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About
Advice
- .
  
  Getting Started
  
  Funding, planning & costing projects
  
  Schools and young people
  
  Family history
  
  Archiving and access
  
  Taking care of yourself
  
  Being legal and ethical
  
  Interviewing remotely
Journal
Blog
Courses
- .
  
  Training overview and Tailored group courses
  
  Introduction to oral history
  
  Advanced oral history workshop
  
  Designing & planning your project
  
  Oral History Workshop: Summaries and Transcripts
  
  Archival management of oral history
  
  Life story interviewing near the end of life
  
  Intro to Data Protection workshop
  
  Audio editing
  
  Transcript to script
What’s On
Special Interests
- .
  
  LGBTQ oral history
  
  Archives and oral history
  
  Creative oral history
  
  Environment & climate crisis
  
  Oral history in Higher Education
  
  Migration
  
  Press & Journalism
  
  How to join or create a new Special Interest Group
Help near you
- Regional Advisers
- Members’ Discussion Groups
Opportunities
Join Us

We support oral historians across the UK and beyond through training, advice, publications, and a vibrant member community.

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Jul 09 - 10 2027

Oral History and Listening: OHS conference 2027

University of Essex

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Archives SIG report front page

Archiving oral history in local authority archives

10 September 2026

Cover image of Oral History Journal themed Voices of the Earth

Voices of the Earth in times of crisis

1 September 2026

GAA club

‘… is there any GAA clubs in East Belfast?’

26 August 2026

Stephen Kelly in a YMCA pantomime, photographed for The Birkenhead News and Advertiser

Memories of Birkenhead’s local newspapers

22 June 2026

We will not be removed: The people of King Park School

30 June 2026

Coalfield Justice: The 1984-85 Miners’ Strike in Scotland

2 June 2026

Healthcare and the Troubles: The Conflict Experience of the Northern Ireland Health Services, 1968-1998

25 March 2026

Coronation Party, 2023. Photo:Adam Rowley

Beyond the Archive: Oral History and Social Change

24 April 2026

Searching for Memory by Jacob Blanc - book cover

Collaborative Biography: Reflections on Memory, Method, and Positionality

6 December 2025

Oct 12 - 15 2026

Transcript to Script: Turning oral history into plays for stage and radio (Online)

Online

9:30 am - 1:15 pm

Oct 16 2026

Introduction to Oral History (Bristol)

Bristol Archives

10:00 am - 5:30 pm

Oct 20 - 21 2026

Introduction to Oral History (Online: morning) Sold Out

Online

9:30 am - 1:15 pm

Nov 02 - 03 2026

Introduction to Oral History (Online: morning) Sold Out

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9:30 am - 1:15 pm

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Trustee vacancies at the Oral History Society The Oral History Society currently has several vacancies on its Board of Trustees

21 September 2026

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