RESP Archive Project @RESP_Archive
The Regional Ethnology of Scotland Project (RESP) enables communities across Scotland to work together to record interviews about their locality collections.ed.ac.uk/eerc/ University of Edinburgh Joined March 2022-
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Thank you to everyone for supporting us here but the time has come to say goodbye. Please come and join us instead on Instagram ……. hope to see you there. You can also follow our Blog to keep up to date with what we are up to. Follow us here! linktr.ee/resparchivepro…
What's it like to volunteer in digital archives @CRC_EdUni? New blog post by Josh Blackstock on his experiences cleaning metadata for @RESP_Archive and cataloguing born-digital archives of Climate Change Engineer Prof Stephen Salter from @SchoolOfEng_UoE > wp.me/p5j0gX-7n
Charlie Horne shares poignant memories of D-Day in this film about his life, The Past Is Still With Us edin.ac/3KxlLnB and in the series of interviews he made with RESP volunteer fieldworker and film-maker, Martine Robertson edin.ac/47L6VUu
Life on Comiston Road, Morningside Edinburgh more than 100 years ago 🥛🐎 These photos are part of our online exhibition ‘Animal Encounters’ which explores the constantly evolving nature of relationships between humans and animals. exhibitions.ed.ac.uk/exhibitions/an…
Today marks the launch of our Animal Encounters in the RESP Archive online exhibition curated by Rebekah Day! Using materials from the archive, this exhibition explores how connections between people and animals have shifted significantly over time! edin.ac/49TMZz3
For today's post ahead of our #OnlineExhibition launch, we're sharing an interview with May MacCormack! Appearing in a BBC article, May is an expert on the history of Sanquhar knitting, travelling to America as part of the ‘Smithsonian Folk Life Festival’! edin.ac/3Uy0gIY
For today’s post ahead of the launch of our #OnlineExhibition, we’re sharing an interview with Jean Rennie who was born in Aryshire! Jean talks about farm life, raising a dairy herd, and recalls POWs coming to help on the farm during WW2! edin.ac/4b6nKdC
Continuing our scheduled post ahead of our #OnlineExhibition launch, we’ve chosen an interview with 6th generation Scottish farmer, Kelvin Pate! Discussing the challenges of modern farming, Kelvin describes the importance of agricultural education! edin.ac/3xSVOM7
As part of our scheduled tweets for our #OnlineExhibition, we’re sharing an interview with Betty Burns, a shepherd’s daughter who shares her life in Sanquhar, knitting traditions & her champion sheepdog dad! edin.ac/4b6cSwu
We’re delighted to announce that our new #OnlineExhibition, the ‘Animal Encounters in the RESP Archive’ curated by Rebekah Day is set to launch the 1st of May! In preparation for this, we will be sharing some relevant archival entries ahead of the launch!
For #RESP #ThrowbackThursday, this interview with Isobel Sutherland focuses on her life growing up in Ringford, where she describes how the population, the urban landscape and shops changed over time! Isobel also describes her family in Kirkcudbright! edin.ac/4cVc5QW
For #RESP #ThrowbackThursday, we’ve chosen this interview with Fiona Sheldon who shares her memories of well-known local people in Garvald, Gifford and Haddington! Fiona recalls her own working life and the significance of the monastery to life in Garvald. edin.ac/4aZpaa7
For #RESP #ThrowbackThursday, John Scoular recalls life in a bygone era! John describes the changing conditions of Whithorn through the influence of the welfare state. edin.ac/3TSDSK0
For #RESP #ThrowbackThursday, we have this interview with Antony Wolffe, who describes his architectural career in Dumfries and Galloway. Antony also discusses post-war development charges, renovations, and the Civic Award for Precinct House in Whithorn! edin.ac/4a33rOk
For #RESP #ThrowbackThursday, we present this interview with Hugh Ramsay, who narrates his family history after taking over Millisle Farm. Hugh recalls making cheese, changes in farming, and his love and care of horses! edin.ac/4cbiEOK
For #RESP #ThrowbackThursday, we’ve chosen two interviews with Nurse Jean Anderson born in 1932 in Kipford, who shares her childhood on a farm, family stories, and her career as a Nurse in a Kid’s Hospital in Edinburgh! edin.ac/432feK5
For #RESP #ThrowbackThursday, we’re presenting this interview with Jim Gordon aged 87, who shares his deep family roots in farming, spanning over generations in Kirkcudbrightshire. Jim recalls the impact of WW2 on farmers and activities in local life! edin.ac/3OX4O8E
For #RESP #ThrowbackThursday, we’ve chosen this interview with Jack Niblock who describes his life-long interest in boats and fishing. Jack tells us all about his family history and exciting links to seafarers and oyster fishers from Dumfries and Galloway! edin.ac/3IajVYC
For #RESP #ThrowbackThursday, we’ve chosen this interview with John Wilson, who shares his family history. John describes his working life as a joiner, the shift from using wood to steel, and the Second World War! edin.ac/48cYi4l
For #RESP #ThrowbackThursday, we’ve chosen this interview with May Sisi, who shares her memories of her wartime job booking trains; recalling the delivery of snowdrops to London markets during the season! edin.ac/3SRrmu1
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