Oral History
The Society is steadily building its audio archive of interviews with some of Milton Malsor's longest residents.
For technical reasons it is not possible to make all of the material available through the Website. However, details of the interviews are available here, together with short audio extracts which are designed to give a flavour of the complete recording - click on the loudspeaker symbol to hear the extract.
- Recording ID: BK020210
Villager: Bob Kingston
Interviewer: Mick Tack
Date: 2nd February 2010
Length: 18 minutes
Topic: Growing up in Milton & life during WWII
Bob recalls a cow with anthrax
Keeping the accumulators charged! - Recording ID: MA041109
Villager: Miss Alexander
Interviewer: Malcolm Deacon
Date: 4th November 2009
Length: 25 minutes
Topic: The history of “Mortimers” and Milton memories
Farm work and “gleaning”. - Recording ID: MC140408
Villager: Marjorie Carter
Interviewer: Julie Marshall
Date: 14th April 2008
Length: 55 minutes
Topic: Family background, growing up in Milton, wartime & post-war memories
The village celebrates VE Day
Marjorie recalls early holidays with the children - Recording ID: KJ180808
Villager: Ken Johnson
Interviewer: None
Date: Various dates, 2006-2008
Length: 1 hr 25 minutes
Topic: Family background and growing up in Milton Malsor
A narrow escape - boys will be boys! - Recording ID: TP130508
Villager: Tom Paul
Interviewer: Steve Hunt
Date: 13th May 2008
Length: 63 minutes
Topics: School days, starting work, war service in the Commandos
One of the pumps in Blacksmith's Yard is condemned
Tom sees his first dead soldier, during the invasion of Sicily
Tom described D-Day as "bedlam". The Commandos were trained to get off the beaches
as quickly as possible - Recording ID: JM200607
Villager: Joy Meakins
Interviewer: Julie Marshall
Date: 20th June 2007
Length: 37 minutes
Topics: War time and village shops
Joy recalls taking Sunday lunch to her husband and son, fishing
by the canal
The 'Woolworths' and 'Harrods' of Milton - Recording ID: JM050607
Villager: Joy Meakins
Interviewer: Julie Marshall
Date: 5th June 2007
Length: 26 minutes
Topics: School days and early working life
Joy remembers working at Blisworth Station
The hazards of cycling to work - Recording ID: EB060507
Villager: Edie Borley
Interviewer: Julie Marshall
Date: 6th May 2007
Length: 35 minutes
Topic: Growing up in Milton Malsor
Edie recalls a time when school discipline was more severe than it is today! - Recording ID: EB210507
Villager: Edie Borley
Interviewer: Julie Marshall
Date: 21st May 2007
Length: 30 minutes
Topics: War time memories and Milton Post Offices
A bomb drops uncomfortably close to Milton
Life is tough with no mains water