Theme Archives: Life in General
Mr O’Hare
Onchan school audio interview.
Peter Norris
Robert interviewed his grandad Peter Norris. This interview is virtually a monologue and lasts about 19 minutes.
Hazel Lees Crellin
Q: What is your earliest memory ? A: My mother coming home from the Dentist after having all her teeth out. I lived in Halifax, Yorkshire where I lived with my Mother, Father, older brother David and older sister Mona. [...]
Diana Brewis and Pat Taylor
“Blue Stockings – The Boring Clever Girls!” On the bus to Southlands, nobody really knew what to expect. I thought it would be interesting to listen to people’s memories, but I didn’t know if they would be willing to share [...]
Norrie Worthing
Tell Me Project Rebecca Sayle and Nicola Logan interview Norrie Worthing When you mention “the elderly” the stereo-typical image is frail people who can’t remember anything, but when we walked into Southlands we were greeted by a room full of [...]
Barbara Karalius
Grandmas- Barbara Karalius- Hello, we are Lydia Harris, Rachel Pooley and Bethany Quayle and we are Year 9 students from Castle Rushen High School. We are interviewing Barbara Karalius for the “Tell Me About It Project“. We asked her questions [...]
Sigrid Christian
Sigrid Christian- Hello, we are Lydia Harris, Rachel Pooley and Bethany Quayle and we are Year 9 students from Castle Rushen High School. We have interviewed Sigrid Johanna Christian at Southlands for the “Tell Me About It Project”. We asked [...]
Edyth Bridson
On the 13th March, Kayleigh and I went to Southlands to interview Edyth Bridson. She was asked a variety of questions ranging from childhood and first memories, to her first job and the war, plus everything in between. Edyth was [...]
Majorie Eliza Corlett
Memories of Marjorie Eliza Corlett (nee Cowell) – My great Great Aunty Marjorie – by Lauren Harvey Marjorie Eliza Corlett (nee Cowell) was born on the 8th of August 1915 in Ballaugh during the 1st World War. She was the [...]
Kathleen Copparelli
- Mark Copparelli is interviewing my Grandmother, Kathleen Copparelli on Sunday, 6th January 2008. 1. Where were you born? Born in Warrington, Cheshire. 2. Did you have any brothers and sisters? No, the only child 3. Did you grow up [...]
Harold Arthur Musker
Leonard: Good evening Mr. Musker, I would like to start by asking you what was your very first memory as a child? Mr. Musker: Well, I was travelling on a train away from the bombing in London on my way [...]
Mrs Crebbin
WHAT DID SHE ENJOY DOING IN HER SPARE TIME ? They spent a lot of time playing games. Their parents spent a lot of time playing games with them, they had Monopoly set up on a table that she played [...]