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Fall - Winter, 2002 Newsletter
Volume 8 Issue 2
Folklorist Jo Radner Leads
Oral History Workshop
Would you like to create an archive
of oral history in your local historical society or museum?
or collect stories from members of your family and keep them for
future generations?
or undertake an oral history project in a school?
Jo Radner will present a hands-on
oral history workshop at the Lovell Historical Society on Saturday,
November 16, 2002. She is a folklorist, storyteller, writer,
researcher, and Lovell resident who has done extensive fieldwork and
oral history interviewing in Western Maine. Past President of the
American Folklore Society and professor at American University, she
is currently writing a book about the history and culture of rural
northern New England.
Radner will demonstrate successful
techniques for planning, carrying out, and preserving an oral
history project. The workshop will cover all stages of the process:
selecting equipment, choosing topics and interviewees, planning and
setting up an interview, interviewing, logging and transcribing
recordings, and preserving tapes. Participants will try out
different kinds of recording equipment and conduct practice
interviews. They will be introduced to helpful books, web sites, and
examples of successful projects of various kinds, and will receive
useful handouts.
The workshop, which is supported by
a Discretionary Grant from the Maine Humanities Council, will be
held from 10:00 am to 3:30 pm at the Lovell Historical Society’s
Heritage Center at the intersection of Routes 5 and 5A. Participants
should bring a bag lunch; the Society will provide coffee, snacks,
beverages, and dessert. Advance registration is $15; registration at
the door will be $17. For more information or to register for the
workshop, E-mail Roberta Chandler
rmchandler@pivot.net
or call at: 207-925-2792;
- Betsy
Hedler
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