MIMA MAGNA OF MARKINCH
Recorded: 27.9.2005 Venue: Fife Council Archive Centre, Carleton House, MarkinchAttendees: Mima MagnaFacilitator: Dave ReidSIDE AKey Words / Topics: Originally Mima Thomson/King Edward Street/father in home guard/fire at school/cousin in north hall/secondary school burned down/1948 or 1949/school in church hall/first day at school/cried when mum left/first teacher Miss Smart/played games/played in street/not many cars/parade for coronation/got a mug and pencil box/still has mug/fancy dress/first prize for most original costume/5 bob or 10 bob/hired TV sets/set up in church for all to watch coronation/had to be pensioner to get in/only child/not spoiled/dad from Cadham/mum from Markinch/dad was painter at mill/gran lived next door/dads dad died when he was young/dads mum died 3 weeks after she was born/neighbour =Mrs. Hopkins, Bessie Dryburgh/summer holidays/went to Arbroath/ration books/Christmas/dad worked Christmas day/birthday/aunt made dumplings for cousins birthday/silver threepenny in dumpling/had to return silver threepenny for next year/no telephone in house till married/radio/walked everywhere/childhood illnesses/owe life to headmaster/high school from 12-18/university/old head master came to graduation/small grant from Fife Council/lived quietly/honours B.S.c in Chemistry/PhD in chemistry/academic/editor of dictionary of organic compounds/worked in university/publisher in London/took 10 years/scanned literature to make dictionary/alphabetical order/wanted to be mathematician/hobby Scottish country dancing/started at 7/dancing ran by co-op/St. Drostans church hall/no medals/festival once a year in Lochgelly/navy blue knickers/adult team/only 8 of them/joined society in St. Andrews/least favourite corn rigs,lea rig/ceilidhs/taught dancing class in Leslie/liked to read/walked dog/sang in choir/3 different churches/school chum/Hazel Mckendrick/her bridesmaid/birthday day before hers/different sets of friends/change in Markinch/Haigs closing down/fewer shops in Markinch/more houses/know fewer people nowadays/characters of Markinch/old Jock Terras/book of births and marriages/shops/licensed grocers/Balbirnie Arms/Miss Dutch/haberdasheries shop/Miss Guthrie taught music/walked spaniels all called Jock/co-op dividend/Sunday school trip/usually to seaside/run on sands/Markinch highland games/too small/never won a race/still goes/like cycle race/highland dancing/preferred country dancing/plays mouth organ/listens to country dance music/easy listening/Acher Bilk /didn’t care for modern music/motor caravan/travelled over Britain/lake district, Cotswolds, John ‘o’ Groats/what she would spend a million pounds on
