Learn how to plan and record professional interviews This workshop introduces participants to the practice and methods of doing an oral history interview. It also covers features to look for in professional digital audio recorders, and why they are important. The workshop covers:• the features of an oral history interview• advantages of oral history• qualities of a good interviewer• how
Writing engaging non-fiction Please come along to a workshop with best-selling author and community historian Liz Harfull, which will explore techniques to help people write engaging history. This four-hour workshop is particularly suited to people planning to write family and community histories, from beginners wondering how to make a start to writers with some experience who want to improve their
Oral History Australia SA/NT will now hold its Annual General Meeting online using Zoom. The AGM will be held on Friday 6th August, as originally advertised, but will now commence at 4:30pm (Australian Central Standard Time). If you would like to attend the AGM, please RSVP to contact@oralhistoryaustraliasant.org.au by 5pm Wednesday 4th August. Meeting links will only be sent to
If you are a current member of OHA SA/NT and are interested in standing for the committee for 2021-2022, please contact Annmarie Reid via email at presidentohasant@gmail.com to let her know BEFORE Monday 2 August. A number of members have stated verbally that they would like to join the committee but we need to be advised in writing so that
Oral History Australia SA/NT is seeking to raise money for special projects in our 40th anniversary year: to provide scholarships for new and emerging oral historians, to engage with community oral history projects, providing support and training where necessary, to share our knowledge and expertise with members of the public via workshops and public lectures, to record the memories of
Workshop: Turning Oral History Interviews into a Prize-Winning Book Non-fiction author Kristin Weidenbach will share her tips and advice on how to incorporate interview material and oral accounts into book-length works of memoir, family history and biography. Using her Reed Family History Book Award winner Growing up Moonta as a guide, Kristin will discuss how to structure your story, how