I think I’ve nearly exhausted the Annals of Aberdeen* as a source of fascinating information about the city in which RGU is based and where we live and work. However, there areRead More…
In this blog from the Annals of Aberdeen*, I’m going back to the very start of that document to discover about the city’s very earliest days, where I found out how theRead More…
This is another of our blogs from the historic ‘Annals of Aberdeen’ – the record of the city from “the reign of King William the Lion (1165-1214), to the end of theRead More…
As we noted in our last blog, about the salmon fishing industry in Aberdeen, there was plentiful, good food available locally in days gone by. Today, we are accustomed to being ableRead More…
One thing that never ceases to amaze us is the range and depth of other interests that people have when they come to be interviewed for jobs at Aberdeen. They are alwaysRead More…
This is yet another wee blog using the Annals of Aberdeen (covering the period from the early 13thcentury to the early 19th century) as a source from which to discover more aboutRead More…
The Annals of Aberdeen, which I have referred to in previous blogs, continue to be a source of joy, entertainment and education. With this being the first month of the new year,Read More…
Well, the Christmas season is over, as are the New Year celebrations, albeit they were a bit muted again this year, so with that in mind I thought I’d cheer everyone upRead More…
There is a scandalous, and quite untrue, rumour that Aberdonians are mean. Those who come to work at RGU from outside the north-east occasionally mention having heard this (usually accompanied by jokesRead More…
If you read our last blog, you’ll know that I was recounting the history of the food markets in Aberdeen, as described in the wonderful Annals of Aberdeen, covering the period fromRead More…