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Nostalgic memories of Haddington's local history

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For many years now, we've been inviting visitors to our web site to add their own memories to share their experiences of life as it was when the photographs in our archive were taken. From brief one-liners explaining a little bit more about the image depicted, to great, in-depth accounts of a childhood when things were rather different than today (and everything inbetween!). We've had many contributors recognising themselves or loved ones in our photographs.

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My Comic

I was in tenterfeild in the late 70-81.82 it was a great place for me at last I was safe but...... like everywhere some goodtimes but some not so good but happy I spent time there and was settled at last . I found a old comic and it was put in my file for safe keeping I have seen my file it not there so if any staff from that time remember this could you please get intouch as I have to find staff who were there at time I said at time
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Added 07 September 2015

Templedean
It is good that there are a few memories of Tenterfield. We knew some of you guys. There seems to be nothing of Templedean. It's a bit like we have been wiped off the map? I, among others, grew up there, in the 60s. We have managed to gather a few of us together, but are still missing so many of our number. Margaret and Wilma Paton, Shirley and Joan Williams and Sheila Mulligan. Some of our girls are no longer with ...see more
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Added 21 January 2014

Tenterfield House
I was at Tenterfield from December 1951 until April 1952. I remember the Irvine family, particularly Winston and James. I also attended Lasswade School later as I think Winston did too. Most of the nurses at Tenterfield were kind, although I was in awe of the matron and especially her old mother who lived at Tenterfield too. We all wore the same type of clothing which made for easy identification at Knox Academy, which we all attended. Happy days, maybe! Jim Wyllie, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
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Added 05 February 2013

Pilmuir
My father was gardener at Pilmuir in about 1939- 40 and we lived in the lodge house.A wire-haired fox terrier dog seemed to go with the house. I remember seeing a German airplane being shot down almost over our house and I collected some of the shell casings. The owner at that time was a surgeon from Edinburgh whose name I cannot remember. We left as I was about to start school and the nearest was Gifford at least 2 ...see more
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Added 27 April 2011

Tenterfield Girls Orphanage Haddington
In my Family History endeavours concerning a Shewan family , I have learned that the parents died at a relatively young age . The fate of the orphaned children has been difficult to ascertain. However , at least one of them can be traced to an orphanage , as evidenced by the 1901 Scotland Census , reproduced below : Name: Isabella Shewan Age: 16 Estimated birth year: abt 1885 ...see more
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Added 09 November 2010