Welcome to Oral History Victoria (OHV)
OHV is a state member of Oral History Australia (OHA) which began in 1978. OHV nurtures a vibrant and informed oral history community, providing opportunities to learn, discuss, and contribute to this dynamic practice. One of our most important tasks is maintaining a lively calendar of events that excites and engages novice oral historians while also offering cutting edge professional development for those who are experienced. We invite you to become a member or renew your membership and participate in upcoming events, and to consider contributing by being part of our committee. We look forward to having you with us.
What is Oral History?
Oral history is the recording of people’s memories of their unique life experiences. The recording is a two-way process in which someone shares memories with an interviewer who has carefully planned the recording process and interview. Oral history preserves voices, accents and vocabularies of individuals interviewed. It has an increasingly wide range of uses including historical and social research, family, institution and business histories, radio documentaries and museum displays.
Latest News
2019 OHA Biennial Conference reports
In 2019, we offered four grants of up to $750 to OHV members presenting a paper at the 2019 Oral History Australia Biennial Conference in Brisbane, 10-13 October 2019. At least one of those had to be awarded to a student member. Those grants were awarded to: Geraldine...
read moreOral History Australia – New awards announced
Oral History Australia is very excited to announce two new national awards for oral historians: the Oral History Australia Book Award, and the Oral History Australia Media Award. Applications close on the 31st of December. For more information please visit the OHA...
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