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Interviews of Agnes Macdonald and Helen McNeill

EERC/EL/EL11/1

Childhood Education Play Religion Housing Transport Working life Travel and Holidays Community Life World War, 1939-1945 Dunbar Burnmouth Belhaven Newtongrange, East Lothian

In this interview, twins Agnes Macdonald and Helen McNeill (both 87 years old) talk about their childhood in Bellhaven, where their father was the local policeman. The women talk about being at the l...

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 Sheila Young

EERC/EL/EL13/1

Childhood Working life Education Play Transport Shopping Foodways Community Life Literature East Linton Dunbar Edinburgh Belhaven Garvald West Barns

In interview 1 of 2 (EL13/1/1/1), Sheila Young recalls her childhood and early schooldays in East Linton. As an only child, she recalls how strange it was to start school and be around other children...

Interviews of John Stephen Hannah

EERC/EL/EL15/2

Childhood Housing Community Life Social Systems Working life Sports Recreation Police Religion Dunbar Glasgow Lossiemouth

In this interview, John Hannah (b.1957) shares stories from his childhood and youth. John was born in Glasgow and moved to Dunbar as part of the Glasgow overspill around 1963. He recalls details fro...

Interviews of Ian Coltart

EERC/EL/EL22/2

Working life Religion Community Life Travel and Holidays Transport History Material Culture Social structure Architecture Dunbar

In this interview, retired minister, Ian Coltart, talks about his faith and his life in Dunbar. Ian, who moved to Dunbar on retirement nine years ago, recalls early holidays to North Berwick which, w...

Interviews of Mr and Mrs Mellors

EERC/EL/EL22/3

Working life Community Life Social Systems Housing Sports Tourism Dunbar Belhaven Edinburgh

In this interview, Isabella (aged 78) and Robin (aged 79) Mellors talk about their lives in Dunbar where they have lived for over 50 years. Isabella was originally from Stonewalls, Whitekirk and Robi...

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 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...

Interviews of Archie Johnstone by an unknown female ,

EERC/EL/EL2/22

Working life Fishing Social Systems Material Culture Community Life Travel Dunbar Musselburgh Seahouses (England) Peterhead (Scotland) Eyemouth, Berwickshire, Scotland

In the first interview of 3 (EL2/22/1) Archie talks about leaving school in 1952 and starting work as a deck hand on his father's boat. His first trip was sailing out 20 miles north-east of Dunbar for...

Interviews conducted at St Mary's School by school pupils ,

EERC/EL/EL2/33

Childhood Working life Community Life World War, 1939-1945 shops Rationing Haddington Dunbar Tranent

In this track, pupils of St Mary's school in Haddington present the findings of their investigation into life in the area during World War 2. As well as exploring paper resources the children made a ...

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