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Interviews of Evelyn McGibbon aged 78

EERC/DG/DG13/10

Childhood Education Working life Social Systems Community Life Customs and Traditions Hogmanay World War, 1939-1945 Entertainment Glasgow Kirkcudbright Dundee -- Scotland Crocketford

Biographical interview with Evelyn McGibbon (b.1936) who was born in Dundee and fostered to Crocketford when she was two and a half years old and has maintained links with the area throughout her life...

Interviews of Bill McCaig

EERC/DG/DG26/4

Childhood Working life Farming Community Life Tramps Entertainment Social structure World War, 1939-1945 Transport

In this biographical interview with Bill McCaig (b. early 20th century), he reflects on a lifetime in farming. Bill's father had Challoch farm at a time when most of the work was done by horses and t...

Interviews of Heather Millar aged 64

EERC/DG/DG13/3

Childhood Community Life Housing Working life Shopping Social Systems Entertainment Transport Kirkcudbright

Biographical interview with Heather Miller (b. 1947) who was born and brought up in Kirkcudbright. Much of the interview is about Heather's grandparents' home which was a fisherman's cottage down nea...

Interviews of Nancy Muirhead aged 75

EERC/DG/DG13/7

Childhood Working life Knitting Social Systems Entertainment Community Life Housing Kirkcudbright Castle Douglas Dumfries (Scotland)

Biographical interview with Nancy Muirhead (aged 75) who was born in Mull and came to Kirkcudbright, where she still lives, when she was around 12 years old. Nancy talks a little about settling into ...

Interviews of Sheila Austin aged 69

EERC/DG/DG27/9

Childhood Working life Farming Social Systems Community Life Education Shopping Foodways Entertainment Dumfries (Scotland) Thornhill, Dumfries and Galloway Nether Glaisters

Biographical interview with Sheila Austin (aged 70) who recalls life on a sheep farm. Her father's family had been at Nether Glaisters for 5 generations and this was her first home. The family then ...

Interviews of Linda Turner & Brian Kinghorn

EERC/DG/DG43/1

Childhood Recreation Working life Community Life Entertainment Dumfries (Scotland) Troqueer

Biographical interview with siblings Linda Turner, Brian Kinghorn and Richard Kinghorn. Subjects covered include: play inside and outside school; school meals; teachers; family chores and helping rel...

Interviews of David Davies

EERC/EL/EL27/1

Dunbar Gifford Innerwick, East Lothian Edinburgh Childhood Working life Music Education Travel and Holidays Entertainment

In track 1 of 3 (EL27/1/1/1) , David Davies (aged 85, born in Buckley, North Wales) talks about his life and especially his early childhood, learning to play the piano and organ and his career in musi...

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