In their own words? Challenges of presenting stories of Syrian refugees in Wales
Thoughts on the challenges and responsibility of editing and presenting oral histories translated from their original language.
Category: Regions
Oral Histories/Museum Histories: How can oral history be used to research museums?
The Centre for Design History at the University of Brighton is hosting a series of online lectures and a workshop on using oral history to study museum histories. Co-organiser Andrea Potts (PhD researcher, University of Brighton) reflects on how she uses oral history in her own research.
Women Listening to Women: An Oral History of the Bristol Crisis Service for Women
A new oral history project uncovers the hidden history of the Bristol Crisis Service for Women, set up as a feminist collective in the 1980s and still going strong.
Coal and community: an oral history of Binley Colliery
Coventry is more known for cars than coal but in Binley the colliery was the focal point of the local community. A recent oral history project has reconnected residents with their mining past and revealed a strong ongoing sense of community.
Forest Oral Histories
Important social history archive now available at Dean Heritage Centre. Collection of 200 fascinating oral history recordings spanning 20th century life in the Forest of Dean
A Digital Collection of Memories from the RSC’s Costume Department
Oral History Volunteer Interviewer, Meghan Christie, shares successes and learnings from the THREADS: Oral History Programme, which was moved online after the pandemic hit.
Reflections from the South East, 2021
The past year has been busy completing projects delayed by the pandemic and adjusting to switching between remotely recorded and face-to-face interviews. It has been a joy to record in-depth life stories again instead of
Reflections from the East Midlands, 2021
Colin Hyde has now returned to EMOHA following his secondment to the Midlands Hub of Unlocking Our Sound Heritage (UOSH). While the British Library will continue this (NLHF funded) project throughout 2022, the regional hubs are
Reflections from the West Midlands, 2021
Julia Letts, Regional Networker and Accredited Trainer One of the surprising outcomes of Covid has been the ability to connect with and run training courses for projects across the UK, not just local ones, so
Reflections from South Yorkshire
Barnsley The Teenage Wildlife project is working with Barnsley Museums and other partners to record the teenage experiences of Barnsley residents from the last 70 years. The project will explore the impact on Eldon Street
