Interviews conducted by Julia Muir Watt
EERC/DG/DG4
Julia Muir- Watt conducted a total of 36 recordings made with 28 interviewees, carried out between 2012 and 2013.
Interviews conducted by Marion Campbell
EERC/DG/DG8
Marion Campbell conducted 3 recordings with a total of 1 interviewee. The interview was carried out in 2012.
Interviews of Jean Anderson aged 82
EERC/DG/DG13/11
Childhood
Education
Domestic Life
Farming
World War, 1914-1918
World War, 1939-1945
Working life
Nursing | Practice
Kippford
Biographical interview (DG13/11/1/1 part 1 of 2) with Jean Anderson (b.1932) who was born and brought up in Kipford and now lives in Kirkcudbright. This interview looks in detail at Jean's home life ...
Interviews of Margaret Livingstone-Bussell
EERC/DG/DG16/1
Childhood
Working life
Auxiliary Territorial Service
World War, 1914-1918
World War, 1939-1945
Farming
Community Life
Stranraer
Borgue
Glentrool
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Interviews of Bill McCaig
EERC/DG/DG26/4
Childhood
Working life
Farming
Community Life
Tramps
Entertainment
Social structure
World War, 1939-1945
Transport
In this biographical interview with Bill McCaig (b. early 20th century), he reflects on a lifetime in farming. Bill's father had Challoch farm at a time when most of the work was done by horses and t...
Interviews of Jenny Jolly aged 86
EERC/DG/DG4/2
Childhood
Working life
Farming
Sawmills
Community Life
Foodways
Health
Travellers
World War, 1939-1945
Wigtown
Whithorn
Innerwell
Rigg Bay
Garlieston
Galloway House
Kidsdale
Interview with Jenny Jolly about her life and work (DG4/2/1/1). Jenny, who has spent most of her life in Whithorn, begins by talking about her parents, her Irish ancestry and her father's illness and...
Interviews of Tom McCreath
EERC/DG/DG4/3
Childhood
Working life
Farming
Community Life
Foodways
Recreation
World War, 1914-1918
World War, 1939-1945
Religion
Challoch Farm
Whithorn
Galloway House
Garlieston
Sorbie
Interview (DG4/3/1/1) 1 of 2 with Tom McCreath who was brought up at Broughton Mains farm and was a farmer all his working life. Tom begins by talking about his family connections to the area prior t...
Interviews of John Wilson aged 74
EERC/DG/DG4/9
Childhood
Education
Farming
Domestic Life
Working life
Emigration
Community Life
Death
Recreation
World War, 1939-1945
Whithorn
Monreith
Glasserton
Baldoon
Biographical interview with John Wilson (b. 1938) of Wigtown. John starts by giving some information about his family history. His father, who was one of seven brothers, had gone to America before re...
Interviews of Jock McMaster
EERC/DG/DG4/11
Childhood
Working life
Farming
Foodways
Transport
Community Life
Tourism
Recreation
World War, 1939-1945
Biographical interview with Jock McMaster, a farmer in his late 70s, who has always lived in the Monreith area. His family came to Blairbury farm around 1830, initially as tenant farmers. During thi...
Interviews of Robin Kinnear
EERC/DG/DG4/12
Childhood
Working life
shops
Community Life
Tourism
Housing
Clothing trade
Farming
World War, 1939-1945
Death
Transport
Port William
Monreith
Whithorn
Parton
Biographical interview with Robin Kinnear. Robin's great-grandfather had moved to Port William as a tailor in 1898 and the family business of drapers had continued from there, eventually including fu...