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Interviews of Betty McBratney

EERC/DG/DG4/22

Childhood Working life Farming Education Housing Community Life shops World War, 1939-1945 Glasserton Whithorn Garlieston

Biographical interview with Betty McBratney who was born at Outen, a cottage on the Garlieston Road. Betty talks about her life and the various places she has lived and worked. She left school at 13...

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...

Interviews of George McColl aged 82

EERC/DG/DG46/2

Education Working life shops Community Life Housing World War, 1939-1945 Lochmaben Dumfries (Scotland) Halleaths, Dumfries and Galloway Heathhall, Dumfries and Galloway

Biographical interview with George McColl (b. 1929, Lochmaben) who talks about growing up and living in Lochmaben. He describes his early life and schooling and recalls taking the control exam to dec...

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 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...

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Interviews of Betty McBratney

Interviews of John Carruth aged 91

Interviews of George McColl aged 82

Interviews of Iris White

Interviews of Roy Pugh