EERC/DG/DG4/7
Biographical interview with John Scoular (b. 1931) whose father was minister at Glasserton church until he retired from there in 1946. In this interview John talks about his childhood and remembers t...
EERC/DG/DG4/8
Biographical interview with Betty Stuart (aged 86) who was born in Whithorn and, apart from living in Glasgow for a while after she married, has spent most of her life there. Betty starts by reading ...
EERC/DG/DG4/12
Biographical interview with Robin Kinnear. Robin's great-grandfather had moved to Port William as a tailor in 1898 and the family business of drapers had continued from there, eventually including fu...
EERC/DG/DG4/17
Biographical interview with Jean Rennie, who was born in Aryshire and has lived most of her life in Wigtownshire. Jean talks about her childhood at Capenoch Farm. The family had a dairy herd and gre...
EERC/DG/DG4/20
Biographical interview with brother and sister Tina Soriani and Aldo Petrucci whose parents came to Auchenleck in 1929. They subsequently moved to Whithorn in 1933 when they bought over a derelict p...
EERC/DG/DG4/22
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...
EERC/DG/DG4/26
Biographical interview with Betty Murray whose parents came to Whithorn in 1934 to run a licensed grocer. Betty describes the shop, providing details of the stock, layout, staffing and suppliers. Sh...
EERC/DG/DG27/1
Track 1 of 2 (DG27/6/1/3) of a biographical interview recorded on 18 December 2013 with Spencer Kennedy (b. 1945) about his early life in Thornhill. Spencer's father was the local vet and his mother ...
EERC/EL/EL10/1
In this interview, Margaret Runcie (aged 92) and her son, Charles Runcie (aged 60) talk about their lives in and around Garvald. Margaret and her husband moved to Garvald Grange after a spell in Rosl...
EERC/DG/DG47/17
In this interview, Jim Henry (b.1905) recalls his childhood at Barholm farm and shares memories from his childhood and life. He recalls his time at Carsluith school where the teachers were Mr and Mrs...