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| Tania Gardner |
Tania Gardner from Kirkcudbright reflects on her experience of conducting fieldwork:
‘I have interviewed ten
people in Kirkcudbright since the beginning of this project. I am always
extremely nervous before the interview, despite being well prepared with
the protocol and the outline of questions I wish to ask. I have had to
reassure and bolster the confidence of each of them as they are anxious and
uncertain of what I could possibly want to know of their life which is of any
importance. Once the interview is underway I have found that we relax and
enjoy the opportunity to "remember ".
Each and every
interviewee has said at the end that they have really enjoyed sharing their
memories and that other memories have been sparked during the
conversation. I have been so privileged to hear the stories and to have
been trusted with their memories. I hope I help them to realise the
importance of keeping the next generation informed of their local history
through the actual voices of the older generation. I certainly have learnt
a great deal about "my town" from all of these generous people. ‘
Tania Gardner
Kirkcudbright
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