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We've been on a treasure hunt...for your memories

 

Total Interviews Collected: 96 (that's 133%) 

It’s your Project and we're looking after your stories.

 

We even have our own blessing!

 

The Formartine Grace

 

O Lord, we sikk a blessin noo,

On ilka ashet stappit foo,

On dreepin roasts for ilka mou'

Or troots fae oot the Ythan

 

An faan it's hame we're bound the nicht,

Tae Fyvie, Ellon, Maud or Gight,

Lord, grant us a meen that's shinin bricht

Lest we faa intae the Ythan

 

The archive is now open

Available at public libraries in Ellon, Turriff and Oldmeldrum

 

 

 

 

From 21st April 2008 the interviews will also be available in the following 

 

  • North East Folklore Archive, Mintlaw
  • Elphinstone Institute, University of Aberdeen

 

both of these institutions require an appointment to access the archive - contact details are on the links sidebar

 

and later

 

  • Balmedie Library
  • School of Scottish Studies, Edinburgh University

 

so you, and anyone else, can listen to those stories which may be lost to future

generations if they are not recorded now.

 

 


 

HOW THE WIKI WORKS 

This site is navigable using the links on the side bar to the right of this page, below is a description of what those links are

 

Research Archive

This is where you can find out how to access the CD archive

 

Formartine Podcast Channel

This is where extracts from interviews can be listened to 

 

FOHP Weblog

Contains pictures, transcripts and other tidbits

 

Groups' Own Pages

Does what it says on the label - info, pictures etc from the groups who were involved in the project

 

News & Events Archive

Tells you what folk were up to during the project.  I will update the blog from now on instead of the news

 

Design Competition

In which the winners designed the three CD covers for the three principal areas of Formartine

 

Publicity

Press and related publicity for the project

 

Links

Links to other sites connected with the project, or friends of mine who helped or were interested in our progress

 

 These are just some of the subjects on which we gathered reminiscences.

 

  • Pre-War & Post-War Farm Memories
  • World War II
  • The Coming of the Oil Industry
  • The Doric – Oor Ain Mither Tongue
  • Hobbies – old & new
  • Folklore & Legends
  • Schooldays
  • Working Days

 

We had groups participating from the following areas:

 

  1. Barthol Chapel
  2. Belhelvie
  3. Collieston
  4. Ellon (Reminiscence Group)
  5. Formartine United JFC (Pitmedden)
  6. Fyvie and Woodhead
  7. Meldrum & Bourtie
  8. Methlick
  9. Newburgh
  10. Tarves
  11. Turriff

 

 

Training

The two training sessions have now taken place at Fyvie and Oldmeldrum. Click on the names for a report on both events. (You can also find links on the Woodhead & Meldrum Pages)

 

 

You can contact me via:

 

 

email:

 

Fiona-Jane Brown

Formartine Oral History (Former) Project Officer

 

To aid with site stats, the Formartine Wiki now has ClustrMaps which will show fromwhere in the world people have been visiting this site!

 

 

 

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