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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 Linda Petrie and Trudy Grant

EERC/EL/EL6/3

Childhood Education Community Life Social Systems Recreation Working life Teaching Gender Housing Transport Haddington Edinburgh Wallyford Prestonpans Musselburgh Longniddry North Berwick Leith Ballencrieff

In this interview, mother and daughter Trudy (b.1931) and Linda (b.1954) talk about living in East Lothian in the 1960s. The family had moved to Haddington when Mr Grant came to work as a teacher at ...

Interviews of Charles Horne

EERC/EL/EL7/1

Childhood Working life Fishing Health Technology Shopping Recreation Sexuality World War, 1939-1945 Religion Port Seton Prestonpans Rothesay Morrison's Haven Seton Castle Firth of Forth Anstruther Port Dundas Musselburgh Gullane, East Lothian, Scotland Troon Cockenzie Lochranza Aberlady Bay

EL7/1/1/1 is the first in a series of interview tracks recorded with Charles (Charlie) Horne (b. 1926) of Port Seton. Charlie begins by expaining that his family have fishing connections to Port Seto...

Interviews of Lesley Mason and Janis Aitken

EERC/EL/EL11/5

Childhood Education Working life Farming World War, 1914-1918 Business Material Culture Recreation Literature Health Disabilities East Linton Dunbar North Berwick Musselburgh Haddington Edinburgh East Fortune Ravensheugh beach

In this interview, friends Janice Aitken (b.1959) and Lesley Mason (b.1958) talk about their childhood and lives in East Linton. From their earliest memories they go on to talk about school and home ...

Interviews of Thomas Wilson

EERC/EL/EL14/1

Childhood Working life Local Government Social Systems Travel and Holidays Politics Macmerry Musselburgh

In this reflective interview, Thomas Wilson (b. 1929 Arniston Farm, Macmerry) talks about his life from his earliest memories of home and school life. As a young lad, Tommy became well known as a run...

Interview of Jill Robertson - by Niamh Howie Finlay Oliver and Jayne

EERC/EL/EL21/8

Childhood Education Play Sports Buildings Material Culture Working life Musselburgh

This is one of a series of interviews conducted by P6 pupils at Campie Primary School with former pupils and staff of the school.

Interviews of Barry Craighead

EERC/EL/EL26/1

Childhood Education Working life Death Customs Sports Weather Community Life World War, 1939-1945 Evacuees National Service Musselburgh Dunvegan

In this interview, Barry Craighead (b. 1938, Croydon) talks about his evacuation to Musselbugh at the age of 4; his early life; working life; National Service and his lifelong association with cycling...

Interviews of Eddie Craighead,

EERC/EL/EL29/1

Childhood Working life Community Life Libraries Musselburgh Pinkie

In this interview, Eddie Craighead, who was born in Musselburgh, reflects on his life there and on his time working at the National Library of Scotland, where he has been for over 34 years. As he pre...

Interviews of Betty Neil and Suzanne Ewing née Watson,

EERC/EL/EL29/2

Childhood Play Domestic Economy Foodways Working life Fishing Housing Community Life Shopping Transport Fisherrow Musselburgh Edinburgh

In this interview, sisters Betty and Suzanne, talk about growing up in Fisherrow. Their father was a fisherman and their home, at Bush Street, was one of a complex they believe was built by their gre...

Interviews of Mrs Brown by an unknown female,

EERC/EL/EL2/4

Childhood Working life Fishing Transport Foodways Community Life Language Religion Musselburgh Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

In interview 1 of 2 (EL2/4/1/1), Mrs Brown talks about her fishing heritage. When she was a child, her mother would be up at 5am to go down to Musselburgh to buy fish for the day. While she was away,...

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