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Interviews of Alastair Reid aged 86,

EERC/DG/DG4/6

Childhood Community Life Recreation Language Domestic Life shops Tourism World War, 1939-1945 Whithorn Wigtown

Biographical interview with poet and translator Alastair Reid (b.1926) who speaks about his childhood in Whithorn and his relationship to the community and the region. Alastair describes his childhoo...

Interviews of Hugh Ramsay

EERC/DG/DG4/25

Childhood Working life Farming Domestic Life Transport Shopping World War, 1939-1945 Clothing and dress Language Galloway House Garlieston Stranraer

Biographical interview with Hugh Ramsay whose family took over Millisle Farm near Garlieston in 1931. Primarily a dairy farm, Millisle was involved with cheese-making until 1970. Their milk producti...

Interviews of Nancy McLucas Christine Wilson and Eric Wilson

EERC/DG/DG11/1

Fieldwork Practice Community Life shops Language Stranraer Whithorn Clydebank

This recording, with Christine and Eric Wilson and Nancy McLucas (of the Stranraer and District Local History Trust, SDLHT) was made when the group met with Caroline Milligan and Mark Mulhern to discu...

Interviews of Donnie Nelson

EERC/DG/DG11/3

Working life Fieldwork Practice Photography Language Storytelling Supernatural Stranraer Whithorn Castle Kennedy Lochnaw Castle Wig Bay West Freugh Corsewall Cairnryan

DG11/3/1/1 Audio track for video recordings DG11/3/3/1 and DG11/3/3/2 which were made with Donnie Nelson, Chairman, Stranraer and District Local History Trust (SDLHT), Mark Mulhern and Caroline Millig...

Interviews of Christina Vasilesen aged 38

EERC/DG/DG37/1

Childhood Working life Community Life Language Proverbs Religion Emigration and Immigration Dumfries (Scotland) Moniaive

Biographical interview with Christina Vasilesen (b. 1975, Romania) who now lives in Dumfriesshire with her partner, Graham. Christina begins by talking about her childhood and her love of her grandpa...

Interviews of Paul Roxburgh

EERC/DG/DG46/9

Childhood Education Working life shops Transport Recreation World War, 1939-1945 Religion Community Life National Service Archaeology Nature Language Lochmaben Dumfries (Scotland) Halleaths, Dumfries and Galloway Dalton, Dumfries and Galloway Wamphray Castle Loch Beacon Hill, Dumfries and Galloway Parkgate, Dumfries and Galloway

Biographical interview with Paul Roxburgh (b. 1934, Lochmaben). Paul recalls his childhood in Lochmaben where his family had a grocer's shop which had been opened by his grandfather, in the front roo...

Interviews conducted by Ailsa Fortune

EERC/EL/EL5

Childhood Working life Fishing Community Life Foodways World War, 1939-1945 Language

Ailsa Fortune conducted a total of 2 recordings with 2 interviewees, carried out in 2018.

Interviews of Allan Pratt and Susan Pratt

EERC/EL/EL11/9

Childhood Education Language Play Music Recreation Dancing Travel and Holidays Working life Clothing and dress Haddington North Berwick Dunbar Gifford

In this interview, Allan Pratt, who was born in Glasgow and moved to Haddington when he was a young schoolboy, talks about his life in East Lothian, especially his career as a musician. Allan's fathe...

Interviews of Isobel Pensom

EERC/EL/EL13/2

Education Community Life Language Festivals Childhood Architecture Gender Social Systems Foodways Cockenzie Tranent Port Seton

In interview 1 of 2 (EL13/2/1/1) Isobel Pensom (aged 68) talks about her childhood in East Lothian and particularly the family home, known as the Barracks, where she lived as a child and later as an a...

Interviews of Andre McCrae

EERC/DG/DG46/19

Childhood Education Community Life Language Sports Lochmaben

Biographical interview with Andre McCrae, who came to live in Lochmaben from Manchester when he was 8 years old. Andre talks about the differences between Manchester and Lochmaben, particularly: lang...

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