Search Special Collections
Results
Total number of records: 24
Top 10: Subject
Archive Item:
LAVC/SRE/D/1/D05
LAVC/SRE/D/1/D05
23 Feb 1939
[Side 1] Mr and Mrs. Brown discuss holidays; George Brown and Mrs. Roe talk about recent day trips. [Side 2] rs. Brown, Mr Brown, George, Mrs. Roe, Hunter, Mrs. Cooper and Maggie demonstrate pronuncia...
Archive Item:
LAVC/SRE/D/1/D07
LAVC/SRE/D/1/D07
30 May 1939
[Side 1] Douglas supplies pronunciations of list of prompt words; brief conversation between Douglas and George about recording Wark dialect for posterity. [Side 2] George recites the story of the lit...
Archive Item:
LAVC/SRE/D/1/D08
LAVC/SRE/D/1/D08
30 May 1939
[Side 1] Conversation between Ned and George about keeping bees, George comments 'a swarm in May's worth a load of hay', Ned talks about forking hay by hand, recalls prank of putting duck down chimney...
Archive Item:
LAVC/SRE/D/1/D09
LAVC/SRE/D/1/D09
30 May 1939
[Side 1] Conversation between George, Tommy, Douglas, Willie and Mrs. Civil about fishing incl. incident when they were caught poaching salmon in Wark burn at night, alerted by friends on bank and hid...
Archive Item:
LAVC/SRE/D/1/D10
LAVC/SRE/D/1/D10
06 Jun 1939
[Side 1] Discussion about bees, memories of father's traditional brewing methods, use of yeast and barley in local brewing and baking. [Side 2] Discussion about gardening in recent dry weather, comple...
Archive Item:
LAVC/SRE/D/1/D11
LAVC/SRE/D/1/D11
05 Jun 1939
[Side 1] John supplies pronunciations of list of prompt words; William recites numbers 1 to 20 and multiples of 10 to 100. [Side 2] John and James discuss village cricket club, compare past players no...
Archive Item:
LAVC/SRE/D/1/D12
LAVC/SRE/D/1/D12
05 Jun 1939
[Side 1] William Herdman and Jim discuss village cricket club, recount recent victory against Newton and individual performances despite poor wicket. Jim recalls being hit by ball playing cricket at s...
Archive Item:
LAVC/SRE/D/1/D13
LAVC/SRE/D/1/D13
05 Jun 1939
[Side 1] William Nichol, William Thompson and James talk about work at quarry, mention local names for farm animals incl. 'tup' [= male lamb], 'gimmer' [= young female sheep] and 'steg' [= male goose]...
Archive Item:
LAVC/SRE/D/1/D14
LAVC/SRE/D/1/D14
05 Jun 1939
[Side 1] Brief discussion of new road, description of working conditions in quarry, cutting by hand, working in hot weather. [Side 2] Comparison of working conditions and wages at quarry and on farm (...
Archive Item:
LAVC/SRE/D/1/D15
LAVC/SRE/D/1/D15
07 Jun 1939
[Side 1] Mrs. Thompson and Madge discuss recipe for 'girdle-cake' [= griddle-cake], recall mother's version cooked over open fire; Mrs. Hutchinson and Mrs. Goddard discuss Women's Institute, describe ...
Archive Item:
LAVC/SRE/D/1/D16
LAVC/SRE/D/1/D16
07 Jun 1939
[Side 1] Mrs. Ritson and Madge discuss embroidery for church bazaar, compare hand sewing with machine sewing, mention range of home-baked breads and cakes available at bazaar. [Side 2] William and Mad...
Archive Item:
LAVC/SRE/D/1/D17
LAVC/SRE/D/1/D17
07 Jun 1939
[Side 1] William and Madge compare share of domestic chores, incl. work in garden, sewing, darning and washing. [Side 2] Amy and Madge discuss attending ARP [=Air Raid Precautions] meetings, describe ...