EERC/DG/DG17/3
Biographical interview with friends, Alex Inman (b.1946) and Richard Kinghorn (b.1945). This interview is largely about childhood, especially home-life and schooldays in Dumfries. The men share memo...
EERC/EL/EL11/1
In this interview, twins Agnes Macdonald and Helen McNeill (both 87 years old) talk about their childhood in Bellhaven, where their father was the local policeman. The women talk about being at the l...
EERC/EL/EL11/3
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 ...
EERC/EL/EL11/6
This interview, with friends Shirley Swinton (60) and Jane Whinnett (59), concentrates on their experiences of childhood from early memories through their primary school years. As both women had Febr...
EERC/EL/EL11/8
In this interview, Graham Wells (aged 46) from Ormiston talks about his childhood and working life in East Lothian. Graham recalls that his parents settled in Ormiston when they married. At that time...
EERC/EL/EL11/12
In this interview, Bill Wilson (b. 1953) talks about his childhood and working life, and about his love of local history. Bill was born in Edenhall hospital in Musselburgh, the middle of three sons. ...
EERC/EL/EL12/5
Humbie school pupil, Oran Dalrymple, talks about his life in Humbie where he lives with his family in a house on the boundary between East Lothian and Midlothian. This means that he is eligible to ge...
EERC/EL/EL12/6
Humbie school pupil, Lilli Mccullagh, talks about her life in Humbie. She talks about what it's like to live in a small community. As well as describing her schooldays and family life, Lilli tells u...
EERC/EL/EL12/7
Humbie school pupil, Maisie Gordon, talks about her life in Humbie. As well as talking about her schooldays and homelife, Maisie talks a lot about community and friendship. She tells us that she fee...
EERC/EL/EL13/1
In interview 1 of 2 (EL13/1/1/1), Sheila Young recalls her childhood and early schooldays in East Linton. As an only child, she recalls how strange it was to start school and be around other children...