EERC/DG/DG2/5
Autobiographical interview with Roma Hunter which concentrates mainly on family life, schooldays and ongoing education. Roma describes the family home and the roles within the family and the impact o...
EERC/DG/DG2/7
Interview with Robert (Rab) Ross who was born in Carsluith. The interview is concerned with Rab's working life and particularly his 32 years at the Creetown quarry. He talks about many aspects of li...
EERC/DG/DG2/9
Interview with Sandra Tweedie about her life in Carsluith. Lots of detail is given about the home interior and renovations over time, such as the move from dry toilet to indoor facilities. Sandra's ...
EERC/DG/DG47/3
DG47/3/1/1 (track 1 of 12) is with a Carsluithian, identified as Nurse Cowell, and begins with her describing her earliest memories. Her father built the family home, Greywalls in Carsluith, and Ms C...
EERC/DG/DG47/7
Recorded over several months, this series of interviews with Elizabeth Davidson (DG47/7/1/1 the first of 14 tracks) takes place in Glasgow, where Elizabeth (b. 1896, now aged 83) had lived since she m...
EERC/DG/DG47/8
In this track (DG47/8/1/1, the first of 4) 82 year old Willie Lupton tells David Hannay about his life in Carsluith. Willie's father was a fisherman and Wilie recalls a time when fishing could provid...
EERC/DG/DG47/9
In this 1st (of 2 tracks), Mr McGowan (who was born in 1886 and was 94 years old at the time of the interview, tells David Hannay about his life. He was born in New Luce, where his father was a sheph...
EERC/DG/DG47/14
In this short track, David talks to Netta Cowell, who was born at Kirkmabreck, where her father was manager at the quarry (early 1900s). Netta's family moved to Gretna and then back to Carsluith (and...
EERC/DG/DG47/16
In this interview, Mr Galloway (b.1906) who was born in Kirkmabreck, tells David Hannay about his life in Carsluith. Mr Galloway's father worked at the old Scottish Granite quarry before that closed ...
EERC/DG/DG47/18
In this interview DG47/18/1/1 ( track 1 of 4), Jim McGuffie (b.1921) tells David Hannay about his life, especially living and working in the mill - which was owned by his father. Jim, who was just ab...