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Interviews of Douglas Grieve

EERC/EL/EL5/1

Childhood Education Sports Working life Gamekeepers Nature Foodways Aberlady Bay Longniddry Musselburgh Gosford House Macmerry Dalkeith Prestonpans Oxenfoord

In this interview, Dougie Grieve (born 1951) talks about his life in East Lothian, especially his working life as a gamekeeper. He begins by speaking a little about his childhood. His father worked ...

Interviews of Lorna McDougal

EERC/EL/EL11/7

Childhood Education Working life Housing Community Life Recreation Social Systems Music Clothing and dress Crafts Gladsmuir Macmerry Nungate Haddington

In this interview, Lorna MacDougal, talks about her life in Haddington and particularly her early life, schooldays and youth. Her parents met in Cove and moved to Haddington so that her father could ...

Interviews of Calum Swinton

EERC/EL/EL15/1

Childhood Education Domestic Economy Technology Housing Working life Farming Police Travel and Holidays Religion Macmerry Haddington Edinburgh Penston Gladsmuir

In this interview retired policeman Calum Swinton (b.1960, Macmerry), shares memories of his childhood in Macmerry and talks a little about his time in the police force in East Lothian and Edinburgh. ...

Interviews of Elizabeth Anne Robertson

EERC/EL/EL15/5

Childhood Education Working life Agriculture Law Housing Technology World War, 1939-1945 Community Life Domestic Economy Transport Macmerry Dirleton, East Lothian, Scotland Archerfield Belhaven

In this interview, Anne Robertson (b. 1958) talks about her family and about growing up on the Archerfield Estate where her father was a tractorman. As the 6th of 8 children, Anne recalls a busy chil...

Interviews of John McMillan

EERC/EL/EL12/2

Childhood Education Community Life Social Systems Working life Civil Servants Business Housing Politics Macmerry Tranent Haddington Cockenzie

In this interview, Lord Provost John McMillan (b. 1951) talks about his childhood and working life, much of which has been spent in East Lothian. John's earliest memory was of leaving his grandparent...

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Interviews of Douglas Grieve

Interviews of Lorna McDougal

Interviews of Calum Swinton

Interviews of Elizabeth Anne Robertson

Interviews of John McMillan