[3] The northeastern poet and novelist Nan Shepherd helped prepare the latter edition of Milne's poetry, published after his death.
[4] In 2009 the Buchan Heritage Society launched a CD on which well-known local performers and artists had collaborated in recording samples of his work.
The society hoped that through hearing Milne's unique poetry children would help preserve the Doric tongue, which many in the area have forgotten.
In poetry Charles Murray, John C. Milne and Flora Garry have illuminated the same obsessive concern.
"[6] J.C. Milne's work was full of humorous irony, through which he could express his unique viewpoint while apparently reporting the speech of the characters he depicted.