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About
Advice
- .
  
  Getting Started
  
  Funding, planning & costing projects
  
  Schools and young people
  
  Family history
  
  Archiving and access
  
  Taking care of yourself
  
  Being legal and ethical
  
  Interviewing remotely
Journal
Blog
Courses
- .
  
  Training overview and Tailored group courses
  
  Introduction to oral history
  
  Advanced oral history workshop
  
  Designing & planning your project
  
  Oral History Workshop: Summaries and Transcripts
  
  Archival management of oral history
  
  Life story interviewing near the end of life
  
  Intro to Data Protection workshop
  
  Audio editing
  
  Transcript to script
What’s On
Special Interests
- .
  
  LGBTQ oral history
  
  Archives and oral history
  
  Creative oral history
  
  Environment & climate crisis
  
  Oral history in Higher Education
  
  Migration
  
  Press & Journalism
  
  How to join or create a new Special Interest Group
Help near you
- Regional Advisers
- Members’ Discussion Groups
Opportunities
Join Us

Events

September 2026

Sep 03 - 25 2026

‘Us & Them’ exhibition, Epsom

Sep 03 2026

HE SIG Meeting – Informal Drop in and Catch-up

Sep 09 2026

Approaching an Oral History Project

A group of people sit around a table with papers and name cards in front of them

Sep 11 2026

Introduction to Oral History (London)

The British Library

Headphones, keyboard and mouse on a desk

Sep 21 2026

Oral History Workshop: Summaries and Transcripts Sold Out

Online

Sep 23 2026

Introduction to Data Protection Legislation (UK GDPR) for Oral Historians Workshop Last Few Tickets

Online

A group of people sit around a table with papers and name cards in front of them

Sep 25 2026

Introduction to Oral History (London) Sold Out

The British Library

October 2026

A group of people sit around a table with papers and name cards in front of them

Oct 05 2026

Introduction to Oral History (London)

The British Library

Three people sit around a table, two are laughing

Oct 12 - 15 2026

Transcript to Script: Turning oral history into plays for stage and radio (Online)

Online

A group of people sit around a table with papers and name cards in front of them

Oct 16 2026

Introduction to Oral History (Bristol)

Bristol Archives

A laptop and monitor showing an online training course in progress

Oct 20 - 21 2026

Introduction to Oral History (Online: morning) Sold Out

Online

November 2026

A laptop and monitor showing an online training course in progress

Nov 02 - 03 2026

Introduction to Oral History (Online: morning)

Online

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