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Interviews of Evelyn McGibbon aged 78

EERC/DG/DG13/10

Childhood Education Working life Social Systems Community Life Customs and Traditions Hogmanay World War, 1939-1945 Entertainment Glasgow Kirkcudbright Dundee -- Scotland Crocketford

Biographical interview with Evelyn McGibbon (b.1936) who was born in Dundee and fostered to Crocketford when she was two and a half years old and has maintained links with the area throughout her life...

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 James Behan aged 77

EERC/DG/DG14/11

Childhood Education Working life Nursing | Practice Community Life National Service Territorial Army Dumfries (Scotland)

Biographical interview with James Behan (aged 77) who was born in Dumfries and has spent most of his life living in the town. James talks about his early childhood and schooling. He was happy at St ...

Interviews of Richard Kinghorn aged 69 and Alex Inman aged 68

EERC/DG/DG17/3

Education Childhood Community Life Housing Transport Play Domestic Life Working life Dumfries (Scotland) Troqueer

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...

Interviews of Brenda McIntosh aged 71

EERC/DG/DG17/5

Education Childhood Recreation Working life Community Life World War, 1914-1918 Domestic Life Gender Religion Health Dumfries (Scotland)

Track 1 of 2 (DG17/5/1/1, 14 February 2014) of a biographical interview with Brenda McIntosh (b.1932, Dumfries). Brenda's parents had moved to an ex-servicemen’s small-holding community after meeti...

Interviews of Fiona and Jack Ross aged 45 and 11

EERC/DG/DG21/1

Childhood Community Life Education Social Systems Working life Recreation Travel and Holidays Music shops Sanquhar Wanlockhead

Biographical interview with Fiona Ross (b. 1967) and her son, Jack (aged 11) who live in Wanlockhead. Fiona has always lived in Wanlockhead and has strong family connections to the area. Her grandmo...

Interviews of Peter Alexander Scott aged 45

EERC/DG/DG22/1

Childhood Education Community Life Social Systems Working life Armed Forces Tourism Wanlockhead Lowther Hill

Biographical interview which concentrates on schooldays, life at Meadowfoot (where he lived for much of his childhood, how Wanlockhead has changed over time and his time with the RAF. Peter's father...

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 George McClymont aged 74

EERC/DG/DG26/15

Childhood Domestic Life Education Working life Fishing Transport shops Community Life World War, 1939-1945 Religion Tourism

Biographical interview with George McClymont (b. 1931) about his early days in Portpatrick. George talks about the family home and domestic arrangements, recalling that the family of nine had running...

Interviews conducted by Flora Burns

EERC/DG/DG31

Biography Childhood Community Life Education Working life Nursing | Practice

Flora Burns conducted a total of 8 recordings made with 13 interviewees. The interviews were carried out between 2014 and 2015.

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