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Vera Murphy

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Vera Murphy talks about her daughters and moving to Milton Keynes. She explains that, while she likes books, she is almost blind so her daughter reads to her. She enjoys the radio because she doesn’t have to watch it. She talks about how some of her family came from Antigua and were boxers. They were ...
Marion Macleod

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Marion Macleod talks about her Scottish heritage. She explains what happens on Burns Night. She talks about haggis and how it is made. She explains what the Highland Games are. She talks about tartan and how they relate to different clans. She explains some of the history of England and Scotland. She also talks about ...
Oral history audio recording of Marion Macleod.

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Interview about Scottish traditions, some history and Scottish artefacts.
Lorraine Misdom

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Lorraine Misdom explains about the Spanish tradition of having a sleep in the middle of the day when it is hot. She talks about the German tradition of opening Christmas presents on Christmas Eve. She explains how her and her two sisters go on holiday together. She describes her two pieces of jewellery. One is ...
Oral history audio recording of Lorraine Misdom (1966).

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Interview about Christmas traditions and two pieces of jewellery.
Emma Anderson

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Emma Anderson talks about being confused by her move to Milton Keynes because it was so different to where she came from. She describes the church she went to in Warwickshire and how her whole family have been married, christened and buried there.
Oral history audio recording of Emma Anderson.

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Interview about going to the same church as the rest of her family.
Mondira Sinha-Ray

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Mondira Sinha-Ray talks about Indian clothes. She explains about her sari and jewellery which she always wears. She talks about speaking Bengali and English and about combining two traditions. She talks about traditional Indian fabrics and carvings. She explains what ivory is, where it comes from and how it is now illegal.
Oral history audio recording of Mondira Sinha-Ray (1944).

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Interview about Indian traditions and objects.
Oral history audio recording of Veronica Helen Mary Whale (1949).

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Interview about moving to Milton Keynes and not watching TV on Christmas Day.
Veronica Helen Mary Whale

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Veronica Whale explains how she was born in her mother’s house and that she came to Milton Keynes because her sister lived near here and she wanted more security for her children. She explains that on Christmas Day, she was never allowed to watch TV on Christmas Day and she has continued this tradition now.
Elna Ball

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Elna Ball talks about the things she used to do in Wales such as singing competitions and the food. She also explains that her first language is Welsh and she hasn’t taught it to her children. She explains the Welsh flag, the language, the rugby and the food. She talks about different types of food ...