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 …
In my previous post, I presented five reasons to record and use oral history. Here are the next five reasons. Oral history is an excellent way to: 6. Learn about old processes The way we do many, if not most, Read More …
There are many excellent reasons to record and use oral history interviews. Here are the first five of the fifteen reasons why I have found oral history to be useful and important. They are not in any particular order. Oral Read More …
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 …
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 …
My previous post introduced the Unemployment Relief Scheme settlement in Meadows that was established during the Great Depression. Oral history interviewees talked about what it was like to live there in cottages that had been described as ‘roomy tin bungalows’ Read More …
One of the most valuable aspects of oral history is being able to ask someone exactly what it was like to experience a certain event or era. I was fortunate to record interviews with two people who had grown up Read More …
Oral history is a wonderful way of bringing life to museum displays – making the history more accessible and meaningful. Oodnadatta is a small town in South Australia, 1 034 km north of Adelaide. It has a fascinating history that Read More …