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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 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 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...

Interview of Colin Brown by Emma,

EERC/EL/EL33/3

Childhood Education Working life Material Culture Music Community Life

In this interview, Colin Brown, who was born and brought up in Ayrshire, talks about his childhood, schooldays and his life since moving to Pencaitland soon after he married. Colin's father was a but...

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 Rae Mackenzie,

EERC/ES/ES6/7

Working life Industry Mills Material Culture Community Life Harris Tweed Clothing and dress Education Stornoway (Steornabhagh), Western Isles, Scotland Shawbost (Siabost), Isle of Lewis (Eilean Leòdhais), Scotland

In this interview, Rae Mackenzie (b. c.1945), talks about his lifelong connections to the Harris Tweed industry. Rae's grandfather was the owner of the largest and oldest mill in Stornoway, Kenneth M...

Interviews of Angus William Morrison,

EERC/ES/ES7/10

Childhood Community Life Education Working life Industry Weaving Material Culture Housing Language Scottish Gaelic language Scalpay, Isle of (Sgalpaigh na Hearadh), Outer Hebrides, Scotland Taransay, Isle of (Tarasaigh), Outer Hebrides, Scotland Loch Carron (Loch Carrann), Ross and Cromarty, Scotland Barvas (Barabhas), Isle of Lewis (Eilean Leòdhais), Scotland Stornoway (Steornabhagh), Western Isles, Scotland

In this interview, Angus William Morrison (b. 1956) talks about his life and connections to Harris Tweed. Angus was born in Parc Barvas and remembers that he often went to visit his auntie, who was a...

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...

Interviews of Roddy Morrison,

EERC/ES/ES6/1

Childhood Education Working life Weaving Wool Material Culture Community Life Language Scottish Gaelic language Lewis, Isle of (Eilean Leòdhais), Scotland Harris, Isle of (Na Hearadh), Scotland Shawbost (Siabost), Isle of Lewis (Eilean Leòdhais), Scotland Bragar (Bràgair), Isle of Lewis (Eilean Leòdhais), Scotland

In this interview, Roddy Morrison (aged 87, b. Bragar) talks about his childhood, working life and retirement. Roddy attended the local primary school, which was over two miles away and to which he w...

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