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Interviews of Robert Ian Crowe

EERC/EL/EL15/3

Childhood Education Working life Armed Forces Industry Social Systems Community Life Gender Recreation Death World War, 1939-1945 Police Haddington Athelstaneford Port Seton Prestonpans Danderhall Tulliallan

In this first interview of three (EL15/3/1/1), Shirley Swinton interviews her brother, Robert Crowe (b. 1954, Rinteln, Germany) about his childhood, schooldays and early working life. Robert's father...

Interviews of John Peters,

EERC/EL/EL39/4

Working life Community Life Sports Industry Farming Education

In this interview, John Peters, who was born in 1955 at the Verte hospital in Haddington grew up on Bielgrange Farm in Stenton where his father was a farm worker. Ian went to primary school at Stento...

Interviews of Dora Nichol

EERC/DG/DG47/30

Childhood Working life Community Life Weather World War, 1914-1918 World War, 1939-1945 Housing Fishing Industry Carsluith

In this interview (DG47/30/1/1, track 1 of 2) Dora Nicholl talks about her life, particularly after she moved to Carsluith when she married in 1954. Dora was born in Peebles and moved to Stirlingshir...

Interviews of Les Hilton,

EERC/EL/EL6/22

Working life Industry Mills Social Life and Customs Health and Safety Community Life Apprenticeship Programs

In this interview, Les Hilton (b. 1950, Musselburgh), talks about his working life and apprenticeship with Brunton's wire mill. Les went to Brunton's aged 15 and worked in the office until his 5 year...

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 David Smith

EERC/DG/DG49/4

Childhood Working life Industry Community Life Customs and Traditions Literature Dumfries (Scotland) Heathhall, Dumfries and Galloway

In this first track of 3 (DG49/4/1/1) David Smith explains his reaction to being informed he had been put forward for an BEM (British Empire Medal) for services to the heritage of Robert Burns. After...

Interviews of Nurse Cowel

EERC/DG/DG47/3

Industry Housing Living Conditions Fishing Foodways Community Life Recreation Working life Carsluith Creetown

DG47/3/1/1 (track 1 of 12) is with a Carsluithian, identified as Nurse Cowell, and begins with her describing her earliest memories. Her father built the family home, Greywalls in Carsluith, and Ms C...

Interviews of Lizzie Davidson

EERC/DG/DG47/7

Childhood Working life Industry Quarries and Quarrying Telecommunication systems Housing Community Life Death Health Education Farming Music Fishing Travellers Folklore Glasgow Carsluith Creetown Garlieston Isle of Man Cardoness

Recorded over several months, this series of interviews with Elizabeth Davidson (DG47/7/1/1 the first of 14 tracks) takes place in Glasgow, where Elizabeth (b. 1896, now aged 83) had lived since she m...

Interviews of Mrs Rae

EERC/DG/DG47/19

Childhood Industry Quarries and Quarrying Community Life Working life Teaching Housing World War, 1939-1945 Carsluith Twynholm Creetown Kirkdale, Dumfries and Galloway

In this interview DG47/19/1/1 (track 1 of 2) Mrs Rae (99 years old)speaks to David Hannay her life in and around Carsluith. Mrs Rae was born in a house on the shore in Carsluith, next door to one bui...

Interviews of Peter Aitchison

EERC/EL/EL22/4

Working life Childhood Social Systems Community Life Material Culture Belief Health Law Nature Industry shops Music Belhaven Dunbar West Barns Tyninghame Beltonford

In this interview, Peter Aitchison (b. 1927) talks about is life in West Barns. Peter, who was born at Winterfield Farm, Bellhaven, begins with memories of his early life and family memories. He lef...

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