Oral History Guide: Practical Techniques for Capturing Life Stories & Personal Narratives | Perfect for Genealogy Research, Family Interviews & Historical Documentation
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In neighborhoods, schools, community centers, and workplaces, people are using oral history to capture and collect the kinds of stories that the history books and the media tend to overlook: stories of personal struggle and hope, of war and peace, of family and friends, of beliefs, traditions, and values—the stories of our lives.Catching Stories: A Practical Guide to Oral History is a clear and comprehensive introduction for those with little or no experience in planning or undertaking oral history projects. Opening with the key question, “Why do oral history?” the guide outlines the stages of a project from idea to final product—planning and research, the interviewing process, basic technical principles, and audio and video recording techniques. The guide covers interview transcribing, ethical and legal issues, archiving, funding sources, and sharing oral history with audiences.Intended for teachers, students, librarians, local historians, and volunteers as well as individuals, Catching Stories is the place to start for anyone who wants to document the memories and collect the stories of community or family.
Customer Reviews
Many How-To books on oral histories suffer from too much detail of very basic information (for example, what questions to ask your grandparents). However, this book is different. It's written by someone with a lot of experience doing and leading local volunteer-based oral history projects. I found this entire book very useful because it covers the project management aspect of an oral history project; such as how to recruit volunteers, how to train them, how to set realistic goals for the project, and how to do fundraising. It also discusses To Videotape Or Not To Videotape?It also makes a very good attempt to discuss modern digital recording and archiving technology. However, even that section is a bit out of date already (2016). But that doesn't detract from the rest of the book.I would have liked to have read more about examples of projects that author worked on (e.g, the goals and scope of the projects, how many OH's were recorded, how long it took, how it was received, etc.). But maybe that's beyond the scope of this book.I definitely recommend this book to anyone pursuing an oral history project.
