Interviews conducted Caroline McGregor, bulk: , 20th century
EERC/EL/EL8
Interviews of William (Billy) Bell
EERC/EL/EL8/1
Working life
Farming
Material Culture
Community Life
Religion
Recreation
Sports
Gender
Garvald
Morham
Reston
Nunraw Abbey
Dunglass Estate
In this interview, Billy (William) Bell shares memories of his working life and church life, particularly in the area around Garvald and Morham. Billy was born in Hawick and spent some time working i...
Interviews of Fiona Sheldon
EERC/EL/EL8/4
Working life
Law
Ecology
Community Life
Social Systems
Religion
Gender
Material Culture
Garvald
Haddington
Nunraw
Morham
Lennoxlove
Gifford
In this interview, Fiona Sheldon (b. 1949) talks about her life and connections with East Lothian, particularly Garvald and Morham. Fiona’s father was a lawyer based in Haddington and, after her ma...
Interviews of Peggy Livingstone by Lorna Lewis,
EERC/EL/EL2/24
Working life
Fishing
fishwives
shops
Customs and Traditions
Art
Community Life
Material Culture
Gender
Education
Fisherrow
Musselburgh
In the first track of 11 (EL2/24/1/1) Peggy Gray Livingston, who was born in Fisherrow in 1914, talks about her early home life. Peggy's parents were both from Musselburgh and she explains a little o...
Interviews of Donald Mackay,
EERC/ES/ES6/8
Working life
Industry
Weaving
Mills
Material Culture
Gender
Community Life
Education
Aird (Àird an Rubha), Isle of Lewis (Eilean Leòdhais), Scotland
Flesherin (Na Fleisirean), Isle of Lewis (Eilean Leòdhais), Scotland
Stornoway (Steornabhagh), Western Isles, Scotland
In this interview, Donald Mackay, aged 70, talks about his life and associations with the weaving industry. Donald was brought up in Flesherin and went to school in Aird and then Lews college in Stor...