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Interviews of Graham Wells

EERC/EL/EL11/8

Childhood Education Working life Housing Community Life Play Social Systems Music Sports Mining Banks and banking Ormiston Haddington Port Seton North Berwick Gullane, East Lothian, Scotland Dunbar Tranent

In this interview, Graham Wells (aged 46) from Ormiston talks about his childhood and working life in East Lothian. Graham recalls that his parents settled in Ormiston when they married. At that time...

Interviews of David Bertram

EERC/EL/EL15/4

Working life Mining Health and Safety Social Systems Community Life Politics

In this interview, David Bertram, (b.1938 in Pathhead) talks about going to school in the village and then becoming a miner. David didn't enjoy school (especially recalling the very strict headmaster...

Interviews of Elizabeth Strachan

EERC/EL/EL17/1

Community Life Social Systems Housing Working life Mining Music Pencaitland

In this interview, Elizabeth Strachan (aged 89, born Surrey) talks about her life in Pencaitland following her decision to move there in the mid 1970s. At that time, Elizabeth was a teacher in Edinbu...

Interviews of David Baird Mrs Baird and son by an unknown female,

EERC/EL/EL2/1

Working life Mining Community Life Social Systems Tranent East Fortune Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland

In this interview (EL2/1/1/1 track 1 of 2), the interviewees, Mr and Mrs Baird and their son discuss mining and living in Tranent. David Baird became a miner (like his father before him) after he lef...

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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Interviews of Graham Wells

Interviews of David Bertram

Interviews of Elizabeth Strachan

Interviews of David Baird Mrs Baird and son by an unknown female,

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