This sixteen-minute Scottish heritage download shows aspects of the rural diet of the 1940s which by today’s standards was a very basic one with limited choice for the rural population. Oatmeal was a staple ingredient and played its role with other ingredients to make the diet one which was high ...

This 52-minute digital download charts the many changes, which have taken place in rural Aberdeenshire and looks at farming from 1793 through to today on the Carney family fairm where I was born and brought up. Listen to the Doric dialect of the area.
The following aspects of change are discussed...

This 54-minute digital download is a collection of mini features, which captures a diverse picture of a past North-East of Scotland society around Aberdeenshire from the early 1900s. This clip was produced as a resource to help genealogists, ancestral tourists, family historians and academics to ...

This 54-minute download is a tribute to the role country women of the past have played in making Scotland what it is today.
This fascinating production highlights;
• what our female ancestors did in their everyday life during the mid-18-20 Century.
• their work can be seen as being hard, skilful ...

This 54-minute download intimately introduces the viewer to these gentle giants the Clydesdale horses. They were the power source for much of the industrial and agricultural revolution for two hundred years.

This nostalgic and authentic film about the Clydesdale horse and the Horseman captures
h...

This 57-minute digital download features the celebration of the hairst being finished and an evening’s entertainment at the Letter Fairm.
This rural heritage download captures;
• the farmer taking home the last of his harvest crop
• the thatching of the rucks to keep them dry over winter
• the fa...

This 54-minute digit download features the ploughing and cultivation of the ground highlighting the different farm implements used featuring the Clydesdale horse as the means of power.
This rural heritage clip features;
• sowing of the corn using the happer.
• cutting the crop utilising the scyth...

This 57 minute digital download shows some skills the farm servant had when working the Clydesdale horses. Making butter and cheese is discussed showing the equipment used. Entertainment can be seen taking place in the farm barn which was common. See where the farm servant kept all his worldly po...

This thirty two-minute Scottish Heritage download captures the splendour of Clydesdale horses and the role they played in Scottish society in 1919 and in 2019. See some of the tasks the Clydesdales performed in the past utilising old agricultural implements. Hear the story and see the skills of t...

This 32-minute Scottish heritage download introduces you to two of the world’s leading Bothy Ballad singers, Tam Reid and Joe Aitken speaking about their passion for the Bothy Ballad. You will hear these world famous Scottish mannies singing their favourite bothy ballads. You will see the traditi...

These twenty five-minute Scottish heritages download charts the history of the Steam engine from the 1700s.
• hear about the inventors of these steam engines.
• see various types of steam engines the oldest dates from the early 1820s.
• these were the first portable power plants. Self-propelled s...

This thirty-minute Scottish heritage download called Scottish Clan system explained. Re-enactment groups provide us with valuable insights into how the Scottish clan system and conflict within Scotland was. Listen to the story.
• planning was very much part of successful conflict, hear what was i...

This thirty-minute Scottish heritage download featuring stills from our extensive still’s gallery, called Journey back in time. See how your Scottish ancestors lived and the work that they did.
• how they reclaimed rough land into agricultural use.
• the labour-intensive hard work they did
• how...

This fifteen-minute Scottish heritage download captures a way of life which is now gone. Memorabilia of the past are shown, and their use discussed. When we look at these artefacts they can be viewed as old fashioned, primitive, and cumbersome. However, these artefacts were state of the art durin...

This fifteen-minute Scottish heritage download clip will inspire you to find out more about your local cultural identity by speaking to the locals about the past.
• find who the local historians are in your community.
• the need to capture their story of the past for others to enjoy is vital.
• ...

This sixteen-minute Scottish heritage download captures a time before intensive farming animal husbandry took place in Aberdeenshire. From October to May cattle were tied up in the byre two to a stall. They were fed twice per day morning and night. This clip highlights the process called sortin ...

This nine minute reminiscence therapy download clip will take you into a traditional rural garden. There you will see all the different fruit, flowers and vegetables that we used to grow in our farm garden when I was a boy. The skills of gardening were passed down from one generation to the next....

This forty three minute reminiscence therapy download clip features the contribution the Clydesdale horse and the horsemen who worked them made for Scottish agriculture. The skilled horsemen who worked them were highly respected people within agricultural society. Here are some of the things you...

This forty four minute reminiscence therapy download clip will allow you to walk in your ancestors footstep and see how they farmed in Aberdeenshire and also in other parts of Scotland. Here are some of the things you will see in the clip.
• Don explains that the clip about his farming ancestors...

This forty minute reminiscence therapy download clip features the fairm kitchen peat fire and how it was used to heat and cook the foods for the family. Here are some of the things you will see in the clip.
• Don explains how important the fire was for family life
• See the 100 year old peat fire...

This thirteen minute reminiscence therapy download clip takes you into the world of the laying hen and her free range life on Aberdeenshire farms. Hear about the contribution hens have played in the distant past and listen to the sounds of poultry. Here are some of the things you will see in the ...

This six minute reminiscence therapy download clip will remind you of the past records that perhaps you had as part of your family entertainment programme. Reminisce about the different artists seen on the sleeves featured in the clip. I am sure you had a wind up gramophone to play your favourite...

This six minute reminiscence therapy download clip will let you see what our neighbours cat gets up to everyday. The clip will connect you to the joy that pets can provide for us all. Here are some of the things you will see in the clip.
• Listen to Dons introduction
• See the cat taking in all ...

This seventeen minute reminiscence therapy download clip is our way of social prescribing by encouraging you to try to keep doing the things in nature that you may have always done. If you cannot get out into nature this clip will take you on a journey into the heart of nature with all its beauty...

This eighteen minute reminiscence therapy download clip takes you on a trip into nature with a walk in the wood to experience the pleasure a walk can bring. Here are some of the things you will see in the clip.
• Don will start the clip by telling you about the journey you are about to experience...

This forty seven minute reminiscence therapy download clip will allow you to walk in your ancestors footstep and get to know how they lived and worked a little bit better. Here are some of the things you will see in the clip.
• Don explains that the clip will show aspects of Scotland’s past
• See...

This ten -minute reminiscence therapy download clip will remind you of the times that you visited your local agricultural show. It will help you to recall some of your cherished memories. Here are some things that are in the clip.
• as with all our clips Don introduces the clip to you.
• see some...

This forty five minute reminiscence therapy download clip features the contribution that steam traction engines and many vintage exhibits bring to today’s society with their annual rallies. Here are some of the things you will see in the clip.
• Don explains how he has commentated at rallies for ...

This six minute reminiscence therapy download clip will introduce you to the pigeons that nest in our garden tree. The clip will connect you to aspects of the life of the town pigeon. Here are some of the things you will see in the clip.
• Listen to Dons introduction
• See how it carries twigs a...

This twenty one minute reminiscence therapy download clip will transport you back to a past way of life of our recent ancestors. Here are some of the things you will see in the clip.
• Don will start the clip which features photos of the past
• The bus would have been a vital means of travelling ...