Oral History Australia SA/NT maintains a directory of oral historians who are able to undertake a wide range of paid consultancies or projects. OHA SA/NT members have a range of skills and expertise which can be applied to historical research and other fields of interest.
To engage an oral historian, please contact a member who is listed in the directory to discuss your project and the associated fees. General information about what to expect regarding interviewing and transcription fees is available here.
The directory is compiled from information provided by members of OHA SA/NT. Oral History Australia is made up of members who are interested in oral history and does not provide an accreditation system. Therefore it is up to individuals to decide who is the best oral historian to undertake their project.
If you are a member of OHA SA/NT and would like your details added to the directory, please fill in this application form and forward it to contact@oralhistoryaustraliasant.org.au.
Alphabetical list of oral historians
Click on a name for more information and contact details.
Biographical Info
Madeleine Regan is an experienced oral historian and writer. Her PhD, awarded in 2021, was based on oral histories with Italian market gardeners in Adelaide’s western suburbs. Her website features the oral history project which she began in 2007: http://venetimarketgardeners1927.net.
She has coordinated projects with individuals, migrant communities, local councils, small business owners, educational organisations and the National Trust of Port Adelaide and collaborated with the History Trust of South Australia. Madeleine has curated exhibitions using oral histories.
Madeleine’s research interests include oral history projects with migrants and other groups who are underrepresented in official records, local and community history projects.
Categories of experience and interest:
- oral history interviews
- family history
- history of clubs, associations or community groups
- history of local communities
- history of organisations and businesses
- life history of individuals
- memoirs, particular of elderly people
- migrant histories
- local government projects
Biographical Info
Alison Rogers has been recording people’s stories on film & audio for families, organisations and institutions through her business Living Stories since 2010.
She believes that some of the most intriguing stories may not heard because sometimes the right questions aren’t asked. She uses her experience as a journalist to collaborate with the interviewee to tell their story.
Starting as a journalist and broadcaster at the ABC, she has been working with people’s stories for more than 30 years. Alison is also a published author (The Natasha Factor: Politics, Media and Betrayal).
Alison has undertaken work for the Foundation for Hellenic Studies creating a film series on first generation Greek migrants, as well as councils and educational institutions.
Categories of experience and interest
Life history of individuals
History of educational institutions
History of organisations
Life history of couples
Character portraits – stories of individuals told by loved ones
History and stories of buildings