Biographical interview with John McColm (b. 1919), a dairy farmer of Garthland Mains. John could trace his family connection to the area back to 1684 when Jean McColm had land at Craigslave. His own...

Biographical interview with Mrs Muir and Mrs McKie, who were both residents in Thorneycroft, about their recollections of their early schooldays. Mrs McKie was brought up in the Kirkcolm area and rec...

Biographical interview with Hugh Reid (aged 91) of Stranraer. In the first part of this interview Hugh shares some of his many stories and anecdotes about ghosts and supernatural occurences in the Str...

Biographical interview with John Barr a farmer whose father had owned Auchneel Farm since 1920 and which John himself ran until he retired. This interview considers change over time, particularly in ...

Interview with two sisters, Margaret and Jean, who came to Stranraer in 1929 when their father, an optician, chose the area as a base for his business. As well as customers coming to him, Mr Templeto...

Biographical interview with Willie Darroch (aged 89), a retired railway engineer. Willie started work in the railways in 1937 and was transferred to Stranraer shortly thereafter. During World War 2 ...

Biographical interview with Nancy McLucas about Bishopburn, an estate on the outskirts of Stranraer which housed many local county council employees. Nancy moved there with her husband in 1958 and re...

Autobiographical interview with Catherine Monteith whose family had moved, in 1933, to the new council housing at Park Lea Gardens. This interview includes many interesting details about life in Stra...

Biographical interview with Alan Smith whose family law firm A F & C D Smith was established in Stranraer in 1929. Alan begins by providing a detailed family history which begins with R H Smith, who ...

Biographical interview with Ian Jack who runs the family firm, Alex Jack Butcher, in Stranraer. Ian talks about the family firm, which opened in 1914. He recalls that there were 10-12 employees with...