Interviews conducted by Julia Muir Watt
EERC/DG/DG4
Julia Muir- Watt conducted a total of 36 recordings made with 28 interviewees, carried out between 2012 and 2013.
Interviews of Jenny Jolly aged 86
EERC/DG/DG4/2
Childhood
Working life
Farming
Sawmills
Community Life
Foodways
Health
Travellers
World War, 1939-1945
Wigtown
Whithorn
Innerwell
Rigg Bay
Garlieston
Galloway House
Kidsdale
Interview with Jenny Jolly about her life and work (DG4/2/1/1). Jenny, who has spent most of her life in Whithorn, begins by talking about her parents, her Irish ancestry and her father's illness and...
Interviews of Tom McCreath
EERC/DG/DG4/3
Childhood
Working life
Farming
Community Life
Foodways
Recreation
World War, 1914-1918
World War, 1939-1945
Religion
Challoch Farm
Whithorn
Galloway House
Garlieston
Sorbie
Interview (DG4/3/1/1) 1 of 2 with Tom McCreath who was brought up at Broughton Mains farm and was a farmer all his working life. Tom begins by talking about his family connections to the area prior t...
Interviews of Jock McMaster
EERC/DG/DG4/11
Childhood
Working life
Farming
Foodways
Transport
Community Life
Tourism
Recreation
World War, 1939-1945
Biographical interview with Jock McMaster, a farmer in his late 70s, who has always lived in the Monreith area. His family came to Blairbury farm around 1830, initially as tenant farmers. During thi...
Interviews of Jean Rennie aged 86
EERC/DG/DG4/17
Childhood
Working life
Farming
Community Life
Housing
Foodways
Travellers
World War, 1939-1945
shops
Barrachan
Whithorn
Newton Stewart
Whauphill
Kirkinner
North Clutag
Capenoch
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...
Interviews of Cathy Doughty aged 89
EERC/DG/DG4/23
Childhood
Working life
Farming
Domestic personnel
Education
shops
Clothing and dress
Foodways
World War, 1939-1945
Whithorn
Bridgebank, Dumfries and Galloway
Biographical interview with Cathy Doughty (b. 1924) who was born at Crivelton and then later moved on to Cotts. Both farms were owned by Matthew Marshall, who also owned farms at Polmallet, Brownhill...
Interviews of Dolly Ferries aged 83
EERC/DG/DG10/12
Childhood
Education
Farming
World War, 1939-1945
Rationing
Recreation
Working life
Domestic personnel
Housing
Foodways
Social Life and Customs
Marriage
Emigration
Newton Stewart
Garlieston
Baldoon
North Balfern
Kirkinner
Baltersan
Dalry, Dumfries and Galloway
Loch Doon
Biographical interview (DG10/12/1/1 is track 1 of 2) with Dolly Ferries, aged 83, who was born at North Balfern, Kirkinner where her father was a shepherd. Her earliest memory was aged around 3, when...
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 conducted by Vivian Hastie,
EERC/EL/EL1
Vivian Hastie conducted 1 interview made with 1 interviewee, carried out in 2015.
Interviews of Gordon Hastie,
EERC/EL/EL1/1
Childhood
Recreation
Education
Shopping
Farming
Working life
Material Culture
Travel
Foodways
Alderston Mains
Haddington
Ormiston
This interview, with Gordon Hastie (b. 1952 at Melvin Hall near Ormiston), is conducted by Gordon’s wife, Vivian. In 1958, his family moved to Alderston Mains, where Gordon and his family still liv...