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Oral History NSW conducts training sessions and information seminars throughout the year for members and anyone interested in learning more about oral history. If you are interested in receiving oral history training for your small group and can provide a suitable venue,
please get in touch with us to discuss further.

Oral historian Pauline Curby delivering the Capturing Memories workshop in Gilgandra NSW, September 2020.

Oral historian Pauline Curby delivering the Capturing Memories workshop in Gilgandra NSW, September 2020.

An Introduction to Oral History
In this introductory 2 hour seminar, key ideas behind oral history as a research methodology are explored, as well as outlining important steps in planning oral history projects, and tips on preparing for, undertaking, and preserving interviews.

Capturing Memories: Oral History In The Digital Age
This full day introductory workshop will equip you to undertake your own oral history interviews.
Topics include: introduction to oral history and the nature and reliability of memory, preparing and structuring an oral history interview, ethical issues, ownership, copyright and appropriate documentation, recording equipment, and processing and archiving the interview.

Oral History NSW acknowledges the traditional custodians of the lands on which we live and work.
We pay our respects to Elders past and present, and extend this respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.