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Meeting 26 November 2022

We plan to have a meeting on 26 November at the Queensland Spinners, Weavers & Fibre Artists hall at 12 Payne Street, Auchenflower.  Beginning at 10.00 am, this will be a special “end of year” meeting which will include a general meeting, followed by a Q&A/Peer Support/informal discussion.  We hope many of you will come along to celebrate the end of the year.  For those who cannot come in person, we will have Zoom available.

Please let me know (mulligan53@iinet.net.au) before 21 November whether or not you will be attending, either in person or by Zoom.  We will have a catered morning tea and lunch.
Suzanne Mulligan
Oral History Queensland

Maltese Oral History

“Maltese history enthusiasts will be able to hear interviews and view documents that set in stone the lives, craft, and work of Maltese people throughout history. A new portal, Memorja, developed by the National Archives, collects historical material in oral and audio-visual form and showcases it online.” Read full story here.

Ink in the Lines Exhibition

“Wagga Wagga is the first stop on a national tour for the Australian War Memorial’s (AWM) Ink in the Lines exhibition, which examines the tales told by military tattoos. The Director of the AWM, Matt Anderson, will be in the city at 11 am on Saturday 20 November to officially launch Ink in the Lines, which is the centrepiece of three new exhibitions at the Wagga Wagga Art Gallery.” Read more here.

Oral History Workshop, Brisbane

Oral History Queensland is holding a face-to-face workshop on 27 November 2021 at 12 Payne Street, Auchenflower.  The workshop will be run by OHQ President Elisabeth Gondwe who has a Master of Arts in Anthropology and Archaeology from James Cook University.  Elisabeth has worked as an oral historian for 30 years and brings a strong oral history focus to her role as the curator at the North Stradbroke Island Museum on Minjerribah.  She has designed and delivered many community oral history projects.

This is an introductory workshop and would suit people who are commencing an oral history project.  It will provide an overview of an oral history project, ethics and permissions, an introduction to interview techniques and recording, file management and transcribing.  Anyone with an interest in oral history, family and local histories would benefit from this workshop.  Find out more about the workshop and registration here.

U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum

This museum has many oral history interviews and includes a guideline for conducting interviews.
“Conduct an Interview – The Museum’s Oral History Interview Guidelines (PDF), last updated in 2007, is a unique reference guide to aid members of the public interested in conducting interviews. The guide contains step-by-step suggestions for making initial contact with an interviewee, conducting research and preparing questions for the interview, and producing transcripts and summaries to help make the interview(s) accessible to researchers.”

Oral History for Teachers

“In the Behind the Scenes at the Center for Folklike and Cultural Heritage session, educators shared how your classroom can participate in the Smithsonian’s folklife and cultural heritage programs throughout the school year. Events and resources include: the Smithsonian Folklife Festival, Smithsonian Folkways Recordings (and their new learning pathways!), and a very robust cluster of international cultural sustainability projects. They also shared a guide for conducting oral history interviews, allowing students to turn members of their own families and community into key sources of history, culture, and tradition.” See the full story here.