February 2019
Ideas and skills exchange: OHV support group
OHV members meet on Tuesdays (every eight weeks or so) to discuss their oral history project’s challenges and successes with other oral historians. The exact dates are posted once confirmed. The next "Oral History Victoria Ideas and Skills Exchange" will be held on Tuesday 26th of February, 5.30-6:30pm at The Moat cafe bar (176 Little Lonsdale St, near the State Library). With facilitation by Oral History Australia President, Al Thomson, this is an opportunity for members to come along and share your current…
Find out more »March 2019
Introductory Workshop: Bringing history to life – an introduction to oral history interviewing
Sarah Rood, professional historian from Way Back When Consulting Historians, will present this workshop. It will provide an introduction to oral history practice, focusing on research, ethics, equipment, interviewing techniques and transcribing. Suitable for students, volunteers, or anyone with an interest in recording oral histories, you with gain valuable insights into the work of doing oral history. Learn how to prepare questions; about the forms, the ethics and permissions involved; and the top tips to a good interview. Sarah uses…
Find out more »Teaching Oral History: A Workshop to Train the Trainers
Just as we need training when we embark on oral history, we need training to teach oral history. This workshop will prepare you to train novice oral historians in a range of contexts, such as volunteers in a community project, students in a school or college project, or participants in an Oral History Victoria introductory workshop. Experienced oral history trainers Sarah Rood and Alistair Thomson will share and discuss their approaches and resources for teaching oral history. We will focus…
Find out more »August 2019
Introductory Workshop: Bringing history to life – an introduction to oral history interviewing
Sarah Rood, professional historian from Way Back When Consulting Historians, will present this workshop. It will provide an introduction to oral history practice, focusing on research, ethics, equipment, interviewing techniques and transcribing. Suitable for students, volunteers, or anyone with an interest in recording oral histories, you with gain valuable insights into the work of doing oral history. Learn how to prepare questions; about the forms, the ethics and permissions involved; and the top tips to a good interview. Sarah uses…
Find out more »September 2019
Advanced workshop – TBA
We are currently working on our second advanced workshop for 2019. We will update this page once we have more information about he course topic.
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