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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Teatime at Peggy’s: a Glimpse of Anglo-India
At the tail-end of 2014, I was recording interviews for a BBC Radio 4 programme about the fast-dwindling Anglo-Indian community in Jhansi, a large railway town in central India. The
Oral history archives are a great resource for young writers
Until a few months ago, I had only a vague understanding of what oral history was, and I had certainly never visited an oral history archive. Now I realise they
Confessions of an oral historian, part 2
Expect the Unexpected You never know what’s going to happen when you visit someone’s house or another venue for an interview. I could bore you to death with memories of
Preserving Sounds for the Future
This blog looks at the Sounds for the Future audio preservation project. It describes the work involved, emphasises how long cataloguing can take, warns about the cost of keeping playback equipment running, and shares the fun of outreach sessions.
Future Oral History
Notes from the OHS Regional Network event, 2 March 2024 In March 2024 the Oral History Society Network of Regional Advisers held its annual event at the University of Leicester,
Confessions of an oral historian, part 1
Cats and Dogs It’s a straightforward business this oral history. Not much to worry about. You just set up your recorder and carry out your interview. But, of course, it’s
Portsmouth Rape Crisis: A Collective Story
PARCS Grows Everybody is an intergenerational oral history project commemorating the history and legacy of the Portsmouth Abuse and Rape Crisis Service, 1981-2021 Portsmouth Abuse and Rape Counselling Service (PARCS) began
Recording veterans of the Korean War
The role of British soldiers in the Korean War which lasted from 1950 to 1953 has been largely forgotten in this country whereas in America there are massive libraries of
Child Migrant Voices in Modern Britain
Child Migrant Voices in Modern Britain – from co-produced exhibition to research, website, films, public events and publication
