May is Local and Community History Month. The aim of the month is to increase awareness of the rich local history in Aberdeenshire, promote local history to the local community and encourage all members of the community to participate in our events and activities and enjoy looking at our heritage. Our 2025 theme is ‘Place’ – from your own home to the communities around us.
Take a look at our events and activities below.
History of a House talks and browsing sessions will be held across Aberdeenshire during May.
Feedback from previous sessions includes:
‘Fascinating talk, and time to browse the mountain of materials available.’
‘Really informative thank you. Very appreciative of all the resources signposted by the library staff.’
Come and join us for a day of local history at the Local Studies Centre in Oldmeldrum on 22nd May, from 10am – 2pm.
Whether it’s tracing your family history, researching your home’s history or something more specific, find out how our staff and resources at the Local Studies Centre can help you.
Access our newspaper archives, browse our photo collections and visit the ‘vault’, where our ‘precious’ items are stored. Take a tour of the department and see what our staff’s favourite things are.
There will also be a sale of withdrawn local history books.
Listen to our podcasts and hear some interesting, amusing and sometimes insidious truths, about the people and places of Aberdeenshire.
Check out our playlist on Youtube!Local Studies Youtube
Podcast 7 - Hear about the disturbing events that occurred in Dunecht in the late 19th century.Listen to Podcast
Podcast 8 - Hear about an unusual and unique wedding tradition in the village of St. Cyrus.Listen to Podcast
Podcast 17 - Listen to an intriguing story about the Maiden Stone, a three metre standing stone of Pictish origin.
Podcast 16 - Learn a little of the history of Kinnaird Head Lighthouse in Fraserburgh.
We have a huge range of books relating to local people and places. A small selection of them has been curated into this list, click here to have a peruse and reserve your copy:
