the Aberdeenshire section, but you can get to other regions from there.

Aberdeenshire Farming Museum

The award-winning Aberdeenshire Farming Museum at Aden Country Park brings alive the story of this famous farming past in the unique semi-circular Aden Estate home farm.

Alford Images

The Alford Image Library contains hundreds of pictures of this area of Scotland for you to browse. Many are images from a bygone age; some are images from present times.

AyeCan

All about Scot's dialects, including the N.E. Scots Doric.  Listen to audio clips.

Book of Deer Project

The Book of Deer is a tenth century illuminated manuscript from North East Scotland. As the only pre-Norman manuscript from this area known as "former Pictland" it provides us with a unique insight into the early church, culture and society of this period.

Buchan Heritage Society

The Society exists to keep alive in a fast changing world all the old and true traditions of Buchan in Music, Song, Verse, Drama and Olde Tyme Dance.

Doric Columns

A fascinating site which tells the history and heritage of Aberdeen.  Highly reccommended if you want to know more about the Granite City.

Fishing Boat Heritage

History of our fishing communities

Fraserburgh Heritage Society

Step back in time through centuries of history at Fraserburgh Heritage Centre .

Gordon Highlanders Museum

At The Gordon Highlanders Museum, we are committed to preserving and sharing the legacy of the world-famous Gordon Highlanders for future generations.

History Scotland Magazine

A bi-monthly magazine, History Scotland provides fascinating features on topics from all branches and periods of Scottish history and archaeology.

Leopard Magazine

A monthly magazine focussed on the NE of Scotland including a good collection of articles focusing on NE history.

Local Heritage Services in Moray

The Local Heritage Centre at East End School, Institution Road, Elgin, holds a comprehensive range of unique materials about Moray’s rich past.

Lossiemouth fowk

This website allows Lossiemouth loons and quines from around the world to keep in touch, to find each other, to explore their roots and to share cherished recollections. Has history and genealogy sections.