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Norma Demarco and Max

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Norma Demarco talks about the importance of Scottish traditions to her. She describes Hogmany and New Years Day, Burns Night and traditional Scottish food, Stovies, shortbread, haggis, neeps (swede) and tatties (potatoes) and whisky. Objects special to her area copy of Robbie Burns poetry, she reads his famous poem called ‘To a Mouse’ and explains ...
Oral history audio recording of Bob Corneil.

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Interview about living in different countries, family traditions and the importance of Ice Hockey.
Oral history audio recording of Norma Demarco and Max.

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Interview about moving from Scotland, Scottish traditions, food and poetry.
Michael Joesph Talbot

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Michael Talbot talks about moving to Bletchley with the Expanding Towns Programme prior to Milton Keynes being built and all the changes and a return visit to Battersea and the changes there. He describes family traditions at Christmas and Easter with Easter egg hunts. His special objects are a book which he won as a ...
Oral history audio recording of Michael Joesph Talbot (1945).

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Interview about moving to Bletchley and the changes with the coming of Milton Keynes family traditions and special personal objects.
Christopher Birchenough

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Chris Birchenough previously worked as a gardener for the Bishop of London. He describes his job there and living in the Lodge he has some photos of the Lodge in the 1800s, recalls moving to Milton Keynes in its early years. His family traditions are Easter and Christmas when all his family get together on ...
Oral history audio recording of Christopher Birchenough (1946).

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Interview about traditional celebrations. About his grandfather’s stick, Sheffield Steel Industry how his family were stonemasons.
Oral history audio recording of Peter, Sarah and Mattie Lousada.

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Interview with a family about childhood, family history and traditions, the changes in the area with the building of Milton Keynes, a trip to Africa and photos objects special to them.
Peter, Sarah and Mattie Lousada

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The Lousada family talk about their childhoods. Peter recalls the places and life he had with a father in the RAF, the family moving around the country. Sarah recalls life in the area before Milton Keynes. Peter talks about his and his father’s RAF careers and mementoes from his father that are special to him. ...
Jane Anne Bidgood

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Jane Bidgood describes where she lives and the lack of community she feels there is in Milton Keynes. Recalls how all her family have been or are involved in the Guiding Movement describes the ethos and activities of Guides and Brownies. Her special objects are a watch chain now made into a bracelet and a ...
Oral history audio recording of Jane Anne Bidgood (1963).

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Interview about moving to Milton Keynes, lack of community, family traditions, her family and inherited objects special to her.
Jane Caroline Ralphs

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Jane Ralphs talks about her teaching job in Milton Keynes, her previous career as a nurse. She explains how the family tries to make Christmas a time of giving by giving to charities and donating goods to charity. She also celebrates a traditional family Christmas. Object precious to her is her father’s OBE which he ...