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<u>Mrs. Goldie Riddoch</u> This is Debbie Urban interviewing Mrs. Goldie Riddoch at her home in Scotland, Ontario July 29, 1980. Debbie: Mrs. Riddoch, could you tell me where and when you were born? Mrs. R: I was born and raised on a farm on the eleventh conce¬ssion of Burford Township in the County of Brant in the province of Ontario. We lived west of Fairfield between Harley and Northfield. I was born at home December the 10th, 1909 and weighed two and a half pounds. Debbie: When did you come to Scotland? Mrs. R: I came to Scotland in August 1943 a bride of only one year with my husband, Douglas Arthur Riddoch and began teaching here in September 1943 ah in Scotland Public School also at that time a Continuation School. My room, the junior room had recently been converted from the Continuation School to the primary room. (Tape is shut off) We lived at Lloyd Wilson's for three and a half years until we bought the orange brick house cattycorner from the Glaves' undertaking parlour on the corner of Oakland and Queen St., Scotland, Ontario. Debbie: Could you tell me a little bit about your wedding? Mrs. R: The wedding took place on the front veranda of our farm home on the 11th concession of Burford Township. On each side of the veranda were trellises of red roses and we stood on the beautiful blue hooked rug with red roses in the center and the guests stood out in the front yard among the spruce trees. My sister May Shellington Adison was bridesmaid and Robert Hooten was the best man. While May was helping me get into my $8.50 wedding dress dad called, "Goldie if you're coming, come on". I really hadn't made up my mind. Of course I didn't know whether I was coming or not. I didn't know whether to get married or not. So I went down anyway. Debbie: Could you tell me where you attended school? Mrs. R: I attended Northfield Public School from 1917-24 and Burford High School from 1924-29 and I walked two and a half miles every morning and home at night to Harley Station to catch the train for Burford. The tickets costs $3.00 a month and I had 25 cents a year to spend.