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Introduction to CollectionBuilder-SHEETS: A Free, Virtual Workshop

Introduction to CollectionBuilder-SHEETS: A Free, Virtual Workshop

Date: Wednesday, March 6 at 12:00 PM EST Learn how to use CollectionBuilder-Sheets (SHEETS) to create a free digital collection website that encourages browsing and contextualizing items through timelines, maps, and word cloud visualizations. No programming experience or software installation is required for this workshop; beginners from any background are welcome! SHEETS, the newest CollectionBuilder […]

Oral History Intensive

Oral History Intensive

Dates: Saturday, June 15 – Wednesday, June 26, 2024 Instructors: Suzanne Snider; Guest Instructors: To Be AnnouncedLocation: Hudson, New York Come all ye budding oral historians, radio documentarians, writers, filmmakers, media advocates, and photographers who wish to make use of oral history in your practices. This immersive upstate New York workshop is a rigorous introduction […]

Oral History for Educators 

Oral History for Educators 

Dates: March 14 – 17, OnlineInstructor: Suzanne Snider This workshop is designed for educators who want to bring oral history into their classrooms and learning spaces. We’ll begin with a rigorous introduction to oral history theory, methods and practice before reviewing existing curricula and projects as a jumping off place to design our own curricula/projects. […]

Shaking the Family Tree: Oral History, Family History, Insider Interviews, and Ancestral Memory

Shaking the Family Tree: Oral History, Family History, Insider Interviews, and Ancestral Memory

Dates: Friday, March 1 – Sunday, March 3, 2024Location: Online via ZoomInstructors: Suzanne Snider, zavé martohardjono (they/them), Saturday, March 2 For many of us, family is the obvious—and sometimes most complicated—place to start our work as oral historians. In this workshop, participants will learn how to use oral history to document and preserve their family stories. We’ll discuss […]

Oral History Office Internship, Summer 2024 – Hagley Museum and Library

Oral History Office Internship, Summer 2024 – Hagley Museum and Library

Application Consideration Opens March 18, 2024 Hagley’s Oral History Office manages a growing collection of interviews covering a range of topics, from daily life along the Brandywine River, to the history of synthetic textile production, to mushroom farming in Chester County, Pennsylvania, to medical imaging and other industries.  Many of these interviews have never been […]

OHA 2024 Election Call for Nominations

OHA 2024 Election Call for Nominations

Deadline to Submit: March 30th Dear OHA members, The Oral History Association is led by a group of volunteers who serve as officers, council members, and committee members. We are grateful for the time and service of so many talented individuals. Today, we invite you to help us move the organization forward toward its strategic […]