EERC/DG/DG34/2
Biographical interview with Andrew Walls (aged 70) who came to Dumfries after medical school in London and Edinburgh. After talking briefly about his family and early life, Andrew talks about his tim...
EERC/DG/DG46/10
Biographical interview with Roy Thorburn (b. 1935, Lochmaben). Roy talks about his childhood and early life in Lochmaben. He recalls the first two cars in the town: one was owned Dr Campbell and the...
EERC/EL/EL3/1
In this interview, Hamish Gibson (b. 1936) talks about his childhood and life around Garvald and Carfrae Farm. Hamish recalls especially times during World War 2, when he was a schoolboy. He remembe...
EERC/EL/EL8
EERC/EL/EL8/1
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...
EERC/EL/EL11/2
In this interview, the fieldworker speaks to her husband, David, about his early life and childhood. David's grandfather came from Mull and had moved to East Lothian where he set up his six sons in b...
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/EL15/2
In this interview, John Hannah (b.1957) shares stories from his childhood and youth. John was born in Glasgow and moved to Dunbar as part of the Glasgow overspill around 1963. He recalls details fro...
EERC/EL/EL39/2
In this interview, Andrew Mason (b. 1960, Edinburgh) talks about his working life which started, aged 17, when he went to work for Waring & Gillow on South Bridge, Edinburgh. He describes this as a g...
EERC/EL/EL39/3
In this interview, Ian Fairgrieve, who was born in Macmerry c1956, shares memories of his working life , which began when he was a teenager, working at Boggs Holdings, helping to cultivate and then ha...
