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Interviews of Jim Gordon aged 87

EERC/DG/DG13/8

Education Social Systems Entertainment World War, 1939-1945 Farming Community Life Choral Music Visual arts shops Social Life and Customs Kirkcudbright Twynholm Creetown Tongland Boreland of Girthon

Biographical interview with Jim Gordon (87) who was born in Lanark and moved to Kircudbrightshire when his father, a chemist specialising in agricultural supplies, bought Mullock and Corrahill farms. ...

Interviews of Agnes Murdoch aged 76

EERC/DG/DG10/11

Working life Farming Domestic Life Foodways Domestic personnel Social Systems World War, 1939-1945 Evacuees Newton Stewart Barr, Dumfries and Galloway Kirkmichael, Dumfries and Galloway Cross Hill, Dumfries and Galloway

Biographical interview with Agnes Murdoch, aged 76, who was born in Barr, Ayrshire and who had lived in Newton Stewart for the past 18 years. Agnes went to school in Barr and Girvan before going into...

Interviews of Betty Burns aged 61

EERC/DG/DG27/6

Childhood Farming Working life Social Systems Community Life Common Ridings (Festivals) Crafts Sanquhar

Biographical interview with Betty Burns (aged 61), who moved to Sanquhar aged 13 when her father became shepherd at a farm on the outskirts of the town. After school, Betty attended technical college...

Interviews of Sheila Austin aged 69

EERC/DG/DG27/9

Childhood Working life Farming Social Systems Community Life Education Shopping Foodways Entertainment Dumfries (Scotland) Thornhill, Dumfries and Galloway Nether Glaisters

Biographical interview with Sheila Austin (aged 70) who recalls life on a sheep farm. Her father's family had been at Nether Glaisters for 5 generations and this was her first home. The family then ...

Interviews of Douglas Clark and Hazel Clark

EERC/EL/EL8/2

Childhood Working life Farming Social Systems Material Culture World War, 1939-1945 Housing Weaving Recreation Foodways Religion Transport Reston Haddington East Linton Nunraw Whittingehame Estate Garvald

In this interview, husband and wife, Dougie (b. circa 1934) and Hazel Clark, talk about their connections with Garvald and their time farming at Luggate Farm. Hazel begins by sharing some of her memor...

Interviews of Raymond Jaconelli

EERC/EL/EL9/2

Childhood Religion Architecture Farming Community Life Social Systems World War, 1939-1945 Internment Working life Nunraw Garvald

In this interview, Nunraw Abbot, Father Raymond Jaconelli (b. c.1934) talks about his childhood, life and his time at Nunraw. Fr Raymond was born in Airdrie to Italian parents who had a café in Glas...

Interviews of John Stevenson

EERC/EL/EL12/1

Childhood Education Farming Business Working life Social Systems Gullane, East Lothian, Scotland Edinburgh Luffness Mains Bo'ness Drem

In this interview, John Stevenson (b. 1931 at Luffness Mains), talks about his life from childhood to working life. John's father came to Luffness Mains as a tenant farmer in 1913 and John notes that...

Interviews of Mark Caira

EERC/EL/EL20/1

Religion Community Life Social Systems Farming Nunraw Abbey Garvald

In this interview, Father Mark Caira (b.circa 1941, Greenock) talks about his decision to become a monk and his life at Nunraw Abbey. Fr Mark joined Nunraw in 1960 and he recalls the order was then a...

Interviews of Mr and Mrs Kerr

EERC/DG/DG47/6

Working life Farming Domestic Economy Buildings Social Systems Carsluith

In the first of 2 tracks, David Hannay talks to Mr and Mr Kerr about their home at Casluith Farm. The farm, which was first leased to Mr Kerr's grandfather for his son (i.e. Mr Kerr's father) in 1872...

Interviews of Mr Clark by an unknown female, bulk: 20th century

EERC/EL/EL2/6

Childhood Working life Farming Community Life Social Systems Politics Haddington East Linton North Berwick

In the first part of this interview (EL2/6/1/1 track 1 of 2), Mr Clark talks about his life in farming in East Lothian. He could remember when the cattle and sheep were walked down to East Linton for...

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