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.
If you want to follow up on any of these posts and discuss them with other oral historians, do join our OHS members’ discussion groups.
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Using oral history to contextualise changes in local news practice
An Oral History Society Press and Journalism SIG blog post There is no doubt that the local news industry has undergone profound change in the past 25 years. As esteemed
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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.
Lives in Steel – revisited
In the Spring of 1991, I got a call from Rob Perks, curator of the Oral History department at the British Library National Sound Archive. They were at advanced stages
Peak Tracks: The Hope Valley Train Line Soundscape
Oral History Society trainer and regional advisor Sam Smith combines oral history, musical improvisation and field recordings to represent the Hope Valley Train line.
Blog from the SIGs: The Origins of the Species 1
(A script for an unrecorded podcast) Narrator: Special Interest Groups were launched by the Oral History Society in 2015, and celebrated their 10th anniversary last year. Their origins lie somewhat deeper,
Authentic Encounters: Oral History in the Classroom Part 3
Please note: this blog includes extracts containing descriptions of violence Between November 2025 and January 2026, my colleague Chandan Mahal and I have run Study Days for A-level and GCSE
What’s wrong with nostalgia?
Is nostalgia really a problem? Drawing on oral histories from Bradford, this post explores how nostalgia works as evidence, not error.
Behind the Scenes: How We Built Our New Membership System
This autumn marked a major milestone for the Oral History Society: the launch of our brand-new, in-house membership system. On the surface it might look like a simple change but,
From Kitchen Table to Website: Kempsey’s Oral History Odyssey
This is the story of how a few passionate people in a small Worcestershire village made an oral history project happen. Featured image: Our volunteer interviewer Michelle recording an oral
Who am I?
Who am I? – was the question posed at a recent theatre production by Mukul and Ghetto Tigers, inspired by the stories collected through the oral history project Who am I? – which explored
