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Interviews of Bob MacDonald aged 92

EERC/DG/DG17/4

Childhood Community Life Domestic Life Customs and Traditions Artillery Army Personnel Dumfries (Scotland) Lochar Moss

Interview with Bob MacDonald (aged 92) who was interviewed with his daughter, Heather McNay. Bob had lived in the Robert Burns Museum in Dumfries when he was a child and he begins by speaking about t...

Interviews of Mark Jardine aged 54

EERC/DG/DG34/4

Working life Customs and Traditions Death Undertakers Dumfries (Scotland) Roucan Loch

Biographical interview with Mark Jardine (aged 54) from Dumfries. This interview is largely about the family funeral practice, which Mark has been involved with since he was a small child. Mark begi...

Interviews of Betty Hutt aged 76

EERC/DG/DG46/4

Education Working life Health Community Life Customs and Traditions Festivals Recreation Lochmaben Dumfries (Scotland)

Biographical interview with Betty Hutt (b. 1935, Lockerbie) about her life in Lochmaben. Betty moved to the town when she was 5 years old and her schooling was in Lochmaben and then Dumfries. She le...

Interviews of Cyril Wise aged 84 and Dorothy Wise aged 77,

EERC/DG/DG44/2

Working life Business shops Transport Customs and Traditions Christmas Recreation Dumfries (Scotland) Moniaive

Biographical interview (DG44/2/1/1, track 1 of 2) with Cyril (84) and Dorothy (77) Wise of Dumfries, who have been married for 57 years. The couple have spent their working lives running the family b...

Interviews of Frances Lockhart aged 69 and Rita Riddick aged 73

EERC/DG/DG38/18

Working life Health Community Life Customs and Traditions Nursing | Practice Dumfries (Scotland)

Interview with Frances Lockhart and Rita Riddick who had both spent most of their nursing career at Gribton Hospital. After some preliminary biographical information is shared, the pair discuss their...

Interviews of David Smith

EERC/DG/DG49/4

Childhood Working life Industry Community Life Customs and Traditions Literature Dumfries (Scotland) Heathhall, Dumfries and Galloway

In this first track of 3 (DG49/4/1/1) David Smith explains his reaction to being informed he had been put forward for an BEM (British Empire Medal) for services to the heritage of Robert Burns. After...

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