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Episode 52 of Lifestory sees us joined by the remarkable David Flucker, who is still volunteering for the St Columba's Hospice charity shop in Ocean Terminal at the wonderful age of 102 years old. David begins by taking us back in time to his childhood growing up in a family of fishermen and attending school in Newhaven in the 1920s and on to a wonderful series of adventures. We travel with Dav...

In the 51st edition of Lifestory we are joined by regular Wee Museum visitor William Van Der Velde, who looks back on 78 years of life in Edinburgh. We travel back through his attending David Kilpatrick school up until the age of 14, reaching the ABA boxing finals at the Royal Albert Hall, accompanying Ken Buchanan on his rise to the world championship and a long working life at Scottish and Ne...

Sikh Stories is a podcast series produced in collaboration with Sikh Sanjog, The Living Memory Association and funded by Awards for All Scotland. The project idea came from members of the Sikh Community after images of a Leith Sikh family were displayed at The Wee Museum of Memory. These podcasts highlight the commonality amongst cultures and people that cut across divides. Celebrating their in...

Looking back from nearly 80 years on earth, Wee Museum volunteer Stuart passes on his words of wisdom on dealing with the sunset days

Sofia remembers the traditions around a ‘walking’ funeral in #newhaven

The 44th edition of the THELMA tapes, The Liming Memory Association Podcast, is a dive into memories of the 1930s through the 70s. They have been gathered from our collection of old interviews and features a miscellaneous assortment of stories that don't quite fit into our regular episodes. This episode goes from tales of a father's steam powered lorry, to working in sales in the 50's, to tenem...

In the 50th edition of Life Story, we are joined by Sophia. She takes us through stories from throughout her life, from growing up in Newhaven, to her father's gambling, to singing lessons in school and delivering mail and packages over college breaks. Eventually she tells of life working in Conveyance with the National Service and finally about her work after retirement with the Newhaven Herit...

Sofia goes back to the 1950s to remember a regular Newhaven gathering

In the 49th edition of Lifestory, at the age of 86, Melvin takes us through the ups and downs of his life. Starting with his childhood playing on the train tracks in his back yard, to his time studying Engineering at Heriot-Watt University. Later his time in the national service, and eventually his life studying and then subsequently practicing law, first with his father's law firm and later wi...

This episode of the Thelma Tapes was recorded in our Wee Museum studio by our friends Tynah & Jonathan and is a celebration of our partnership with Enkula Health. Kamel's story is fascinating, from a childhood in #Libya in a culture of loyalty trust and alternate, this episode is a breath of different in the truest sense. Tradition, Education, and Perspective from a different view point. The fu...

In the 42nd episode of the Thelma Tapes we dare to investigate what collections, themes and objects will form the stuff of future museums and the sort of stories future generations might learn about humanity. Working with our Wee Museum of Memory in Livingston and exploring the 'Marseum' resource, commissioned by Museums Galleries Scotland, in their digital skills development classes, pupils fr...

The 41st episode of the Thelma Tapes continues our 'Away for the Messages' shopping and retail heritage project. This episode features oral histories from Ian Suggitt and Tom Hislop both of whom worked for Edinburgh's Co-operative Stores in the 1950s/60s and the 1970s/80s respectively. Ian tells us about his time with the St Cuthbert's Association Store and Tom recalls his work history with the...

Moments from 1967

Memories of Smoking

Away for the Messages - Which sweets?

A 1947 Accident leads to a first banana

Stop Thief!

Charlie’s Memories Bert Trautmann

Away for the Messages Episode 5 - Shopping Memories of Craigmillar & Niddrie (Part2)

Sofia Remembers Bonfire Nights in the 1940s

Sofia remembers a gin drinking budgie from the 1940s

Charlie remembers an unusual pub visit in the 1960s

Memories of The Gaiety Theatre & Lex McLean in the 1950s

My 1930s Christmas

Holiday Memories

David Combe WWII Memories

Away for the Messages Episode 4 - Shopping Memories of Craigmillar & Niddrie (Part 1)

Dougie Johnson - A Football Life