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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 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,...

Interview of Michael Fairnie by the Vocational Service Project,

EERC/EL/EL2/14

Working life Fishing Conservation Nature Technology Community Life Social Systems Musselburgh Peterhead (Scotland) Yarmouth Holland (Netherlands : Province) Iceland

In this interview Michael Fairnie talks about his life growing up at Fisherrow and working as a fisherman. Michael has a strong interest in the history of Fisherrow and the herring fishing and can dat...

Interview of Greyhound Racing group members by unknown female, bulk:

EERC/EL/EL2/18

Social Life and Customs Community Life Working life Greyhound Racing Edinburgh Musselburgh

In this short interview the interviewer speaks to various people at a greyhound race meeting, probably in Musselburgh. She speaks to two young lads who each help care for their dads' racing greyhound...

Interviews of Mr and Mrs Hyde by David Fisher,

EERC/EL/EL2/19

Working life Industry Paper mills Health and Safety Community Life Industrial Relations World War, 1939-1945 Musselburgh

In track 1 of 4 (EL12/19/1/1) Mr and Mrs Hyde talk about their working lives at Inveresk paper mill. Both went into the mill from school, aged 14, and said that most school-leavers at that time would...

Interviews of Archie Johnstone by an unknown female ,

EERC/EL/EL2/22

Working life Fishing Social Systems Material Culture Community Life Travel Dunbar Musselburgh Seahouses (England) Peterhead (Scotland) Eyemouth, Berwickshire, Scotland

In the first interview of 3 (EL2/22/1) Archie talks about leaving school in 1952 and starting work as a deck hand on his father's boat. His first trip was sailing out 20 miles north-east of Dunbar for...

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...

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