The Oral History Society's Blog
Sharing Stories
Welcome to the Oral History Society’s blog. Here we share stories and updates from oral history projects all over the United Kingdom and beyond – from community projects to student research and museum curation. Whatever your involvement in oral history, we would like to hear from you.
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Archiving oral history in local authority archives
The Archives and Oral History Special Interest Group is delighted to share our new report, ‘Archiving oral history in local authority archives’. Based on responses from 48 archives across the
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Voices of the Earth in times of crisis
Oral History 54.2, autumn 2026 In autumn 2026 Oral History takes on the most pressing problem of our times. In a special issue instigated by Robson Laverdi from the journal’s International Editorial Advisory
‘… is there any GAA clubs in East Belfast?’
It’s a January evening and outside the window orange streetlight radiates off the usually grey stone of Kirkpatrick Presbyterian Church. Caomhie and I sit in Ballyhackamore Library. I start the
Memories of Birkenhead’s local newspapers
Stephen Kelly is a writer and broadcaster whose career in journalism started with the left-wing Tribune newspaper before he moved on to Granada Television and then into full-time writing. He
Who holds the research agenda?
One of our more recently funded projects is proving more challenging than most. Green Corridors North East brings together the National Trust, local councils, wildlife trusts, three universities, and community
What do we want from the Environment and Climate Crisis SIG?
Tom Willett, one of the newest members of the Environment and Climate Crisis SIG, and Rib Davis, Chair and one of the longest-standing members, had a chat. RIB So Tom, before
Where have all the local newspapers gone?
An industry that was once a part of every home in the UK is disappearing. While some may have only used the local newspaper to line the cat litter tray,
Thoughts on creating plays from oral histories
The author of this blog is Rib Davis. Rib teaches an online training course on oral history and theatre that is accredited by National Life Stories at the British Library and the
Blog from the SIGs: The Origins of the Species 2
(A script for an unrecorded podcast) Narrator: In our last episode we reached September 2012, when OHS Trustee Craig Fees approached the Committee* with a formal proposal to create Special
Living Histories: Beyond the Case Notes – Listening to Mental Health Stories
An oral history project sharing voices from NHS mental health services in Sussex, and a reflection on the opportunities and challenges of doing this work within a clinical environment.
