Preserving the voice of the past
Interested in oral history?
For almost half a century, the Oral History Society has supported people who want to record and preserve spoken history and share it with others. We encourage people of all ages to record their own and other people’s life stories.
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Trustee vacancies at the Oral History Society
The Oral History Society currently has three vacancies on its Board of Trustees. We welcome expressions of interest in fulfilling these roles. This is a great opportunity to join an enthusiastic group of people committed to encouraging people of all ages to record their own and other people’s life stories.
Deadline: 16 April 2021
When the crisis fades, what gets left behind?
Soon after the first lockdown in March 2020 I was, along with my colleagues in the oral history team at the British Library, tasked to explore options for remote interviewing. In May 2020 the document
Distant Voices, Queer Lives
OurStory Scotland records queer voices that bear witness to our lives. Through changing times, and even lockdown, we reach out across the distance.
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We kick off our blog on the theme of remote interviewing during #Covid. Here how projects went about it, as well as those who decided against. Contributions from @HistParl @BL_OralHistory @AMC_WAW @Am...
Read MoreNoticed any changes to the OHS website? We're pleased to say that our revamped website is now live! Enhancing our website was highlighted as a priority in our 2019-2021 Strategy. We hope you enjoy som...
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Only 2 days left to apply for one of our 3 Trustee vacancies! We are looking for recent experience in at least one area of #oralhistory such as interviewing, project management, GLAMs, HE + schools an...
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