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Interviews of Alex Anderson aged 84

EERC/DG/DG13/12

Childhood Education Working life Business Civil Engineering Community Life Recreation Roads | Weather

Biographical interview with Alex Anderson (aged 84), who was born and raised in Edinburgh. Alex talks about his father and mother and their connections to Dumfries and Galloway before speaking about ...

Interviews of Hazel-Jane Moffat aged 39,

EERC/DG/DG23/1

Childhood Recreation Education Music Working life Community Life Social Systems Weather Wanlockhead Leadhills

In this interview Hazel talks about her life in Wanlockhead where she has spent most of her life. She lived in Leadhills until she was six and then the family took over running the old Co-op in Wanlo...

Interviews of John Carruth aged 91

EERC/DG/DG26/33

Childhood Community Life Housing Education shops Business Social structure Weather

Interview with John Carruth (b. 1922) who was 91 at the time the interview was recorded. John recalls the Stranraer of his childhood and gives detailed information about shops and businesses within t...

Interview of Hamish Gibson

EERC/EL/EL3/1

Childhood Education Sports Shopping Farming Working life World War, 1939-1945 Community Life Nature Weather Haddington Garvald Papana Water

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...

Interviews of John (Jack) Halliday,

EERC/EL/EL39/8

Working life Community Life Weather Education Sports Football Rugby Music Transport Buildings

In this interview, John Halliday (b. 1942, Haddington) talks about his working life. He recalls that he left school on the Friday and started work on the Monday, with a local Haddington firm as a TV ...

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...

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