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Articles tagged "oral history"
Voice memory and family storytelling articles tagged with "oral history" — practical guides, reflections, and prompts to help you preserve the voices of the people you love.
What Stories Grandparents Should Record for Their Families
Grandparents hold stories their families will never find anywhere else. Here are the specific categories of stories most worth capturing — and why each one matters.
Why Every Family Should Record Their Stories
Every family believes someone else has more interesting stories. Every family is wrong. Here is why the stories in your family are worth capturing — and what is lost when they are not.
Why Veterans Don't Talk About Their Service
Many veterans never talk about their service — not only because of trauma, but because no one ever asked the right question. Here is what keeps veterans silent, and what can help.
Women Veterans: Recording Your Service Story
Women veterans are underrepresented in the oral history record. Their service stories — often different in nature and almost always different in experience — are uniquely important to preserve, and the window to do so is narrowing.
The Best Way to Preserve Family Stories Before It Is Too Late
An honest look at the best methods for preserving family stories — what works, what people abandon, and why voice recordings outlast almost everything else.
How to Record Your Grandparents' Stories Before They Are Gone
A practical guide for recording the stories, memories, and wisdom of your grandparents — while you still have the chance to hear them.