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Interviews of Brenda McIntosh aged 71

EERC/DG/DG17/5

Education Childhood Recreation Working life Community Life World War, 1914-1918 Domestic Life Gender Religion Health Dumfries (Scotland)

Track 1 of 2 (DG17/5/1/1, 14 February 2014) of a biographical interview with Brenda McIntosh (b.1932, Dumfries). Brenda's parents had moved to an ex-servicemen’s small-holding community after meeti...

Interviews of Betty Stuart aged 86

EERC/DG/DG4/8

Childhood Community Life Farming Housing shops Tramps Recreation Customs and Traditions Health Whithorn Isle of Whithorn

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 ...

Interviews of Dr Guy (Gavin) Brown

EERC/DG/DG4/10

Childhood Working life Health Community Life Recreation Education World War, 1939-1945 Port William Newton Stewart Monreith

Biographical interview with Guy Brown who was born in Port William. Guy's father had been the local GP and Guy followed him into the profession and took over the surgery in due course. He talks abou...

Interviews of Pam Walker aged 59

EERC/DG/DG33/3

Childhood Education Working life Housing Community Life Health Recreation Dumfries (Scotland) Collin, Dumfries and Galloway Lochside, Dumfries

Short biographical interview with Pam Walker (b. 1955) who has spent most of her life in Dumfries (especially Lochside) and who now lives in Collin. Pam talks about her schooldays, recalling that she...

Interviews of Betty Hutt aged 76

EERC/DG/DG46/4

Education Working life Health Community Life Customs and Traditions Festivals Recreation Lochmaben Dumfries (Scotland)

Biographical interview with Betty Hutt (b. 1935, Lockerbie) about her life in Lochmaben. Betty moved to the town when she was 5 years old and her schooling was in Lochmaben and then Dumfries. She le...

Interviews of Three Women

EERC/DG/DG46/7

Community Life Childhood Customs and Traditions Health Recreation School children Industry Transport shops Lochmaben Cornockle Sandyhills, Dumfries and Galloway

Interview with three elderly ladies (one mentions she was born in 1933) who recall their childhood and past times in Lochmaben. Subjects covered include: New Year celebrations; folk cures; childhood;...

Interviews of Richard Kinghorn aged 69,

EERC/DG/DG43/2

Childhood Education Recreation Working life Industry Health Business Butchers Community Life Dumfries (Scotland) Troqueer

Biographical interview with Richard Kinghorn (aged 69). Alex Inman (the fieldworker) and Richard were interviewed for the Study after a pop-up event in Dumfries in ****. In this interview, Richard t...

Interviews of Ronnie Waugh aged 76

EERC/DG/DG38/15

Working life Health Community Life Nursing | Practice Social Systems Recreation Education Travellers Domestic Life Housing World War, 1939-1945 Dunscore Dumfries (Scotland)

Biographical interview (DG38/15/1/1, interview 1 of 2, 16 February 2015) with Ronnie Waugh (b. 1938). Ronnie moved to Dunscore when he was 2. After leaving school he started to train as an apprenti...

Interviews of Hal McGhie aged 80

EERC/DG/DG46/14

Childhood Play Recreation Working life Business Sports Community Life Education World War, 1939-1945 National Service Transport Health Lochmaben Dumfries (Scotland)

Biographical interview with Hal McGhie (b. 1932) who was born in Lochmaben and has spent most of his life there. Hal begins by speaking about his early life and family history. He was one of 10 chil...

Interviews of Alex and Mrs MacLean

EERC/DG/DG47/11

Housing Industry Social Life and Customs Scottish Travellers (Nomadic people) Transport shops Quarries and Quarrying Community Life Health Recreation Kirkcudbright Carsluith Kirkmabreck Kirkdale, Dumfries and Galloway

In DG47/11/1/1 (track 1 of 4), Alex MacLean (b.c.1900) and Mrs MacLean talk to David Hannay about Kirkdale, Ravenshall and Creetown. Alex's father worked in the gardens at Kirkdale and his memories d...

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