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Interviews of David Brown aged 81

EERC/DG/DG7/1

Childhood Working life Education Recreation Community Life World War, 1939-1945 Cycling Postal Service Stranraer Castle Kennedy

In this interview, Julia Macdonald interviews her father, David Brown, who was born in Stranraer in 1930. David begins by talking about his childhood in Stranraer and also Castle Kennedy, where the f...

Interviews of David Doughty aged 90

EERC/DG/DG9/1

Childhood Education Working life Business Transport Community Life Recreation Social Systems Street Lighting Sanitation Whithorn

In this interview, (DG9/1/1/1 track 1 of 3) Mr David Doughty (born 1922), with input from his wife, Cathy, who is also present describes life in Kirkcudbright around the 1930s (and later). David's gr...

Interviews of May Sisi aged 88

EERC/DG/DG10/2

Childhood Foodways Working life Business World War, 1939-1945 Community Life Newton Stewart

Short biographical interview with May Sisi, aged 88 and born in Newton Stewart. May speaks about her job as a booking clerk with the railways during World War 2. She could remember the rabbits going...

Interviews of May Marjorie Taylor aged 89

EERC/DG/DG10/9

Languages World War, 1939-1945 Working life Domestic Life Foodways Community Life Newton Stewart Kirkinner

Biographical interview with May Taylor (aged 89) who moved to Newton Stewart, from Airdire, when she joined the Land Army at 18. She said that she fell in love with Newton Stewart as soon as she arri...

Interviews of Alex Inman and Richard Kinghorn

EERC/DG/DG11/4

Childhood Community Life shops Business Education Recreation Working life Architecture Dumfries (Scotland)

Audio and video files recorded simultaneously during a discussion and walk about around Dumfries. The interview with Alex Inman and Richard Kinghorn focuses on recollections of childhood and early wo...

Interviews of William Drynan aged 95

EERC/DG/DG12/1

Working life Sawmills World War, 1914-1918 World War, 1939-1945 Community Life Mulberry Harbours Garlieston Minnigaff Galloway House

Biographical interview with William Drynan, aged 95, who has lived in Garlieston for 93 years. An interesting aspect of this interview is that the interviewer, Tom McCreath, a retired farmer (aged 85...

Interviews of Moira Jones aged 79

EERC/DG/DG13/2

Childhood Education Community Life Working life Social Systems shops Transport Kirkcudbright

Biographical interview with Moira Jones (aged 79) who was born and brought up in Kirkcudbright where her father was the school janitor. Moira's childhood home was across from the tolbooth and, encour...

Interviews of Heather Millar aged 64

EERC/DG/DG13/3

Childhood Community Life Housing Working life Shopping Social Systems Entertainment Transport Kirkcudbright

Biographical interview with Heather Miller (b. 1947) who was born and brought up in Kirkcudbright. Much of the interview is about Heather's grandparents' home which was a fisherman's cottage down nea...

Interviews of Peter McAdam aged 91

EERC/DG/DG13/6

Education Working life Electricity World War, 1914-1918 World War, 1939-1945 Association Football Community Life Religion Visual arts Prisoners of War Archaeology Kirkcudbright Stranraer Mullock Bay Loch Doon Clatteringshaws Craigencallie Kendoon

Interview 1 of 2 (DG13/6/1/1) with Peter McAdam who had lived his whole life in Kirkcudbright. This biographical interview begins with Peter explaining that he was brought up by his mother after his ...

Interviews of Nancy Muirhead aged 75

EERC/DG/DG13/7

Childhood Working life Knitting Social Systems Entertainment Community Life Housing Kirkcudbright Castle Douglas Dumfries (Scotland)

Biographical interview with Nancy Muirhead (aged 75) who was born in Mull and came to Kirkcudbright, where she still lives, when she was around 12 years old. Nancy talks a little about settling into ...

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