Regional Advisers’ Report for North East 2025
I was honoured to become a Regional Adviser for the North East in late August 2025. One of my initial priorities was to make contact with the National Lottery Heritage Fund in my region, and
Tag: Oral History Society
Regional Advisers’ Report for East Midlands 2025
A web exhibition, Leicester in WW2, was created for the 80th anniversary of the end of WW2. Written by EMOHA with help from student volunteers, this uses a wide range of oral histories, photos, videos and original
Regional Advisor’s Report for East England 2025
This year was a continuation of the projects started the previous year: I produced fifteen oral history interviews for the Chelmsford branch of the O5BM (Over 50s Black Men Forum) for an exhibition in June
Oral History for Social Change
An opportunity for members to join the OHS Regional Networkers at their annual event Location: Think Tank Museum, Birmingham Date: Saturday 21st March 10am-4pm We have a few limited spaces for OHS members to attend this
Oral History Festival 2026
Saturday 4 July, 9am – 6pm Location: Newton Building, Nottingham Trent University City Campus, 10 Goldsmith St, Nottingham NG1 4BU Download the Programme The Festival offers a full day of interactive workshops exploring the many
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, though, and their development –
Postponed. NOAA Voices: 2,700 life experiences from a changing environment
An online meeting of the OHS’ Environment and Climate Change Special Interest Group Open to all Speaker: Molly Graham, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration of the United States Molly Graham, of the National Oceanic
ORAL HISTORY SOCIETY ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 2026
17.30-19.00 Wednesday 24 June 2026 via Zoom Oral History Society members are warmly invited to attend and participate in the Society’s AGM which will take place online (only). Join via Zoom AGM agenda: Please note that
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, behind the scenes, this was
Gwich’in Climate Events Database: exploring drives of climatic, ecological and social change
An online meeting of the OHS Environment and Climate Change Special Interest Group Open to all Speaker: Leslie McCartney, University of Alaska Fairbanks This database draws together a wealth of oral history testimonies from Elders
