Interviews conducted by Glen Cooksley
EERC/DG/DG9
Glen Cooksley conducted a total of 3 recordings with 1 interviewee, carried out in 2012.
Interviews conducted by Caroline Milligan and Mark Mulhern, bulk: , bulk: 20th century
EERC/DG/DG11
Mark Mulhern and Caroline Milligan conducted a total of 13 recordings with 6 interviewees, carried out between 2015 and 2116.
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 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 of Margaret (Greta) Hawthorn aged 78
EERC/DG/DG4/1
Childhood
Education
Recreation
Working life
Community Life
shops
Travellers
Transport
World War, 1939-1945
Glasserton
Whithorn
Wigtown
Biographical interview with Margaret (Greta) Hawthorn (aged 78) who was born at Claymoddie Farm, Whithorn. Margaret reflects on her life and recalls her schooldays, working life, Whithorn during Worl...
Interviews of Robin Kinnear
EERC/DG/DG4/12
Childhood
Working life
shops
Community Life
Tourism
Housing
Clothing trade
Farming
World War, 1939-1945
Death
Transport
Port William
Monreith
Whithorn
Parton
Biographical interview with Robin Kinnear. Robin's great-grandfather had moved to Port William as a tailor in 1898 and the family business of drapers had continued from there, eventually including fu...
Interviews of Jean Rennie aged 86
EERC/DG/DG4/17
Childhood
Working life
Farming
Community Life
Housing
Foodways
Travellers
World War, 1939-1945
shops
Barrachan
Whithorn
Newton Stewart
Whauphill
Kirkinner
North Clutag
Capenoch
Biographical interview with Jean Rennie, who was born in Aryshire and has lived most of her life in Wigtownshire. Jean talks about her childhood at Capenoch Farm. The family had a dairy herd and gre...
Interviews of Tina Soriani and Aldo Petrucci
EERC/DG/DG4/20
Childhood
Working life
Business
Community Life
Farming
Catholic Church
World War, 1939-1945
shops
Health
Whithorn
Biographical interview with brother and sister Tina Soriani and Aldo Petrucci whose parents came to Auchenleck in 1929. They subsequently moved to Whithorn in 1933 when they bought over a derelict p...
Interviews of Betty McBratney
EERC/DG/DG4/22
Childhood
Working life
Farming
Education
Housing
Community Life
shops
World War, 1939-1945
Glasserton
Whithorn
Garlieston
Biographical interview with Betty McBratney who was born at Outen, a cottage on the Garlieston Road. Betty talks about her life and the various places she has lived and worked. She left school at 13...
Interviews of Betty Murray
EERC/DG/DG4/26
Childhood
Working life
Farming
Business
shops
Community Life
Recreation
Religion
World War, 1939-1945
Transport
Whithorn
Glasserton
Port William
Skate, Dumfries and Galloway
Biographical interview with Betty Murray whose parents came to Whithorn in 1934 to run a licensed grocer. Betty describes the shop, providing details of the stock, layout, staffing and suppliers. Sh...