Interviews conducted by Julia Muir Watt
EERC/DG/DG4
Julia Muir- Watt conducted a total of 36 recordings made with 28 interviewees, carried out between 2012 and 2013.
Interviews of Tom McCreath
EERC/DG/DG4/3
Childhood
Working life
Farming
Community Life
Foodways
Recreation
World War, 1914-1918
World War, 1939-1945
Religion
Challoch Farm
Whithorn
Galloway House
Garlieston
Sorbie
Interview (DG4/3/1/1) 1 of 2 with Tom McCreath who was brought up at Broughton Mains farm and was a farmer all his working life. Tom begins by talking about his family connections to the area prior t...
Interviews of John Wilson aged 74
EERC/DG/DG4/9
Childhood
Education
Farming
Domestic Life
Working life
Emigration
Community Life
Death
Recreation
World War, 1939-1945
Whithorn
Monreith
Glasserton
Baldoon
Biographical interview with John Wilson (b. 1938) of Wigtown. John starts by giving some information about his family history. His father, who was one of seven brothers, had gone to America before re...
Interviews of Jock McMaster
EERC/DG/DG4/11
Childhood
Working life
Farming
Foodways
Transport
Community Life
Tourism
Recreation
World War, 1939-1945
Biographical interview with Jock McMaster, a farmer in his late 70s, who has always lived in the Monreith area. His family came to Blairbury farm around 1830, initially as tenant farmers. During thi...
Interviews of Betty Murray
EERC/DG/DG4/26
Childhood
Working life
Farming
Business
shops
Community Life
Recreation
Religion
World War, 1939-1945
Transport
Whithorn
Glasserton
Port William
Skate, Dumfries and Galloway
Biographical interview with Betty Murray whose parents came to Whithorn in 1934 to run a licensed grocer. Betty describes the shop, providing details of the stock, layout, staffing and suppliers. Sh...
Interviews of Bill Carrick aged 84
EERC/DG/DG46/6
Education
Working life
Farming
Community Life
Recreation
shops
Transport
Lochmaben
Lockerbie
Amisfield
Short interview with Bill Carrick (born c.1927) who spent his early childhood in Lochmaben before moving out to the farm, Kirkmahoe, when he was 12. Bill recalls the town and the past-times he enjoye...
Interviews conducted Caroline McGregor, bulk: , 20th century
EERC/EL/EL8
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 Gordon Gordon
EERC/DG/DG47/26
In this interview, Gordon Gordon talks about his time at Kirkdale in the 1960s where he worked alongside Brian Reid who was experimenting with organic farming. Mr Reid, who was a railway designer and...
Interviews of Jean and John Scott
EERC/DG/DG47/27
This interview with Jean and John Scott was held as the Scott's prepared to leave Kirkdale Bank where they had been living for 13 years, to move to Dumfries. John had been caretaker at Kirkdale for 1...