Christeen Schoepf, our OHA SA/NT President, will be talking about the conservation, storage and oral history of artefacts at the Kingston SE Branch of the National Trust of South Australia 60th Anniversary! To commemorate this special occasion, there will be a Local and Family History Weekend on the 21st and 22nd of September. This two-day event offers a rich program
Introduction to Oral History: How to do an oral history interview This workshop introduces oral history practice, focusing on research, ethics, equipment, interviewing techniques and transcribing. It is suitable for community volunteers, family historians, students or anyone with an interest in recording oral histories. The workshop covers: Detailed handouts will be provided. Please bring your own recorder, if you have
Membership fees for 2024-5 are now due. The OHA SA/NT Committee thanks current members for their support this year. We hope you will continue to support our work in promoting oral history research in South Australia and the Northern Territory We always welcome new members so please have a look at our membership page here to see the benefits which
Congratulations to our very own Chris Schoepf who was awarded the Excellence in Oral History award at the History Council of SA award ceremonies on May 31. Chris has published books for local historical groups, peer-reviewed journal articles, oral history discovery interviews, media interviews and content for ‘Story Towns’ podcasts. Her events and exhibitions include the curation of the ‘Community
Word of Mouth Newsletter is the newsletter of the Oral History Australia SA/NT Our latest Word of Mouth has been launched!Our editors, Dante DeBono and Carly Heinrich, have put together an exciting range of topics for our new Word of Mouth. Highlights include: To see the new edition of WOM please download a copy here.
Closing date for applications is 30 June 2024 Oral History Australia SA/NT is offering a conference bursary for a member of OHA SA/NT to cover the cost of conference registration (early-bird rate for members) and attendance at the conference dinner. Applicants for the bursary must be current financial members of Oral History Australia SA/NT, and be full financial members at