The concluding part of my recent interview at Flemington Care Home with Mary Owens, aged 99. In this part we explore her interesting, latter years. Mary started her working life with no money. Her qualification allowed her to teach in High School but there were no local vacancies so she became a primary teacher and […]
Continuing my interview of lifelong Blantyre resident Mary Owens, aged 99. This follows on from previous parts 1 to 3 earlier this week. This part explores Mary’s recollections as a young woman and the years just following WW2. I asked Mary if she remembered going to the pictures (movies) as a young woman. She replied, […]
Continuing my recent interview with 99 year old Blantyre resident Mary Owens, following on from Parts 1 and 2 earlier this week. This part is about Mary growing up and as a young woman, her thoughts and comments preserving Blantyre’s history. Mary told me: Speaking first of Christmas celebrations, Mary told of modest celebrations as […]
Continued from Part 1 yesterday and more of my interview with the late Mary Owens of Blantyre, who sadly passed away at the end of October, aged 99. A month earlier, Mary told me: Play was often with brothers and sisters. James, Hugh and Rose. They all excelled at school, fully supported by their parents […]
One of the most worthwhile endeavours of Blantyre Project is the pleasurable task of recording the stories of Blantyre residents. Even more so if the person being interviewed is of Blantyre birth and now in advanced years. The task absolutely switches from myself commenting on local history, to rightly being quiet, carefully listening to others […]