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Interviews of Alex and Mrs MacLean

EERC/DG/DG47/11

Housing Industry Social Life and Customs Scottish Travellers (Nomadic people) Transport shops Quarries and Quarrying Community Life Health Recreation Kirkcudbright Carsluith Kirkmabreck Kirkdale, Dumfries and Galloway

In DG47/11/1/1 (track 1 of 4), Alex MacLean (b.c.1900) and Mrs MacLean talk to David Hannay about Kirkdale, Ravenshall and Creetown. Alex's father worked in the gardens at Kirkdale and his memories d...

Interviews of Nancy McGuffie

EERC/DG/DG47/20

Community Life Working life Education Childhood Health World War, 1914-1918 World War, 1939-1945 Carsluith Creetown Newton Stewart

In this interview Nancy McGuffie tells David Hannay about her life. She came to Carsluith as a very young child, after her mother was widowed. Her mother bought the house Mrs McGuffie now stays in fo...

Interviews of Peter Aitchison

EERC/EL/EL22/4

Working life Childhood Social Systems Community Life Material Culture Belief Health Law Nature Industry shops Music Belhaven Dunbar West Barns Tyninghame Beltonford

In this interview, Peter Aitchison (b. 1927) talks about is life in West Barns. Peter, who was born at Winterfield Farm, Bellhaven, begins with memories of his early life and family memories. He lef...

Interviews of Iris White

EERC/EL/EL26/2

Childhood Community Life Housing World War, 1939-1945 Working life Publishers and Publishing Health Education shops Birth Haddington Possilpark

In this interview, Iris White (b. 1938, Glasgow) recalls her early life in Possilpark; early working experiences; her decision to move to Haddington as part of the Glasgow overspill and her life in Ha...

Interviews conducted by Haddington Active Memories Group,

EERC/EL/EL36

Childhood Education Community Life World War, 1939-1945 Working life Sports Politics National Service Rugby Health

This collection of interviews conducted by Haddington Active Memories is currently being catalogued and will be available to listen to in due course.

Interviews of David Elder,

EERC/EL/EL36/1

Childhood Education Community Life World War, 1939-1945 Working life Sports National Service Rugby Health

In this interview, David Elder (b. 1936 in Galashiels) shares memories of his childhood, working life, national service and his more recent love of fishing. David spent his early life in Galashiels w...

Interview of Papiya Russell by Luke,

EERC/EL/EL33/8

Childhood Racism Working life Emigration and Immigration Community Life Technology Health Education

In this interview, Papiya Russell begins by speaking about her early life. Her parents, both doctors, came to the UK in the post WW2 era, when Britain was short of doctors. They worked in Lancashire...

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 Eddie Ritchie ,

EERC/EL/EL35/12

Childhood Community Life Social Systems Working life Fishing Housing Health Foodways

In this interview, Eddie Ritche (b. 1943, Fisherrow) talks about his childhood in Fisherrow and his working life. Eddie's dad had been a fisherman and in the navy during World War 2, before leaving t...

Interview of Jennie Edmunds by an unknown female , 20th century

EERC/EL/EL2/13

Childhood Social Systems Community Life Health Mining Prestongrange Edinburgh

In this interview Janet (Jennie) Edmunds talks about her life and especially her childhood in Morrison's Haven. Her parents had moved there, returning from time in America, when her father got a job ...

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