Oral history study tour final blog post
Final project blog It’s been about 12 days since my last post and this is my last. Having internet access has been much harder to get than I would ever have imagined and even when I’ve gone to “wifi free” zones in cafes, service stations and public spaces I have had to join up and [...]
Oral history study tour Week 3
Week 3 Yorkshire started out as a challenge – the internet server at the Sheffield hotel went down and the hire car broke down – horrible! My first visit in Sheffield was to the Weston Park Museum. I researched excerpts from 5 oral history collections held by the museum: Bungreave Corner Shops (on new communities [...]
Oral history study tour Week 2
WEEK 2 After Chelmsford I travelled to Northampton. Before leaving Australia I arranged to meet with team members of the Northamptonshire Black History Association. The work they do with oral history is inspiring and I especially love the way they have linked their oral history collection to the UK national curriculum. I met with 3 [...]
Reports for Oral History Scholarship Study Tour – updated weekly
WEEK 1 Hello everyone, My learning adventure in the UK has started and I am delighted with what I have learned so far. In London I listened to oral history recordings at the London Docklands Museum, Kensington Museum and the British Library. Listening to them was very reassuring because I believe the recordings I have [...]