Congratulations to Kirby Fenwick whose audio documentary ‘The First Friday in February‘ took out the 2018 Oral History Victoria Award at our awards and annual general meeting night on 25 October 2018. Kirby’s documentary tells the story of the first AFLW…
As of September 2018 the Oral History Victoria newsletter ‘Rewind’ has a new electronic format. Distributed through the MailChimp platform, the new-look ‘Rewind’ newsletter brings together all the latest news from our website, Facebook page and beyond. You can view it…
Members and friends of Oral History Victoria are invited to attend our presentation evening and AGM at the Royal Historical Society Building on the corner of A’Beckett St and Williams St (opposite Flagstaff station – enter via Williams St entrance)…
We run on person power and it’s time to call for nominations to the OHV committee for 2018-2019. A likeable group of a dozen or so, the committee meets every 8 weeks for a couple of hours in the Melbourne…
Our annual Oral History Victoria Symposium, held on 29 July 2018, has inspired a special edition of the Oral History Australia (OHA) journal. OHA Journal editor Dr Sue Anderson recently announced that the 2019 issue of the journal would be…
Prominent oral historian, academic, author and public commentator Dr Shirleene Robinson is to take up one of Australia’s most senior oral history posts as the Senior Curator Oral History and Indigenous Programs at the National Library of Australia (NLA). Dr…
The National Library of Australia will next week farewell one of its leading oral history professionals when Shelly Grant retires after more than three decades of public service. Shelly began work at the National Library of Australia (NLA) in 1984 when…
Oral historians based in Victoria (anyone engaging with oral history) are encouraged to apply for this annual award judged by Oral History Victoria (OHV). The award is open to oral historians working in any field, across community, academic or professional…
Congratulations to Dr Sue Anderson on being elected President of the International Oral History Association at the biannual conference in Finland mid June. Sue is the immediate past president of Oral History Australia and editor of the OHA Journal. A…
Monash University academic Dr Francesco Ricatti is the new Chair of the Editorial Board for the Oral History Australia Journal. Dr Ricatti (pictured right) replaces Dr Ariella Van Luyn of the University of New England. Former President of Oral History New…