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Resources[edit | edit source]

Topic	Time frame	Resource	Locations Covered
Local history		Whatley, Christopher A., et al. The Life and Times of Dundee. Edinburgh, Scotland: John Donald. c1993	Angus, Dundee
Local history		McCraw, Ian. The fairs of Dundee. Dundee: Abertay Historical Society. 1994.	Angus, Dundee
Farm life	1840-1914	Carter, Ian. Farm life in northeast Scotland, 1840-1914: the poor man's country. Edinburgh: Donald. 1979.	Grampian
Crofters	1810-1883	Cameron, A. D. Go listen to the crofters. Stornoway: Acair. 2008.
Education	19th & 20th centuries	Scotland Street School Museum in Glasgow	Scotland
Mining	1840's	Great Britain (British Parliamentary Papers). Children's Employment Commission: first report of the Commissioners, mines. Irish University Press. 1968.	England, Scotland, Wales