Fifteen excellent reasons to use oral history – part 3

Here are the final five reasons to record and use oral history interviews. You can read the first five reasons here, and the second five reasons here. Oral history is an excellent way to: 11. Create a record for your Read More …

How our speech differs from written English

One of the many uses of oral history is to help us study the way we use spoken language, and how this can differ from written English. Transcribing interviews to a written form is an important part of the process Read More …

Hearing the voice of a relative for the first time…

Have you ever thought of using oral history recordings in your family or local history research? Recording your own interviews with relatives is a valuable addition to your research.  However, previously recorded interviews can also provide family and local history Read More …