Oral History Center participates in OLLI 1968 symposium
On Tuesday, August 14, the Oral History Center organized interviews on the theme of 1968. The impact of events of that year can still be felt by those who lived it. What do they say about their memory of 1968, and how did the events affect their lives? Osher Lifelong Learning Institute hosted a… Read more
Podcast inspiration… The creation of an oral history project: The Mashapaug Project
Those of you who participated in the 2017 Oral History Symposium at BCC South County Center will remember Annie Valk’s talk on a project she and an artist coordinated with students at Brown. Here, in this interview, the two women talk about the collaboration. I hope you find it inspiring. (Click on The Mashapaug Project… Read more
An interview with Amy Starecheski, from Oral History for Social Change
Amy Starecheski was recently named Director of the Oral History Master of Arts (OHMA) program at Columbia University, where she has been working as Associate Director. I thought I would take this opportunity to introduce Oral History Center subscribers to Amy via an interview that appears on the Groundswell, Oral History for Social Change blog. … Read more
The Zen of Oral History Workflow, In Sharon, CT
Please join us for an informal discussion on: The Zen of Oral History Workflow Planning & steady steps toward your project’s success and completion Brown bag lunch discussion at Sharon Historical Society, 18 Main Street, Sharon, CT (Near the Sharon Hotchkiss Library). June 14, 2018, Noon. Please call or email to confirm your… Read more
CTSB-TV, Lee, will host training on video camera, editing
CTSB-TV in Lee, Mass., has offered to host special camera skills and video editing training for oral history practitioners in the region. While community members who join CTSB can take the workshop without charge, this offer would allow up to seven people associated with the Housatonic Heritage Oral History Center, to take classes under… Read more
Wrap up on Technology and the Oral History Interview
On Wednesday, March 28, 2018, Paul O’Brien, former director of Technology at the Southern Berkshire Regional School District and coordinator of oral history projects with youth and veterans, taught us how to use various pieces of equipment and gave us a chance to try them out. Participants had a chance to play with a video… Read more
A quick report: Setting up your oral history project
Margaret Cherin, Bard College at Simon’s Rock Archivist, shows her project If you are thinking of starting an oral history project, the first question you should ask yourself is, “What is my goal?” That question, according to Margaret Cherin, Archivist at Bard College at Simon’s Rock and director of the Simon’s Rock Oral History Project,… Read more
Audio or Video? Learn and practice this week in Gt. Barrington
WORKSHOP 2: Technology & the Oral History Interview Wednesday, March 28 1:00 – 3:00 PM Berkshire Community College, South County Center, 343 Main Street, Gt. Barrington, MA Instructor: Paul O’Brien Course Fee $20 (scholarships available) Register HERE! Some people use audio and others use video to record their oral history projects. What should you consider… Read more
Spring 2018 Oral History Workshops at BCC South County Center
Housatonic Heritage Oral History Center at Berkshire Community College Join us for two spring workshops – 2018: ________________________________________________________ WORKSHOP 1: Setting Up Your Oral History Project Work Wednesday, March 21 1:00 – 2:30 PM Berkshire Community College, South County Center, 343 Main Street, Great Barrington, MA Instructor: Margaret Cherin Course Fee $20 Register HERE! This… Read more
Berkshire Museum’s Harry Park
Harry Park is Public Programs Specialist at the Berkshire Museum. He came to our May Symposium and at the end, when we were going around the room and telling each other what we hoped the Oral History Alliance would do, Harry offered to work with those of us who would like to collaborate with the… Read more