We would recommend reading Derek Jennings booklet titled Notes on Historic Buchan ( published by Old Toll Publication: ISBN 0 9537213 0 2). This booklet provides a brief history of Buchan, and it’s communities. It will contribute excellent background information for the construction of your ancestral tree.
With the majority of Birnie descendents now residing outside Scotland, and the very high cost of vacationing in Scotland, we realized that a few location photos may provide a snippet of your ancestral homeland. Our Kirks, with their records of our ancestors, are an integral key in understanding the social and religious influence on who we are today.