Interviews conducted by Ailsa Fortune
EERC/EL/EL5
Ailsa Fortune conducted a total of 2 recordings with 2 interviewees, carried out in 2018.
Interviews of Tommy Stanton,
EERC/EL/EL26/4
Working life
Farming
Foodways
Customs and Traditions
Social Life and Customs
Religion
Language
World War, 1939-1945
Health
In this interview, Tommy Stanton, who was born in the Vert, Haddington in 1955, shares memories of his parents, particularly his mother - who was brought in a farming family. Both parents were born i...
Interviews of Mrs Brown by an unknown female,
EERC/EL/EL2/4
Childhood
Working life
Fishing
Transport
Foodways
Community Life
Language
Religion
Musselburgh
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
In interview 1 of 2 (EL2/4/1/1), Mrs Brown talks about her fishing heritage. When she was a child, her mother would be up at 5am to go down to Musselburgh to buy fish for the day. While she was away,...
Interview of Charles Scott by Lorna Lewis
EERC/EL/EL2/31
In this first track 1 of 7(EL2/31/1/1), Charles Scott (b.1914) talks about his early life on the old dam brae in Musselburgh. He recalls the family home, a 2 room dwelling which sat behind a couple o...
Interviews of Mrs Veitch by David Fisher,
EERC/EL/EL2/39
Childhood
Working life
Clothing
Language
Childrens games
Customs and Traditions
Travel and Holidays
Mining
Foodways
Christmas
Musselburgh
Tranent
In the first track of 4 (EL2/39/1/1), Mrs Veitch (born c.1903) talks about her early childhood at Olive Bank, Musselburgh, where she lived with her grandmother, aunt and uncle. She was raised by her ...