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Interviews of Cathy Doughty aged 89

EERC/DG/DG4/23

Childhood Working life Farming Domestic personnel Education shops Clothing and dress Foodways World War, 1939-1945 Whithorn Bridgebank, Dumfries and Galloway

Biographical interview with Cathy Doughty (b. 1924) who was born at Crivelton and then later moved on to Cotts. Both farms were owned by Matthew Marshall, who also owned farms at Polmallet, Brownhill...

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 Helen Little aged 78

EERC/DG/DG38/1

Nursing | Practice Working life Health Superstitions Clothing and dress Dumfries (Scotland)

Biographical interview with Helen Little (b. 1935) who was born in Dumfries. This interview focusses on Helen's training and professional life as a nurse. Helen describes her pre-training time at Th...

Interviews of Lorna McDougal

EERC/EL/EL11/7

Childhood Education Working life Housing Community Life Recreation Social Systems Music Clothing and dress Crafts Gladsmuir Macmerry Nungate Haddington

In this interview, Lorna MacDougal, talks about her life in Haddington and particularly her early life, schooldays and youth. Her parents met in Cove and moved to Haddington so that her father could ...

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 Sheila Wilkinson aged 69

EERC/DG/DG38/10

Health Working life Nursing | Practice Customs Community Life Foodways Clothing and dress Air Accidents

Biographical interview with Sheila Wilkinson (born c.1945) who spent her childhood in Portnockie. Sheila and the interviewer started their nurse training together, on 1 April 1963 and this interview ...

Interviews of Roy Pugh

EERC/EL/EL26/3

Community Life Housing Transport Working life Civil Servants shops Childhood Education Material Culture World War, 1939-1945 Customs Clothing and dress Nature Dunbar Belhaven Amisfield

In this interview, Roy Pugh (b. 1941, Dunbar) talks about his early life in Dunbar, his career in the civil service and his enduring love for Dunbar, history, the natural world and writing. Roy’s p...

Interviews of Margaret Oliver

EERC/EL/EL6/6

Working life Industry Community Life Transport Housing Foodways Clothing and dress Gender

In this interview, Margaret Oliver (b. 1957), who has lived in Musselburgh all her life, talks about her childhood there and her family connections to Brunton's wire mill. Margaret's mother, father, u...

Interviews of Grace McGuire

EERC/EL/EL6/7

Working life Industry Paper mills Community Life Housing Social Systems Life cycles Health Clothing and dress

In this interview, Grace McGuire, who has always lived in Musselburgh, talks particularly about her time working at the paper mill. She describes her working day and the different parts of the proces...

Interviews of Rae Mackenzie,

EERC/ES/ES6/7

Working life Industry Mills Material Culture Community Life Harris Tweed Clothing and dress Education Stornoway (Steornabhagh), Western Isles, Scotland Shawbost (Siabost), Isle of Lewis (Eilean Leòdhais), Scotland

In this interview, Rae Mackenzie (b. c.1945), talks about his lifelong connections to the Harris Tweed industry. Rae's grandfather was the owner of the largest and oldest mill in Stornoway, Kenneth M...

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