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Interviews of Ronald Jardine aged 76

EERC/DG/DG33/2

Childhood World War, 1939-1945 Working life Dairy Farming Community Life Education Recreation Landscape Material Culture Dumfries (Scotland)

Biographical interview with Ronald Jardine (b. 1938) who was born in Dumfries, at Moat Brae, and has lived for over 50 years at Cairn of Craigs. The early part of this interview covers Ronald's earli...

Interviews conducted Caroline McGregor, bulk: , 20th century

EERC/EL/EL8

Working life Farming Material Culture Community Life Religion Recreation Sports Gender History

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 Dick Short

EERC/EL/EL8/5

Working life Community Life Rugby Material Culture Religion Travel Housing Garvald Haddington Nunraw

In this interview, Dick Short (b.1940) speaks about his long connection with the Nunraw community. His family moved to Scotland when he was a child when his father, a stonemason, was employed to work...

Interviews of John Main

EERC/EL/EL11/3

Childhood Education Working life Play Farming Material Culture Foodways Business Community Life Haddington North Berwick Garleton Hills Alderston Harperdean East Garleton Comrie Cultybraggan Gifford

In this interview (EL11/3/1/1 the first of three sessions), John Main talks about his childhood and schooldays. He shares memories of his family home where his mother looked after an extended family ...

Interviews of David Leckie

EERC/EL/EL11/4

Childhood Music Working life Engineering Farming Education Community Life Material Culture Disabilities Haddington Alderston Mains Kingston, East Lothian Falkirk Saltoun, East Lothian Balgone Estate Pencaitland Nungate

In this interview (EL11/4/1/1 the first of two sessions) David Leckie talks about his life in East Lothian. As a child, he lived at Balgone farm where his father was a ploughman. An extended family ...

Interviews of Ian Coltart

EERC/EL/EL22/2

Working life Religion Community Life Travel and Holidays Transport History Material Culture Social structure Architecture Dunbar

In this interview, retired minister, Ian Coltart, talks about his faith and his life in Dunbar. Ian, who moved to Dunbar on retirement nine years ago, recalls early holidays to North Berwick which, w...

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...

Interviews of Roy Pugh

EERC/EL/EL26/3

Community Life Housing Transport Working life Civil Servants shops Childhood Education Material Culture World War, 1939-1945 Customs Clothing and dress Nature Dunbar Belhaven Amisfield

In this interview, Roy Pugh (b. 1941, Dunbar) talks about his early life in Dunbar, his career in the civil service and his enduring love for Dunbar, history, the natural world and writing. Roy’s p...

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