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Interviews of Alex Anderson aged 84

EERC/DG/DG13/12

Childhood Education Working life Business Civil Engineering Community Life Recreation Roads | Weather

Biographical interview with Alex Anderson (aged 84), who was born and raised in Edinburgh. Alex talks about his father and mother and their connections to Dumfries and Galloway before speaking about ...

Interviews of Thomas Wilson aged 21

EERC/DG/DG20/3

Childhood Community Life Christmas Weather Social structure Working life Wanlockhead Sanquhar

Biographical interview with Thomas Wilson (b. 1990) who has always lived in Wanlockhead. Thomas recalls his early childhood and talks about his love for Wanlockhead. A key discussion point in this i...

Interviews of Hazel-Jane Moffat aged 39,

EERC/DG/DG23/1

Childhood Recreation Education Music Working life Community Life Social Systems Weather Wanlockhead Leadhills

In this interview Hazel talks about her life in Wanlockhead where she has spent most of her life. She lived in Leadhills until she was six and then the family took over running the old Co-op in Wanlo...

Interviews of Barbara Hannay

EERC/DG/DG26/5

Childhood Education Farming Domestic Life World War, 1939-1945 Evacuees Weather

Barbara Hannay, born 1920, talks about her childhood at Colfin Farm, her schooling, home life and activities during the war. Home life was very busy, especially around harvest time when there was a g...

Interviews of Judy Brown aged 73

EERC/DG/DG4/13

Childhood Education Working life Farming Domestic Life Housing World War, 1939-1945 Recreation Weather Whithorn Glasgow

Biographical interview with Judy Brown (b. 1939) who could trace her family history in the area to the 1850s when her grandfather had Zorach and Outreach farms. Judy talks about farming, the Irish po...

Interviews of John Carruth aged 91

EERC/DG/DG26/33

Childhood Community Life Housing Education shops Business Social structure Weather

Interview with John Carruth (b. 1922) who was 91 at the time the interview was recorded. John recalls the Stranraer of his childhood and gives detailed information about shops and businesses within t...

Interview of Hamish Gibson

EERC/EL/EL3/1

Childhood Education Sports Shopping Farming Working life World War, 1939-1945 Community Life Nature Weather Haddington Garvald Papana Water

In this interview, Hamish Gibson (b. 1936) talks about his childhood and life around Garvald and Carfrae Farm. Hamish recalls especially times during World War 2, when he was a schoolboy. He remembe...

Interviews of John (Jack) Halliday,

EERC/EL/EL39/8

Working life Community Life Weather Education Sports Football Rugby Music Transport Buildings

In this interview, John Halliday (b. 1942, Haddington) talks about his working life. He recalls that he left school on the Friday and started work on the Monday, with a local Haddington firm as a TV ...

Interviews of Dora Nichol

EERC/DG/DG47/30

Childhood Working life Community Life Weather World War, 1914-1918 World War, 1939-1945 Housing Fishing Industry Carsluith

In this interview (DG47/30/1/1, track 1 of 2) Dora Nicholl talks about her life, particularly after she moved to Carsluith when she married in 1954. Dora was born in Peebles and moved to Stirlingshir...

Interviews of Mrs Fisher

EERC/DG/DG47/10

Housing Industry Community Life Social Life and Customs Weather Creetown Carsluith

In this interview, Mrs Fisher (b.c.1911) talks to David Hannay about her life in Carsluith. Mrs Fisher's father moved to Carsluith as a teacher in 1919 and remained there until 1930. By that time, ...

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